Pop culture fanatics converge on Comic-Con (CNN.com)
SAN DIEGO, California (AP) -- The most passionate Spider-Men, Storm Troopers, Harry Potters and other pop-culture fanatics are headed south for their annual pilgrimage.

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Sneak preview: Pop Candy's Comic-Con souvenir (USA Today)
This year I'm bringing something special with me to Comic-Con, and I'm so excited I'm about to burst. Everyone who RSVP-ed to Saturday's meetup will receive -- drumroll, please -- a copy of the first-ever Pop Candy comic book! This...

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Nick Cave, Wire, Hot Chip, Deacon Play Pop Montreal (Pitchfork)
This year marks the seventh anniversary of the Québécois convergence known as Pop Montreal , once again bring together fan and band alike over five glorious days and nights at the beginning of October. Things will get on and, you know, Poppin' at many Montreal venues October 1-5. And just who will be making their way to Montreal this time out? Well, that would be Nick Cave and the Bad ...

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Das Pop Go Underground (RainbowNetwork.com)
‘Underground’ is the debut Ugly Truth single from Das Pop. Produced by acclaimed sonic alchemists Soulwax, ‘Underground’ is hummable, danceable and utterly infectious - imagine a more chipper Strokes being produced by Joe Meek in Motown's Studio A.

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