Pop Goes The World

[Disclaimer: This website does not reflect the views of Georgia State University] Pop Goes the World is a show made for 24 hour party people! It's a show devoted to pop music of the 80's to the present! Join J-J-Jenny every Friday from 6-8pm on WRAS Album88 (88.5 fm) where she is causing a commotion with the best in brit pop, indie pop, synth pop, italodisco and 80's bubblegum pop! This show is so bad it's rad that it will make your radio go POP!

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Show Playlist 5.23.08

artist - song - album

[1st set]
The Smiths – The Boy with the Torn In His Side – The Queen is Dead
The Wake – of the Matter – Here Comes Everybody + Singles 2002
Boom Boom Room – Julie –7”
The Big Supreme – My Addiction – Don’t Walk 12”
Modern Talking – Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S. For Love) – Ready for Romance
Icehouse – No Promises – Modern Girls Soundtrack
Pretty Poison – Nighttime – Nighttime 12”

[2nd set]
Echo & the Bunnymen – The Back of Love – Songs to Learn & Sing
The Church – Ripple – Priest + Aura
President Reagan Is Clever – This Game – From This to That
The Spoons – Romantic Traffic – Listen to the City
Cut Copy – Far Away – In Ghost Colours
Camouflage – Handsome – Meanwhile
Alisha – Bounce Back – Bounce back 12”

[3rd set]
The Three O’clock – Jet Fighter – Sixteen Tambourines
Space Monkey - Can't Stop Running - On the Beam
White Door – Behind the White Door – Windows
Zig Zag – Hold You (Who Dares Wins) – Hold You 12”
Erasure – Chorus – Chorus
Baltimora – The Jukebox Boy – Living In The Background
Toni Basil – Girls Night Out – Modern Girls Soundtrack

[4th set]
Electronic – Out of My League – Raise the Pressure
The Foxglove Hunt – A Concealed Weapon – Stop Heartbeat
The Cure – Fire In Cairo – Boys Don’t Cry
Gerry Cott – Alphabet Town – I Left My Hat in Haiti
Talk Talk - Talk Talk - The Party's Over
George Black – Concentration Breakdown – Modern Girls Soundtrack
Denise Lopez – Sayin’ Sorry (Don’t Make it Right) – Truth in Disguise

Monday, May 19, 2008

Show Playlist 5.16.08 (1 Year Anniversary!)

This show was the 1 year anniversary of Pop Goes the World! We did a special theme called "classic/current" with guest djs: Dj Wavey J and his wife Michele!

"Artist - Song - Album"

[1st set]
(classic)Scritti Politti - Sweetest Girl - The Sweetest Girl/Lions After Slumber 12"(1981)
(current)Scritti Politti - No Fine Lines - White Bread, Black Beer(2006)

(classic)The Jesus and Mary Chain - April Skies - Darklands(1987)
(current)Sister Vanilla - Jamcolas - Little Pop Rocks(2007) *features William & Jim Reid of the JAMC

(classic)Thompson Twins - Make Believe - A Product of Participation(1981)
(current)International Observer - At The Coronation - Heard(2007) *International Observer features Tom Bailey of the Thompson Twins*

[2nd set]
(classic)Men Without Hats - Jenny Wore Black - Pop Goes the World(1987)
(current)Men Without Hats - The Body - No Hats Beyond This point (2003)

(classic)Dead or Alive - In Too Deep - Youthquake(1985)
(current)Pete Burns & the Pet Shop Boys - Jack & Jill Party - 12"(2004)

(classic)Soft Cell - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye - Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret(1981)
(current)Soft Cell - The Night - Cruelty without Beauty(2002)

(classic)Madonna - I Know it - Madonna(1982)
(current)Madonna - Dance 2Night - Hard Candy(2008)

[3rd set]
(classic)The Human League - Human - Crash(1986)
(current)The Human League - Love Me Madly - Secrets(2001)

(classic)Erasure - Who Needs Love Like That - Wonderland(1986)
(current)Erasure - Fly Away - Light at the End of the World(2007)

