What a Shower of CUTSThe new issue of Papercuts ("Contingency, Irony, Accessories" it says here) is now out, with a free CD featuring several popEx faves...Jack contribute "Sleeping Makes Me Thirsty", Spearmint offer an acoustic version of "Isn't It Great To Be Alive, an... Get yer beards outClub Beer has a ZZ Top theme this Friday, and is renamed Club Beard for the night.They'll apparently be giving away a signed ZZ Top album (to the owner of the best beard), but signed by who they've not made clear...It's at London School of Economics ... Yeah Yeah Vote Helen LoveYou probably already knew that Helen Love are the coolest band in the world, and that is an FACT, even Joey Ramone says so, so get voting for them HERE on Steve Lamacq's Buzz Chart on the evening session...We will have some copies of Shifty Disco gi... popEx dreamCastDue popliar request, popEx has now been made DREAMCAST FRIENDLY, so if you have one of these consoles, go to dc.popex.com instead...We also had lots of requests, from the same people, for more fighting, car chases, and naked girls with big muscles, b... Parlez-vous Francais?The might PopEx Empire is EXPANDING, bringing our own particular brand of "entertainment" to the uncivilised masses. Starting with French, we bring you fr.popex.com, and over the next few days we'll be covering more and more of the globe. In the next... Professional, Competent, Rocking and TightLots of people say "Why won't you add my band, we may not be signed but we've done a tape and we always have all out college friends at our gigs". Someone less kind might say "there's a reason you're not signed", but being the sweet natured chap I am... TEEEEEEE VEEEEEE!PopEx is due to be on Carlton TV's "Videotech" midnight Thursday, though some TV guides say Wednesday... I guess it's one of those shows that gets shunted around the schedules. Treat yourself, stay up late both nights!Anyway, they'll also be showing ... Star SpanglesI like The Star Spangles, they sound reassuringly like S*M*A*S*H, who're much missed. One concern is that the sound has been made deliberately lo-fi, sounds to me like it's been put through a processor to make it sound like it was recorded in a toile... Wild TargetWild TargetTargetsAge Against The Machine+ Save The Target As + Glaze Of The Silent. Rock. 8pm £5