Omargeddon #12: Unicorn Skeleton Mask
Despite knowing that attempting to construct a linear timeline for the solo work of Omar Rodríguez-López is a self-confessed fool’s errand, I’m nothing if not stubborn and continue to obsessively...
View ArticleThe People’s Pop Polls
Update: See list of all previous Peoples Pop Polls, their winners and more here As you’ll know if you follow me on Twitter, I’ve been using the quarantine to run pop polls – there’s a UK Number 2s one...
View ArticleKYLIE MINOGUE –“Slow”
#963, 15th November 2003 I’m raising money for domestic violence charity Refuge by running a People’s Pop Poll on Twitter, which starts in May. If you can spare any money, please consider donating (and...
View ArticleThe People’s Pop Poll: Starts 5th May
Below the cut is a very geeky process-oriented post about THE PEOPLE’S POP POLL, which starts tomorrow on Twitter (@tomewing). The main thing, though, is that over 100 people have nominated the songs...
View ArticleThe People’s Pop Poll: Day 1
These are the groups for Day 1 of the People’s Pop Poll! Obviously it contains SPOILERS for the day’s match-ups so if you’d prefer to be surprised read no further! Division 1 GROUP 1: more »
View ArticleThe People’s Pop Poll: Day 2
These are the groups for Day 2 of the People’s Pop Poll! Obviously it contains SPOILERS for the day’s matches so if you’d prefer to be surprised read no further! As usual, these are in order from the...
View ArticleThe People’s Pop Poll: Day 3
These are the groups for Day 3 of the People’s Pop Poll! Obviously it contains SPOILERS for the day’s matches so if you’d prefer to be surprised read no further! As usual, these are in order from the...
View ArticleThe People’s Pop Poll: Day 4
These are the groups for Day 4 of the People’s Pop Poll! Obviously it contains SPOILERS for the day’s matches so if you’d prefer to be surprised read no further! As usual, these are in order from the...
View ArticleThe People’s Pop Poll: Day 5
These are the groups for Day 5 of the People’s Pop Poll! Obviously it contains SPOILERS for the day’s matches so if you’d prefer to be surprised read no further! As usual, these are in order from the...
View ArticleThe People’s Pop Poll: Day 6
These are the groups for Day 6 of the People’s Pop Poll! Obviously it contains SPOILERS for the day’s matches so if you’d prefer to be surprised read no further! As usual, these are in order from the...
View ArticleThe People’s Pop Poll: Day 7
These are the groups for Day 7 of the People’s Pop Poll! Obviously it contains SPOILERS for the day’s matches so if you’d prefer to be surprised read no further! As usual, these are in order from the...
View ArticleThe People’s Pop Poll: Day 8
These are the groups for Day 8 of the People’s Pop Poll! Obviously it contains SPOILERS for the day’s matches so if you’d prefer to be surprised read no further! As usual, these are in order from the...
View ArticleOmargeddon #13: Infinity Drips
Wikipedia has been a blessing and a curse for the Omargeddon project. On the one hand, it’s brilliant for stuff like release dates, personnel and links to interviews. On the other, some of the data is...
View ArticleThe World Cup Of 1990 (Admin)
This month’s poll at @peoples_pop on Twitter is about the year 1990. This is the nerdy procedural post about how I’ve put it together and how I’m going to run it. DO NOT READ IF YOU HATE ADMIN. more »
View ArticleThe Pollards Of Lop Episode 1: Cover Versions
Last month’s Twitter poll was about Cover Versions, and to accompany it, I was joined virtually by Cis, Mark and Pete to CAST THE PODS and talk about cover versions in general. And here it is....
View ArticleOmargeddon #14: Un Escorpión Perfumado
I recently reread Elena Ferrante’s excellent Neapolitan quartet with the same obsessive passion that consumed me when I read it the first time. It’s a sprawling Bildungsroman packed with evocative...
View ArticleThe World Cup Of Debut Singles (ADMIN)
August’s Twitter poll at @peoples_pop is about DEBUT SINGLES. Day by day Spotify playlists linked to in this thread. This is the traditional ADMIN post, especially for fans of POLL ADMIN. Do not read...
View ArticleOmargeddon #15: Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Jeremy Michael Ward
To say that a new type of lockdown music has entered the swollen ranks of hyper-specific genres is clearly inaccurate, but I think it’s also safe to say that what is being released during this time...
View ArticleThe Pollards Of Lop Episode 2: 1990
Here’s the second episode of our monthly discussion around the Twitter People’s Pop Polls – in this instalment, I’m joined by Maura Johnston, Sarah Clarke and Steve Mannion to talk about 1990....
View ArticleThe Pollards Of Lop Episode 3: Debut Singles
It’s the latest instalment of our audio extravaganza (aka podcast) looking at this month’s @peoples_pop Twitter poll, which has been about DEBUT SINGLES....
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