(classic)Kylie Minogue - Got to Be Certain - Kylie(1988)
(current)Kylie Minogue- Sensitized - Kylie X(2007)

[4th set]
(classic)Howard Jones - New Song - Human's Lib(1984)
(current)Howard Jones - Just Look At You Now - Revolution of the Heart(2005)

(classic)Information Society - Over the Sea - Information Society(1988)
(current)Information Society - Synthesizer - Synthesizer(2007)

(classic)ABC - Vanity Kills - How To Be A Zillionaire(1985)
(current)ABC - Validation - Traffic(2008)

(classic)Nena - Leuchtturm - 99 Luft Balloons(1983)
(current)Nena & Kim Wilde - Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime - 12"(2003)

Show Playlist 4.18.08

Artist - Song - Album

[1st set]
Yelle - Ce Jeu - Pop Up
Heaven 17 - Let Me Go - The Luxury Gap
Cut Copy - Lights & Music - In Ghost Colours
Invisible Zoo - Talk Talk - In This Zoo
Space Monkey - Come with Me - On the Beam
The Wake - O Pamela - Here Comes Everybody

[2nd set]
The Foxglove Hunt - Business Casual - Stop Heartbeat
Naked Eyes - When the Lights Go Out - Naked Eyes
Sweet Sensation - Take it While It's Hot - Take it While It's Hot
Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder - Be My Lover Now - Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder
INXS - Original Sin - The Swing
Peter Murphy - Cuts You Up - Deep

[3rd set]
Industry - Still of the Night - State of the Nation ep
Madonna - Love Song - Like A Prayer
Wire - Eardrum buzz - IBtaba
Section 25 - Crazy Wisdom - Love & Hate
Happy Mondays - Sunshine & Love - ...Yes, Please!
The Names - Nightshift - Swimming

[4th set]
The Lightning Seeds - Sweet Dreams - Cloudcuckooland
Ned's Atomic Dustbin - Happy - God Fodder
The Housemartins - Me & the Farmer - The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death
The Pale Fountains - Jean's Not Happening - ... From Across The Kitchen Table
Pete Wylie - Sinful - Sinful
The Mighty Wah! - Comeback - A Word To The Wise Guy

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Show Playlist 4.11.08

artist - song - album

[1st set]
Cut Copy - Feel the Love - In Ghost Colours
The Foxglove Hunt - The Life Highrise - Stop Heartbeat
The Mary Onettes - Slow - The Mary Onettes
Broadcast - Goodbye Girls - Tender Buttons
The B52's - Dancing Now - Funplex
Jens Lekman - Sipping on the Sweet Nectar - Night Falls Over Kortedala
The Pipettes - It Hurts to See You Dance So Well - We Are the Pipettes

[2nd set]
Theresa & the Weirz - Popular Girl - Teen Witch Soundtrack
Louise Allen - Message From Heaven - Message From Heaven 12"
Cut Copy - Hearts on Fire - In Ghost Colours
The Dream Academy - The Edge of Forever - The Dream Academy
Wire - Kidney Bingos - A Bell is a Cup...Until it is Stuck
Debbie Deb - When I Hear Music - When I Hear Music 12"

[3rd set]
The Three O'clock - Spun Gold - Arrive Without Traveling
The Simple Minds - New Gold Dream - New Gold Dream (81,82, 83, 84)
INXS - Golden Playpen - Shabooh Shoobah
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Almost Gold - Honey's Dead
Stone Roses - Fools Gold - The Complete Stone Roses
Cook Da Books - Golden Age - Golden Age 12"
Spandau Ballet - Gold - True

[4th set]
Stephen Tin Tin Duffy - Kiss Me - The Ups & Downs
The Mighty Lemon Drops - Fall Down (like the rain)- World Without End
Flesh for Lulu - Sooner or Later - Long Live the New Flesh
The Psychedelic Furs - Forever Now - Forever Now
Thompson Twins - Sugar Daddy (Sweet N'Low Mix) - Sugar Daddy 12"
Combo Audio - Romanticide - Combo Audio

