shows // Pop Goes The Revolution
indie // chat // newmusic // rock // popculture
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| 27th November 2008 1200-1300 | |
| 20th November 2008 De Jour Special listen | |
| 13th November 2008 A Series of Tubes and the Social Networking Crisis listen | |
| 6th November 2008 Mocking The Mocha listen | |
| older Pop Goes The Revolution episodes | |
It seems that whenever the public are left to use pop culture themselves they get it wrong, whether this be en masse wearing of tracksuits, the rise of Shayne Ward, or the Crazy Frog fiasco. 'Pop Goes The Revolution' offers a light-hearted look at current pop culture with an eye for the alternative, with a tongue-in-cheek guide to the songs people should be listening, the fashions people should be into, and the news that people should be reading.
With a mixture of cynicism, snobbishness, and humour 'Pop Goes The Revolution' offers a place to discover new music to your ears from unsigned bands to the latest independent releases, as well as giving an insight into the pop culture world we inhabit.
So join us as we lambaste the mainstream and bring it crumbling to the ground as well as starting the rise up and revolution of the lesser known treats in life. All the best things in life are small and unknown and have to be found. Luckily Pop Goes The Revolution has found them for you, now all you have to do is listen.
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de jour live in the studio
Pop Goes The Revolution: 27.11.08
This week Pop Goes The Revolution are very pleased to announce we will be joined in the studio by Glasgow indie maestros De Jour, genuinely one of the most under estimated bands in our fair city.
They will be in the studio discussing their musical experiences, talking about the music they love as well as playing a couple of live acoustic tracks in the very crampt studio. Expect a sweltering session as the humidity levels reach an all new high as we desperately try to set up for the band to play while the songs are playing.
It's going to be superb.
Join us at midday on Thursday.
It's going to be superb.
Posted at 18:20, 18th November 2008
a series of tubes and the social networking crisis
Pop Goes The Revolution: 13.11.08
What we all have to remember is, in the words of Senator Ted Stevens, the man who in 2006 was in charge of regulating the internet, is that “the Internet is not something that you just dump something on. It's not a big truck. It's a series of tubes.” This accurate technical analysis gives a clear precise picture of the internet and just what is going wrong. The internet is slowing down and soon it’ll be useless to us all. As Ted Stevens himself pointed out “I just the other day got... an Internet was sent by my staff at 10 o'clock in the morning on Friday. I got it on Tuesday.”
Here at Pop Goes The Revolution we have once more found out the source of the problem, and yet again it lands in the pop culture remit. We have discovered that the sole reason for the slowing down of the internet is in fact Social Networking sites. It’s a combination of the pointless flashy MySpace pages, the billions of photos of their face from every conceivable angle on Bebo, and the constant updating of statuses on Facebook, beemed in by text message, saying such important messages as “I am now eating a yoghurt.”
There is only one logical conclusion. To save the internet we must remove a social networking site. Therefore, in order to protect mankind, Pop Goes The Revolution have send off the Cliff List team to examine the social networking mammoths and reckon now they have the ability to strip the cables and servers and send the chosen site plunging to its doom.*
The question is, which one will go. Well, naturally that choice is up to you. Yes, you can vote now in the biggest cliff list battle to date, the clash of the social networking sites. So pick your sides, and vote for which one you feel is worse. Do so either by voting on our MySpace page (www.myspace.com/popgoestherevolution), on our Bebo (www.bebo.com/popgoestherevolution), on our Facebook, by emailing us at popgoestherevolution@hotmail.co.uk or by commenting to this episode here at Subcity.
So choose your voting method, and select your victim. Remember the rules, the two items with the most votes at the end of the week go through to the final live on air, where they will take their votes through and battle it out on air until one of them is declared the loser and pushed off our cliff.
Join us this Thursday to find out what will go.
As an irrelevant side note, Ted Stevens was wrong, the internet isn’t a series of tubes, it actually looks more like this - http://xkcd.com/256/
*We would like it noted that we are fully aware that all this chat is metaphorical, and this is a pre-emptive telling off for whatever smart arse decided to inform us that we can no longer have an account with whichever site loses the battle.
Posted at 20:06, 9th November 2008
mocking a mocha
Pop Goes The Revolution: 06.11.08
After its tempoary American break, and a couple of unusual weeks, Pop Goes The Revolution returns to what it does best.
It's simple, we lampoon everything we as wrong with pop culture and you join in our levels of slightly irritated banter as this week we analyse on just how much profit Starbucks make everytime you buy a coffee.
Yes, this week the Cliff List is a straight run off: Starbucks vs Costa - which is worse?
You can comment on this page and vote or text in or email in on the show to decide what coffee mamoth will meet a Cliff List doom as well as joining us in a general cynical banter mass.
As usual Nikki will be providing you a guide to the week's activities in Glasgow with all the hottest places to be, George will mumble things of a snobby and irritated nature, and the show will as of ever bring you some excellent tunes the world has forgotten to listen to.
The Revolution is as classic as it ever was. Pop Goes The Revolution 12-1 this Thursday.
Posted at 19:53, 5th November 2008
us election special
Pop Goes The Revolution: 30.10.08
This week Pop Goes The Revolution is presented to you live from the oval office in the White House. It is from here that we hope to bring you the true guide to the American election through the eyes of pop culture.
Join us as we seemlessly prove that every song we play is about the US election, as well as giving you the true report on just what is happening in America through the medium of weak jokes and irelevant chat done to the backing music of the star spangled banner.
The usual features remain as well though, Nikki's news lives on and the 'cliff list' returns with an all new personal vengence.
Join us this Thursday at midday for satire galore, some excellent tunes, and a large collection of patriotic backings that will get you saying 'God bless America' quicker than an extradition trip to Guantanamo.
Posted at 17:42, 28th October 2008
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