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The BBC does a decent write-up of the behind-the-scenes politicking of THE music prize that matters — Popjustice’s Twenty Quid Music Prize.

A stack for URLs you don’t have time to read now. Bookmarklets control the stack, so you can push pages when you’re busy, and pop them when you’re bored.

Corky O’Reilly, It’s Kylie! Top new track. As Popjustice put it: “Woo etc.”

Advertising agency creates their own girl group with the express purpose of pimping their clients’ products. Impressively cynical, even for an ad agency! (The BBC have said they won’t play the single any more)

Bah. I had such high hopes for this, but it’s a decidedly underwhelming cover.

This cannot fail to be BLUDDY GRATE P!O!P!

Man, this is the best sliver of pure P!O!P! gold I’ve heard in a long time. I’m going to have the chorus engraved on my tombstone.

Top quality P!O!P! research from Popjustice. “44% of Lily Allen’s MySpace friends think her next album will be shit.” FACT!

Top music video (blatantly/lovingly ripped off from “Beyond the Valley of the Dolls”) from quality new Spector-esque polka-dotted powerpop group.

Who gives a toss about yer Mercury arty wankfest? *This* is the music prize that matters. Some great choons in here.

Indie news/reviews website. Focuses on the shiny, fun, P!O!P! side of the indie coin, to my immense delight. And it’s named after a bis song, so how can you go wrong?

Betty Boo & Alexfromblur’s new single. Hot damn, it’s ridiculously catchy and smashing.

Betty Boo and Alex from Blur — Together at last! Oh, this sounds like a fantastic slice of P!O!P! and no mistake.