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Popjustice's Peter Robinson on the bit of fun that turned into a phenomenon

Every time something goes wrong in the world of pop, Popjustice gets stronger. I started the site six years ago with a game in which visitors were invited to put Faye from Steps' hair onto a picture of Winston Churchill and it accidentally turned into one of world's biggest pop music sites.

I would imagine that stars like Alison Goldfrapp are horrified to be on the same page as Girls Aloud, who in turn are disturbed to see a messageboard discussion about their new single being added to radio playlists in Australia; but considering how popular the site's become at a point when mainstream pop is dead, it's exciting to think about what might happen when the genre falls back into favour. Until then I'm finding new ways to adapt the spirit of the site - four Popjustice books are published in April, and it may be developed into a TV format.


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Popjustice's Peter Robinson on the bit of fun that turned into a phenomenon

This article was first published on guardian.co.uk at 00.31 GMT on Sunday 19 March 2006. It appeared in the Observer on Sunday 19 March 2006 on p42 of the Reviews & features section. It was last updated at 00.31 GMT on Sunday 19 March 2006.

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