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The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 34)

Aug 22, 2019Aug 28, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

If you're fancying yourself a trip back in time to a musical year of greatness and the biggest hits from that year, you've come to the right place - cause this is The Story of Pop: 1999. This week: we meet our first solo Spice Girl of this series with a Spanish influenced summer pop … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 34)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 33)

Aug 15, 2019May 7, 2024 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

This is The Story of Pop: 1999. Every Thursday, it's your trip back in time to the UK chart movers and shakers from twenty years ago. This week: a one hit wonder from Canada that charted twice before becoming a late summer time smash... Formed in 1994, and taking their name from the Swedish liqueur … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 33)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 32)

Aug 8, 2019Aug 14, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Deconstructing the sights and sounds of the UK charts twenty years ago, this is our weekly series of posts we like to call The Story of Pop: 1999. This week: a fledgling Scottish indie rock act make the grade to the big leagues via an iconic Glastonbury performance... Some bands and artists really are the … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 32)

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 30)

Jul 25, 2019Jul 25, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

It's Thursday, it's midday, and time to once again hop aboard the pop musical tardis that is The Story of Pop: 1999. This week: the summer bangers of 20 years ago continue apace with one of the biggest dance hits of the year... As 1998 had been a good year to be from Ireland, 1999 … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 30)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 29)

Jul 18, 2019Jul 23, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

The Story of Pop: 1999. It's the story of the UK charts, the hits that were in them and the artists that made them hits two whole decades ago. This week - another turn of the millennium R&B classic from the girl group that gave the world one of its biggest female solo superstars.... It's … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 29)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 28)

Jul 11, 2019Jul 15, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Taking a musical trip back in time to the stars and sounds of two whole decades ago, this is The Story of Pop: 1999. This week: the UK's first ever chart topper from Puerto Rico, via a man who ushered in the big summer craze of that year... Ask the person on the street of … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 28)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 27)

Jul 4, 2019Jul 4, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

The Story of Pop: 1999. It's the series, week by week, that chronicles the UK chart movers and shakers of a year that saw American Beauty and The Sixth Sense hit cinema screens, and Will and Grace aired on TV for the first time. This week: a burgeoning Hollywood screen starlet shakes her stuff to … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 27)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 26)

Jun 27, 2019Jul 2, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

It's Thursday, it's midday, so we reckon it's about time we went back to the sounds and sights of the top end of the UK charts from twenty years ago - yes, it's The Story of Pop: 1999. We've now hit the halfway mark on this series can you believe? And as the sun shines … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 26)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 25)

Jun 20, 2019Jun 29, 2020 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ 1 Comment

This is The Story of Pop: 1999. It's the story, week by week, of the hitmakers of two whole decades ago, and the smash hit songs they took to the top end of the UK charts. This week: one of the year's biggest selling singles acts boom their way to their first ever number one … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 25)

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