Seeing Double, S Club's debut and only big screen jaunt, may have been marred in its execution, but one of its songs proved they were still at the top of their game musically prior to their split...
Pop Essays #56: S Club, ‘Who Do You Think You Are’
Category: 2002
Pop Essays #39: allSTARS*, ‘Love Is’
The stars of CITV's STARStreet might have laboured in their peers' shadow, but could a Lamont Dozier co-write have turned it around?
Nicole and Natalie: from All Saints to Appleton – ‘Everything’s Eventual’ at 20
WRITER'S NOTE: This is a new version of a blog I first wrote back in 2018 for the 15th anniversary of the Everything's Eventual album, now updated for its 20th anniversary and new release on vinyl. I've spoken many a time before on the blog about life after hugely successful pop bands - solo efforts … Continue reading Nicole and Natalie: from All Saints to Appleton – ‘Everything’s Eventual’ at 20
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Bonus Tracks)
Before we bade farewell to 2002 one last time (in blog post form that is), we have one more treat for you. If you've read and followed the 1999 or 2000 series then you'll know all about our Bonus Tracks. By way of thank you for reading along, it's a blog, Spotify playlist and videos … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2002 (Bonus Tracks)
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 51)
With Popstars: The Rivals, the stakes were upped as two new bands went head-to-head for the Christmas number one, and for Girls Aloud, it was "Buy Girls, Bye Boys" with a redefining 00s chart banger that got them there...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 50)
Blue had already cemented themselves as the UK's biggest boyband of the moment, but teaming up with the legendary Sir Elton John underlined the crossover they had successfully achieved...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 49)
Making his movie debut as a struggling rapper in the Oscar nominated 8 Mile also provided Eminem with one of his biggest hits and a fourth UK chart topper to boot...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 48)
Daniel Bedingfield had made his name embracing the tail end of UK garage - which is what made the success of his biggest single, a soaring ballad, all the more surprising...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 47)
In the face of intense press coverage and speculation about her personal life, Jennifer Lopez answered back to her critics through her music, proving that deep down, she was still the girl from the Bronx...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 46)
On her second album Stripped, Christina Aguilera sought to shed the teen pop image that she made her name with for something a little more raw, debauched and raunchy...
The Niche Reference 