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Talking Heads offshoot Tom Tom Club will play NYC’s Irving Plaza on January 12th. I’m rather excited about this as I’ve never seen them live. It’s OK, I’ve overstood! Here’s a great acoustic mini-concert the band did for NPR this fall.

While we await DJ Earworm’s annual pop mashup, here’s a similar entry (and DJ Earworm tribute) out of Germany. And thanks to a week of listening to pop radio in Key West, I’m now actually familiar with most the songs here.

According to the manager of 80’s R&B/dance star Teena Marie, the four-time Grammy nominee died in her sleep last night at the age of 54. No cause of death has been revealed. The protege of the late Rick James, Teena Marie was arguably the most successful white female performer of R&B. In 1982 her landmark lawsuit against Motown Records established …

NSFW, obvs. UPDATE: Watch the video on Hit Fix.

Jared at Pop In Stereo tips us to this new single from out artist Sam Sparro, which totally is taking me back to South Beach of the early 90’s.

The first single from the album of the same name, which is out today. I’m hearing echoes of Rio buried in here.

Scissor Sisters’ Ana Matronic is the guest rapper/vocalist on this dance track from Duran Duran’s new album, All You Need Is Now, which will be released tomorrow.

From director Nick Knight’s short film dedicated to the late fashion designer Alexander McQueen.

The video for this nicely retro electro single from New Zealand’s Miles McDougall seems like it’s going in some gay direction, what with the solo boy and the rainbow unicorn, but by the end it’s not so clear. McDougall’s voice reminds me a bit of that Crash Test Dummies dude.

Billboard Magazine has issued its annual rankings of the biggest hits of the year. Here’s the 2010 pop Top Ten. 1. Tik-Tok – Kesha2. Need You Now – Lady Antebellum3. Hey Soul Sister – Train4. California Gurls – Katy Perry5. OMG – Usher6. Airplanes – B.O.B.7. Love The Way You Lie – Eminem/Rihanna8. Bad Romance – Lady Gaga9. Dynamite – …

“I’m proud to live in Canada, a country that supports gay marriage, because I can speak openly about it to my child. Children shouldn’t be raised in a bubble. There’s nothing wrong with it, so why wouldn’t I treat it as normal? Nothing makes me more brokenhearted than seeing people who feel they can’t be themselves. It’s such a crime. …

The remixes on this will be killer. (Via – Pop In Stereo)

Originally posted on December 8th, 2005. “Oh, good grief! Why do you insist on having a Slurpee after going out drinking? It’s gross.” “I’ll be right back,” my roommate said and slammed the door of my car. I kept the engine running and fiddled with the radio, trying to find the new Donna Summer single we’d heard just heard at …

Towleroad tips us to Glee cast member Darren Criss’ performance at this week’s Trevor Project gala fundraiser. In the second number Katy Perry surprises the audience to join Criss on his cover of her hit Teenage Dream.

As part of an anti-bullying campaign, Erasure has re-recorded their classic A Little Respect with the LGBT youth chorus from New York City’s high school for at-risk gay youth. A colourful new video for the track, shot in New York City and featuring Erasure lead singer Andy Bell, HMI youth and many other passers-by, will be released as well. The …

Courtesy of the Karpel Group, today’s swag booty is the newly remastered and reissued edition of ABBA’s Gold: Greatest Hits, which is being released in a special CD+DVD package at retailers and online in North America today. Mamma mia! ABBA has never sounded or looked better than on the new CD+DVD package ABBA Gold – Greatest Hits (Special Edition) (Polydor/Polar/UMe), …

The Unconventionals, one-time British X-Factor contestants, very properly label this fantastically poppy holiday clip on YouTube with the tags “Phil Spector, Ronettes, Chiffons, Crystals, and Mariah Carey.” I generally detest Xmas music, but freekin’ HELL I love this. Featuring cameos by Matt Lucas and Boy George. (Unconventionals lead vocalist Drew Jaymson played Steve Strange in Boy George’s musical Taboo.) PLAY …