Saturday, April 5, 2008

Show Playlist 4.4.08

artist - song - album

[1st set]
B-52's - Keep This Party Going - Funplex
Kylie Minogue - Like A Drug - Kylie X
Soviet - Commute - We Are Eyes, We Are Builders
Cut Copy - Future - Bright Like Neon Love
Silent Circle - Anywhere Tonight - No. 1
Book of Love - I Touch Roses - 12" (long stemmed version)

[2nd set]
Electronic - Tighten Up - Electronic
Connie - Funky Little Beat - Connie
New Order - Everything's Gone Green - Substance
TKA - One Way Love - Scars of Love
NKOTB - Tonight - Step by Step

[3rd set]
Kim Wilde - Water on Glass - Kim Wilde
Flesh For Lulu - Postcards From Paradise - Long Live the New Flesh
Fire On Blonde - Stop & Think - Stop & Think 12"
Madonna - Can't Stop - Who's That Girl
Leslie & the Lys - How We Go Out
Marc Almond - Tears Run Rings - Tears Run Rings 12"

[4th set]
Split Endz - I Got You - True Colours
Modern Talking - Brother Louie - Ready For Romance
Silent Treatment - Human Contact - Human Contact
Stone Roses - Elephant Stone - Elephant Stone ep
Q-Feel - Heroes Never Die - Q-Feel
Men Without Hats - Moonbeam - Pop Goes the World

Show Playlist 3.21.08

artist - song - album

[1st set]
Joy Division - Atmosphere - Heart and Soul box set
New Order - In a Lonely Place - Substance
Joy Division - Warsaw - Heart and Soul box set
New Order - Procession - Substance
Joy Division - She's Lost Control - Unknown Pleasures
New Order - Ceremony - Substance

[2nd set]
New Order - Blue Monday - Power, Corruption, & Lies
Kylie Minogue - Can't Get Blue Monday out of My Head
New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle - Substance Vogue
Gwen Stefani - The Real Thing - Love Angle Music Baby
New Order - Age of Consent - Power, Corruption, & Lies

[3rd set]
New Order - World in Motion - World in Motion 12"
Electronic - Getting Away with it - Electronic
The Other Two - Tasty Fish - The Other Two & You
Revenge - 7 Reasons
Monaco - What Do You Want From Me? - Music For Pleasure
Electronic - Get The Message - Electronic

[4th set]
New Order - Round & Round - Technique
Electronic - Disappointed - Disappointed 12"
Revenge - State of Shock - Gun
The Other Two - Selfish - The Other two & You
Monaco - Sweet Lips - Music For Pleasure
New Order - Shell Shock - Substance

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Show Playlist 3.14.08

Artist - Song - Album

[1st set]
Passion Puppets - Voices - Beyond the Pale
Bmovie - Soundtrack - Remembrance Days
Madonna - Think of Me - Madonna
Flesh for Lulu - I Go Crazy - I Go Crazy 12"
Paul Lekakis - Boom Boom - Boom Boom 12"
NKOTB - Games - Step By Step
Lion - Transformers - The Transformers Soundtrack
Aviator - Frontline - Aviator

[2nd set]
Hula - Freezeout - Threshold
Tia - Boy Toy - Boy Toy 12"
Level 42 - World Machine - The Shep Pettibone Remix
New Order - World - Republic
Prefab Sprout - Carnival 2000 - Jordan the Comeback

[3rd set]
The The - This is the Day - Soul Mining
The Whispers - Rock Steady - Just Gets Better with Time
Rori - Mr. Right Now - Rori
The Flirts - Calling All Boys - 10cents a Dance
Hubert Kah - It's Me Cathy Follow My Heart - The Best of Hubert Kah, Dance Hits
Pet Shop Boys - Love Comes Quickly - Please

[4th set]
Depeche Mode - What's Your Name? - Speak & Spell
Dalek I love You - Horrorscope - Dalek I Love You
Adam Ant - Ant Music - Kings of the Wild Frontier
Scary Thieves - Behind the Lines - Behind the Lines 7"
Wax (U.K.) - Breakout - Magnetic Heaven
ABBA - Head Over Heals - The Visitors
Thomas Dolby - Europa & the Pirate Twins - The Golden Age of Wireless