How has the pop music world responded to the horrific terrorist attacks in London? Well, it hasn’t, really, at least not beyond the predictable canceling and rescheduling of concerts. But isn’t pop’s refusal to be kept down by world events part of its purpose? “For all the high moral ground staked out at Live8, sometimes pop has to do exactly what it says on the tin and add a little fizz to our lives. In the wake of tragedy, Charlotte Church singing about being a Crazy Chick can seem at best an irrelevance, at worst a trivial distraction, but people don’t just listen to music to salve their souls and ease their consciences. Pop is there to raise a smile, to give us something to dance to, to help people forget their troubles.”