Pickard of the pops

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  • 8 Jan 2009:

    Pickard of the pops: Their previous moniker referred to fear, so to prove they weren't scaredy cats, the band changed their name. The new video is a voyage to the dark side - join us if you dare

  • 17 Dec 2008:

    This week's guest editors Kaiser Chiefs select a (relatively) old-school classic for Anna to analyse. It's Welsh, it's quirky and it's football-themed. It must be Super Furry Animals

  • Pickard of the pops - Lily Allen - The Fear 11 Dec 2008:

    Pickard of the pops: Ms Allen returns with her new single. Join Anna Pickard for analysis of the 'clean' version and speculation about the 'dirty' one

  • 4 Dec 2008:

    What can Anna tell you about La Roux? Well, her name rhymes with "new" and "woo". It is also thickening agent used in French cooking. That's, er, about it really

  • 27 Nov 2008:

    What to do when you get mixed up with a frikking freakout clown festival. Or what not to do. One or the other

  • Pickard of the Pops 19.11.08 20 Nov 2008:

    Pickard of the pops: This week we give thanks and praise for the triumphant, multi-faceted return of L'Aguilera

  • 12 Nov 2008:

    Thanks to our charming guest editor Squarepusher, and his eccentric definition of the word 'classic', here's a blast from the past that should be filed under 'To be forgotten'

  • 30 Oct 2008:

    Pickard of the pops: This week, high hopes are dashed when a video by an acclaimed director for a hot band turns out to be a phoned-in effort by Stephen Frears featuring Johnny Borrell. Argh

  • A-ha's Take On Me video 23 Oct 2008:

    This week, Bloc Party ask Anna to tackle what is possibly one of the best music videos of all time. But what will she make of it?

  • 16 Oct 2008:

    She's back, and this time she's naked. Time for Anna Pickard to cast her critical eye over the return of Britney

  • 9 Oct 2008:

    This week, Anna gets down and dirrrty like a dirty martini with two pert, round olives in it at Andre 3000's bootyshakin' bacchanal with resident pianist ... John Legend!

  • Still from the video for Keane's 'Spiralling' 2 Oct 2008:

    In case you've been wondering where Keane have been, stop right now. Not only will Anna tell you, but also suggest many more interesting alternatives to where they actually were. Which was pretty mundane, anyway

  • 25 Sep 2008:

    This week, the Kaiser Chiefs, no strangers to predicting some urban aggro, get to grips with a very 21st century horror - Britain's feral youth on a tabloid-baiting rampage

  • 17 Sep 2008:

    This week, Ladyhawke AKA Pip Brown has a nightmare time wrestling with name-tagged scary monsters and a veritable Jacob's ladder of bad dreams. And we're only 44 days away from Halloween!

  • Pickard of the Pops 10.09.2008 11 Sep 2008:

    It's influential, memorable, and quite rude if you think about it. Anna Pickard stands to attention and salutes the twisted genius of Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer

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