Punk before the Seventies
As in protopunk, of course.
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End of the line for Pop Max
Yes, the kids TV channel formerly known as Kix is ceasing operations later today with their content moving to the Pop Player streaming service.
Yes, there was indeed an Ukrainian girl group that had a single that charted in various European countries
Back in summer 2004, Ukrainian girl group Nu Virgos scored a hit single outside their home country, which was the song "Stop, Stop, Stop" and the music video was even shown on Spanish-Portuguese music channel Sol Música.
Three popes in a space of two decades
In case you're wondering, the Vatican confirmed yesterday that Pope Francis passed away at age 88 and regardless of the scandals such as visiting US Vice President JD Vance in his last weeks despite him criticising the Trump administration, he definitely left an legacy and may he rest in peace. Given the title, I recall watching a news report on SIC about the death of Pope John Paul II back in April 2005, followed by Pope Benedict XVI's resignation in February 2013 and recently Francis' death in yesterday. And if you're wondering, I did do a tribute Tumblr post on Queen Elizabeth II not long after her death in September 2022.