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Fri 12 Dec 2006LONDON, NEW YORK, PARIS MUNICH, EVERYONE'S TALKIN' 'BOUT POP MUSIKOh baby baby how were we supposed to know. . . that when we started worshipping at the feet of the new wave of guitar bands, turned over during Top of the Pops and failed to drag ourselves out of bed for CD:UK that we were presiding over the slow strangulation of pop music? But it's not too late. Thanks to the efforts of websites such as popjustice.com, the flame is still burning. Brian Boydtalks Kylie, Justin and Xtina with site founder Peter RobinsonPOP has gone to hell in a handcart. First they closed down the pop bible, Smash Hits. Then they took Top of the Pops off the air. Then Simon and Miquita left Channel 4's Popworld, and then CD:UK was wiped off the airwaves.