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Eyes down, look in: » 'This Is It' singer Dannii Minogue wil not be moving to Australia. (Digital Spy) » Amy Winehouse has admitted getting a bit over-excited at a pantomime.…

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Ignition sequence start: Goldfrapp are back in March

Some words we thought it unlikely we'd ever get to type: Goldfrapp are back with a disco tune. Main points: » It's called 'Rocket'. » You can dance to it. » It's…

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Lady Gaga's 'Fame Monster' — it's a proper album (and a very good one at that)

Right — so we've heard Lady Gaga's 'The Fame Monster' and it's a pretty astonishing piece of work. Lyrically, sonically, melodically and conceptually it's right up there with its predecessor…

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Love and a 45

You might have missed it amid the blur of fresh exciting content being posted on Popjustice over the last couple of days but Ali Love's new single, 'Diminishing Returns', was…

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Ali Love — 'Diminishing Returns'

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From the 'comebacks you weren't expecting' file: Savage

Savage's Italo disco classic 'Don't Cry Tonight' is one of the 180 best songs of the 1980s. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZKhqaI6NeA Below is a clip of Savage performing the song on an old Italian…

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Sound the FrYar alarm

It's not exactly croquet on a rubbish dump but playing golf and wandering around a non-specific 'urban environment' is the nearest you'll get on this particular Thursday. 'All that and…

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What's the new Alphabeat single like?

The key points: 1. It's called 'The Spell' and the overall 'vibe' is Madonna meets Shannon with Black Box keyboards with a sped-up 90s Scandipop backbeat. It is amazing. 2.…

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Sally Shapiro — 'Miracle'

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Pet Shop Boys quiz

QUESTION ONE: Is there any better band on the face of the planet than the Pet Shop Boys? ANSWERS QUESTION ONE: No. Here's Neil Tennant in the new issue of Pop magazine…

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Lady Gaga's 'Fame Monster' — it's a proper album (and a very good one at that)

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Ali Love — 'Diminishing Returns'

From the 'comebacks you weren't expecting' file: Savage

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