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Pop Quiz | TV Spin Offs
A deep dive into the strange and frightening world of pop hits spun off from TV shows. There are only 20 tracks this week, because the others were too strange and awful. Maybe pour a stiff drink before going any further….
80s Pop Quiz | Sophistipop
OK, so I admit that Sophistipop is a genre I have just invented. Clever, slightly pretentious pop tracks, often featuring misjudged saxophones, or jazzy guitars. Basses get slapped, and frankly so should some of the band members. The sublime and the ridiculous all mixed together Given the generic nature of some of the tracks I … Read more
Pop Quiz | When the punk met the funk
25 tracks featuring punk and new wave acts trying to get funky Get down with it.
Quiz | April
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Jangly Pop | The Answers
Dream Academy – Life in a northern town Tracy Chapman – Fast car The Housemartins – Think for a minute Martin Stephenson & The Daintees – Crocodile cryer The Colourfield – Thinking of you Lotus Eaters – The first picture of you Kirsty MacColl – They don’t know The House of Love – Beatles and … Read more
Pop Quiz | Orientalism
This weeks pop quiz is inspired by the works of Palestinian literary critic and activist Edward Said. It explores 80s pop music’s obsession with far off exotic countries, sometimes with slightly dodgy results.: These are times at which each of the 24 tracks starts. One of them is slightly tenuous. Sorry 0 42 1.22 2.07 … Read more
Pop Quiz | Delayed
Sorry, but no pop quiz this week as I have been too busy making hand sanitiser. Back next week, promise!
80s jangle-pop | And a very long piano solo
This weeks mix is mellow and jangly, featuring an Oboe, and the longest piano solo in pop history I’ve included the track start times for people who don’t like piano solos. There are 25 tracks, no tricks this week, and an obscure bonus track at the end for people who really know their jangly pop … Read more