The Story of Pop: 2000. Our weekly look back at all the big hits from the turn of the millennium now enters its third month - and first chapter in double figures, as this week we revisit an absolute boyband classic... It is safe to say that at the turn of the millennium, the world … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 10)
ARTIST: Celeste SONG: Stop This Flame SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? If you want an example of the overnight success that took several years, then Celeste is most certainly it. First signed to Lily Allen's record label almost four years ago, she has now progressed to her first major label … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Celeste – ‘Stop This Flame’
Bringing you even more of the sights and sounds of the UK charts from the turn of the millennium, this is The Story of Pop: 2000. This week - the follow-up to one of the biggest UK garage tracks of all time... The success of Artful Dodger's 'Re-Rewind (The Crowd Say 'Bo Selecta)' had been … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 9)
It's official: JLS are - to use the Smash Hits term - BACK! BACK! BACK! Following on - we would like to think - from our retrospective piece we did for the 10th anniversary of their debut album last November, Oritsé, Aston, Marvin and JB finally settled months of speculation last week, and announced details … Continue reading Our definitive ranking of all of JLS’ singles.
ARTIST: Jordan Mackampa SONG: Magic SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? Jordan Mackampa is one of those rare artists that comes along every so often, who you can't place to any one specific time, as they have such a timeless sound from the off. After releasing two EPs that have amassed … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Jordan Mackampa – ‘Magic’
Welcome one and all to this week's installment of The Story of Pop: 2000, as we continue our look back, week by week, of the runners and riders - and all the big hits - from the UK charts of two decades ago. This week: one of the Nineties' foremost girl groups return with that … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 8)
It's midday on Thursday, and time once again to take a look back at the movers and shakers in the UK hit parade of two whole decades ago, in The Story of Pop: 2000. This week: one of the 90s' biggest Britpop acts make a - slightly underwhelming - return to the top after a … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 7)
Bringing you the hits from the year that Big Brother started watching its first set of housemates on Channel 4, and when the Ford Mondeo ruled the roads, this is The Story of Pop: 2000. This week: the only top 10 hit from one of that year's most notorious new pop acts... 2000 was the … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 6)
ARTIST: Planet 1999 SONG: Party SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? How very annoying. We finish up writing a series of blogs about pop music from 1999, then a brand new pop act comes along named after that very fine year. Still, we'll forgive Planet 1999 for their tardiness. The French … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Planet 1999 – ‘Party’
The Story of Pop: 2000. It's our series of posts, week by week, where we retell the story behind the biggest hits in the UK charts from two whole decades ago. This week: our first chart topper of the series from a lady who returned there seven years after her first visit... Cast your minds … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 5)
