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New Kids On The Block's first new interview: much as you'd expect

» Suits! » An "after 13 years you're still inter­rupt­ing me" 'joke' argument that will erupt into something quite unpleas­ant over the coming months!! » The announce­ment that "it feels like…
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'Thursday quiz'

Q: Who stole our notebook two months ago and wrote down this descrip­tion of their new album? A: Tomorrow.
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Madonna looks hot, Justin looks cold

We know it's very fash­ion­able to be all 'calm down Grandma', 'isn't she old', 'what a dog' etc when it comes to dis­cuss­ing Madonna but — correct us if we're…
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Sam Sparro's album sleeve is not as shit as you think it is

If you have been on Amazon or other bits of the internet recently with the intention of pre-ordering Sam Sparro's album, you will have noted that the sleeve is shit. Fear…
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Attention please: Sebastien Tellier's 'Divine' (ahem) video is very brilliant

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz58Hw9hldw Like the song itself, Sebastien's 'Divine' clip is decept­ively simple, happily ridicu­lous and com­pletely brilliant. One of the things we forgot to mention when we had 'Divine' as Song…
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David Jordan 'rocked the house' at the ICA last night

It's been a while since we sent our pro­fes­sional lensman off on an assign­ment but last night he came up trumps with this shot of David Jordan. It's a piece…
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The Newsdump, Apr 3 2008: from Estelle banging on about Kanye West to Jay Z flying Def Jam's nest

What has been going on in the world of news? » In an unusual twist, Estelle talks about her pal Kanye West in an interview. (The Telegraph)   » That thing about…
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A nice song by a chap with a spaghetti hoop on his shoulder

There's a weird but sort of brilliant track called 'I Love You', by Esser. We don't know very much about Esser, so let's see what he says about himself on…
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What are Alphabeat's new album tracks like, then?

Answer: literally quite good. Their album's been out 'back home' for a while now so they've given the whole thing a spring clean, booting out some old tracks, tarting up…
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Jump along to Goldfrapp's 'Happiness' video

Goldfrapp's new video — for 'Happiness' — features a man jumping around. It looks like the whole thing has been done in one take but that seems a bit unlikely…

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    Congratulations to Charli XCX and Lorde: winners of the 2024 Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize
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    The 2024 Twenty Quid Music Prize: Shortlist
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    The 2023 Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize: Shortlist
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    Fine, let's do a Substack then.
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    The 2022 Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize: shortlist
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    2021 Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize: Laura Mvula wins
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