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  • ELVIS ’68 COMEBACK DOC

    Elvis’ comeback special in ’68 is a legendary moment in pop music. It marked a return to an artist’s roots for one, which wasn’t hugely heard of at the time and, furthermore, reminded everyone that Elvis could be insanely hot – especially when he appeared on screen in his Leather Daddy guise. Now, the TV

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  • FIEVEL IS GLAUQUE NEW TRACK IS GREAT

    Have you heard of Fievel Is Glauque because you saw them supporting Stereolab? Have you not heard of them, but are interested in a band that supported Stereolab all the same? Well, here’s a new pair of songs from the group called ‘I’m Scanning Things I Can’t See’/’Dark Dancing’ and it’s super good and we

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  • HANS ZIMMER, MAIDA VALE, AND WE JUST WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING

    Hans Zimmer has been made a co-owner of BBC Maida Vale Studios and, we can’t lie, we’re only writing about it because we want to say something else which is related. The BBC sold the historic venue which has been in operation since the ’30s, which has hosted The Beatles, Bowie, Dusty and you know

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  • CLARENCE AVANT LEAVES THE LONGEST SHADOW

    Clarence Avant has left us, and leaves a shadow longer than most. You may not have heard of him, but chances are, Clarence has had a profound effect on your record collection. Avant was a music exec and known as The Black Godfather and started off as a manager in NYC. Just for starters, Clarence

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  • WHICH SONG DID DYLAN HATE OF NEIL YOUNG’S?

    Neil Young’s post Buffalo Springfield career is a fine one, but it wasn’t until ‘Harvest’ happened on the world that he became a legend. In ’72, the album was everywhere and inescapable on the radio. One man wasn’t happy about it, and that man was Bob Dylan. On the LP, fans would find ‘Heart Of

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  • LIZZO DROPPED BY SUPERBOWL? / NFL SUDDENLY CARE

    We’ve not written about That Lizzo Story, because honestly, it all feels a bit like we’d be turning ourselves into a celebrity gossip site if we did. However, it’s a slow news day today. If you’ve missed it, effectively, go and look it up. Trigger warning though – it’s a pretty grim tale and involves

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  • DJS DI GUETTO // HOT LISBON DANCE ENERGY

    If you’re not aware of the Príncipe label, you’re in for a treat! There’s a brilliant compilation called DJs Di Guetto and it’s filled with energetic, hot kuduro tracks from the aforementioned. So what are we talking about exactly? Well, the compilation looks at kuduro which was originated in Angola in the late ’80s, but

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  • COACH PARTY // LOUD AS FUCK

    Coach Party are very hotly tipped and all that jazz, and while the world is a mess, it seems like mostly, everything is going a bit more melodic after countless post-punk-lite groups. Not everyone is sunshine and lollipops though, as Coach Party have just unleashed a venomous new track that’ll clear the cobwebs out! It’s

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  • Some albums get better if you leave them a while. Stop trying to be first. Stop trying to find the hot take. Be cool. Let it marinate.

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  • DIGGA D NEW ONE IS A BIT OF ALRIGHT

    Are you interested in the new one from Digga D? You should be, because it’s a great little track. It’s called ‘Facade’ and it’s one of the crispest tracks we’ve heard in ages. From UK Drill to relative international stardom, the 22 year old is on his fourth project already, and it’s called ‘Back To

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  • BEST ALBUMS OF 2023

    End of year round-ups can be a pretty predictable affair, with publications counting on fandoms of massive stars boosting their signal, be it an inflated spot on the chart, or a provocatively low spot designed to agitate. Of course, some massive releases are worthy of lofty positions, but we prefer to give spots to the…

  • THEPOPCORPS ALBUMS OF 2023 COMING SOON

    On Monday, we’ll be announcing our LPs of 2023. We figured that this will leave it late enough that no-one will surprise us with a complete masterpiece and ruin everything. We’ve tried to go for albums that are away from the grain, but honestly, it’s what we were listening to the most, so we’re not…

  • ACID FOLK XMAS WITH ANASTASIA COOPE

    We are prepping ourselves to do our End Of Year lists, but it’s more of an emotional readying because they take ages to do. What doesn’t help is that everyone has started releasing Christmas songs to really give us a deadline. Thankfully, the one we’re sharing from Anastasia Coope is a little freaky gem. While…

  • SPOTIFY MICROPAYMENTS INEVITABLE?

    Just the other day, everyone was sharing their Spotify Wrapped graphics and having a giggle and all that, but things were about to get tremendously serious at Spotify HQ. This week, the streaming behemoth announced that they’d be sacking 17% of their staff. That’s around 1,500 people losing their pay just before Christmas. Pretty brutal.…

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