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Kaiser Chiefs have shared their new Brian Higgins-produced single with the world

Kaiser Chiefs + Xenomania = Not Bad Actually
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"It's harder to do something simple than it is to do something complicated."

That Brian Higgins thing yesterday was really interesting. It goes on for ages. He talks about obsessive focus, fear, and Dannii Minogue. The idea of the talk is that he…
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We have sorted out the rest of your day for you

BBC Introducing is doing 'a thing' today where loads of people do talks and 'panel dis­cus­sions' about the world of music. YOU CAN WATCH THE WHOLE LOT LIVE ONLINE HERE AT…
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Right, so who should be in charge of the next Michael Jackson album?

With the exception of standout track (and today's Popjustice Song Of The Day) 'Monster', the new Michael Jackson album is a bit of a wasteland in terms of tunes one…
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Six years ago in London: the 2004 Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize

For the 2004 Twenty Quid Music Prize we produced a programme featuring, quite amazingly, inter­views with each of the short­l­is­ted acts. The inter­views included Cheryl Cole, Brian Higgins, Rachel Stevens, Richard X,…
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Remembering Jingles

We've mentioned this before but as it's Record Store Day we thought it would be good to mention the inde­pend­ent music shop we used to get stuff from in East…
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The Newsdump, March 25: from a wristband to see a band gigging to the movements of Brian Higgins

Let's tap '0.7734' into the cal­cu­lator of recycled 'news': » Live Nation is planning to do away with paper tickets in favour of 'smart-chip' wrist­bands. (Radio 1 Newsbeat) It's aimed at…
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The Newsdump, Jan 13 2010: from Nutini's hope for a Brit to Frankie's request for more road grit

Eyes down, look in: » Benjamin Button-esque singing tramp Paolo Nutini would like to be nominated for a Brit. (Digital Spy) » Blur's Alex James says that he is bored by…
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A positive review of Cheryl Cole's 'Fight For This Love'.

How odd, but how brilliant to be reviewing a Cheryl Cole single. It feels wrong but sur­pris­ingly right.  So here's the thing to get out of the way: 'Fight For This…
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"Nobody knows who or what they're joining…"

The new issue of the Pet Shop Boys fanclub magazine Literally features an extensive — 'fifteen pages' extensive — Brian Higgins interview. "It's very difficult to get in. Everyone's hand-picked.…
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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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