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PSB Winner #10 – It Couldn’t Happen Here

Posted on August 5, 2012 by PopLifer

And so we reach the finishing line of our Pet Shop Boys marathon, first begun in honour of their new single, “Winner” (to recap on what it’s all been about go to our introduction, here). For those of you who … Continue reading →

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PSB Winner #9 – Love Comes Quickly

Posted on August 4, 2012 by PopLifer

Penultimate entry in our run down of the Pet Shop Boys’ 10 greatest songs (our A sides) and the next 10 best (our B sides). It’s all in honour of their current single “Winner” which – ironically – isn’t really … Continue reading →

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Class Act: Grayson Perry’s Vanity of Small Differences

Posted on August 3, 2012 by PopLifer

As Pop Lifer touched on in our bluffer’s guide to the Olympic Opening Ceremony, Britain seems to be looking in the mirror a great deal this summer, even more than usual. Elizabeth Windsor been our head of state for 60 … Continue reading →

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The Forgotten Files #1 – Olympian by Gene

Posted on August 3, 2012 by PopLifer

First in an occasional series of blogs on little moments in pop culture which have largely been forgotten, but which still own a little piece of us. Alternative title: we remember so you don’t have to. All this talk of … Continue reading →

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PSB Winner #8 – Being Boring

Posted on August 3, 2012 by PopLifer

So, where were we? Ah yes, the Pet Shop Boys, and our run down of their 1o greatest songs (our A sides) and the next 10 best (our B sides). It’s all in honour of their current single “Winner” which – ironically – … Continue reading →

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Afrofolk, starring Adrian Roye & The Exiles – Picture This #13

Posted on August 2, 2012 by PopLifer

One downside to living in London: they keep throwing these big bloody parties that make the city hellish for its normal residents, and send an army of imported bureaucratic jobsworths onto the public transport system with the sole intention of … Continue reading →

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