ARTIST: Shakespears Sister SONG: All the Queen's Horses SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? Twice now the unthinkable has happened for pop fans of a certain era in the last couple of years. And both of those unthinkable instances have involved one Siobhan Fahey. After burying the hatchet with her old … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Shakespears Sister – ‘All the Queen’s Horses’
Revisiting the hits and sounds of the UK singles chart 20 years ago, this is The Story of Pop: 1999. This week: the UK's then hottest new dance music genre around makes a triumphant surge to the very top of the chart via a much in demand floorfiller... 1999 undoubtedly saw the rise of one … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 21)
It's 8:30pm on an overcast but pleasant Saturday evening in May on the most south easterly banks of the river Thames in London. And as the house lights dim and the screens flash up, someone looking very much like Olly Murs is trying (and thus far failing) to get past security and into the O2 … Continue reading #CrazyStupidGig: Olly Murs (@ollyofficial), All the Hits Tour (London, O2 Arena, 18th May 2019)
ARTIST: Paige Cavell SONG: Predators and Monsters SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? It's not unfair to say that opinion has been sharply divided in the pop debating chamber in recent months. Chiefly, have pop production titans Xenomania still got it? Case for the prosecution lies with Brian Higgins and co's … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Paige Cavell – ‘Predators and Monsters’
It's Thursday, and time once again to throw back to the final year of pop gloriousness in the 20th century with The Story of Pop: 1999. A question for you this week: what was the biggest selling single of the year to not make the top of the chart? Answer... It's not unfair to say … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 20)
Offering up the sights and sounds from the turn of the Millennium hit parade, this is The Story of Pop: 1999. And ladies, you may want to steady yourselves, for this week we have one of the world's biggest boybands of all time... It's only when I come to write a new one of these … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 19)
ARTIST: Crooked Colours feat. Ladyhawke SONG: Never Dance Alone SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? I feel like I should start this blog by saying 'Hello and welcome back to 2008'. Because last week we had Lykke Li popping up on Mark Ronson's new single, and now another of our music … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Crooked Colours feat. Ladyhawke – ‘Never Dance Alone’
Retelling the tales behind some of the biggest UK chart hits of 20 years ago and the stars that made them hits, this is The Story of Pop: 1999. This week: a universally acknowledged turn of the millennium R&B classic from one of the most successful all female groups of all time... If you look … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 18)
ARTIST: Mark Ronson feat. Lykke Li SONG: Late Night Feelings SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? Regular readers of this here blog will know I am a fan of Transatlantic superstar DJ and producer Mark Ronson, albeit in the sense of subscribing to the view that none of his best work … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Mark Ronson feat. Lykke Li – ‘Late Night Feelings’
It's Thursday - although with the four day week it may feel like a Wednesday - meaning it's time to hop aboard our musical time machine of 20 years ago in another edition of The Story of Pop: 1999. This week: one of the biggest pop rock bands to come out of Scotland launch the … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 17)
