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Pop Essays #47: Stephen Gately, ‘New Beginning’

Jun 6, 2024Mar 29, 2025 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

With Boyzone on hiatus, it was time for a fresh chapter for Stephen Gately - in more ways than one - with the launch of his solo career...

The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 32)

Aug 10, 2023Apr 28, 2024 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

For all their adulation and avid fanbase, Boyzone still lacked a huge selling crossover single. That was until Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber entered the equation...

The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 19)

May 12, 2022Nov 3, 2024 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Tapping into the modern America country song book was continuing to pay dividends for Ronan Keating, as he launched his second solo album Destination with another number one...

The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 29)

Jul 16, 2020Jul 10, 2025 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ 3 Comments

Time once again to bring you another slice of the delectable chart pop cake that was the new millennium with this week's edition of The Story of Pop: 2000. So buckle up and get onto the rollercoaster that was about to take off for the leading man from Ireland's biggest boyband of the 90s... Though … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 29)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 31)

Aug 1, 2019Aug 6, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ 1 Comment

Taking you back to the sights and sounds of a time when a fresh faced Dermot O'Leary hosted T4 on Sunday mornings, when the London Eye was erected on the South Bank and when twittering was a noise that birds made, this is The Story of Pop: 1999. This week: the first member of one … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 31)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 10)

Mar 7, 2019Mar 13, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Welcome to another installment of The Story of Pop: 1999, our weekly look back to the UK chart hits of 20 years ago. And it seems quite fitting that this week, with Red Nose Day for Comic Relief just around the corner again next Friday, that we profile one of its former fundraising hits... It … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 10)

Protected: #ThrowbackTunesday: Episode 29

Aug 7, 2018Sep 3, 2022 ~ Alex the Pensmith

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