There are not many teenagers who can claim to get their GCSE results and a number one single in the same week, but that is precisely what happened for the ten piece Walthamstow collective Blazin' Squad...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 34)
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The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 33)
Any doubts at all that the Sugababes' chart topping success with their previous single was a fluke were promptly dispatched with their equally addictive follow up, helmed by the fledging pop team Xenomania...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 32)
Second album time dawned for Coldplay in the summer of 2002 - and they duly proved that they had the legs to become globe straddling, stadium smashing megastars in the process...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 31)
Having turned the public ridicule he faced on the first series of Popstars to triumph on the first Pop Idol, Darius proved he was a winner after all with his self penned chart topping debut single...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 30)
From the moment its iconic piano riff chimed in, the debut single from the classically trained Vanessa Carlton instantly announced itself as an example of early 00s pop at its finest...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 29)
Hailing from the same Murder Inc hip hop stable as Ja Rule, Ashanti quickly established herself as a force to be reckoned with on the US R&B scene with her debut album and single...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 28)
In the race to releasing original material after Pop Idol, Gareth Gates was first to pole position with his second number one, with a song whose subject matter proved oddly prophetic in the year that followed...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 27)
Red Hot Chili Peppers had always been one of the more interesting propositions of US rock, but unexpectedly crossed over to an even bigger audience with their By The Way album...
Through Cinderella’s Eyes: revisiting the solo ventures of Nicola Roberts
Now here's the thing. Back at the start of last year, when I was writing a bit more regularly on this blog and before real life intervened, I had always earmarked this particular post for the end of September 2021. Sadly of course, given what happened in that month relating to the lady I'm writing … Continue reading Through Cinderella’s Eyes: revisiting the solo ventures of Nicola Roberts
Thoughts on Kate Bush reaching number one with “Running Up That Hill”
Common consensus nowadays - or rather, that of social media algorithms - would have you believe the view that the world is a totally bad place; that all is corrupt, there is no hope for us and that we're all destined for impending doom by some darker means.But then, you see those glimmers of hope, … Continue reading Thoughts on Kate Bush reaching number one with “Running Up That Hill”
The Niche Reference 