We have been having a bit of a spring clean here at PYT Towers, and I’ve found a box of CDs which I released with some good friends with my old fanzine. Popular Culture (No Longer Applies To Us) was active for about 18 months or so, during which time we put on the first ever show by Troubles (ex-Hope of the States) and the first Manchester show by Los Campesinos! (at the Star and Garter – AMAZING). Alongside the zines and gigs we put out a compilation album which perfectly caught the mood of late 2006, a great time for new music.
The album was called We’re Stupid, But We’re Happy (a Los Camp! lyric, though you already know that) and featured some of our favourite bands. The track listing is below. Steve Lamacq made it has album of the week on 6Music and played a track every night. I’ve just been and looked up old reviews of the record, Drowned in Sound gave it 9/10 and said it was essential. Heady days.
1. Los Campesinos! – It Started With A Mixx
2. Former Bullies – You Are Free
3. The Answering Machine – Oh Christina
4. Sky Larkin – Keepsakes
5. The Star Fighter Pilot – Another Penny (feat. Rachael Kichenside)
6. Modernaire – Shall We Disco
7. Ed Cottam – No One Quite Like You
8. The Waverton Collective – Trans Siberian Express
9. My Side of The Mountain – Winter People
10. Sir Yes Sir – OK
11. Air Cav – Alliance
12. The Search Map – You Are The Loops
13. redcarsgofaster – 24 Passes
14. Shut Your Eyes And You’ll Burst Into Flames – Signal Noise
Basically, I was really proud of this record. Still am. It is criminal that I’ve still got copies of it left, so I am putting them on sale here for TWO QUID. Click the button below and I’ll send you one. Simple as that.
Pull Yourself Together Zine 
ooooo save me one and knock it off the tenner? xx Em
Damn, I was offered this FREE not that long ago and forgot to take it home with me. Rookie mistake.
Hey PYT! Nice zine!
If I wanted to send you an album to review how should I go about it?
I’m starting an indie record company you see and the first release is a compilation which will be coming out in around a month. So details on who to send it to etc would be wonderfull.
Thanks!