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#BlastfromthePast: The Girl Groups That Pop Forgot

Aug 18, 2018Oct 6, 2018 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

You may notice that there's a bit of a girl power theme to some of the blogs this weekend, viewers. You'll find out why in the case of tomorrow's blog, but for this week's #BlastfromthePast, it's a six times whammy of it. For every Spice Girls or Little Mix, for every Girls Aloud or The … Continue reading #BlastfromthePast: The Girl Groups That Pop Forgot

Protected: #ThrowbackTunesday: Episode 30

Aug 14, 2018Sep 3, 2022 ~ Alex the Pensmith

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Protected: #ThrowbackTunesday: Episode 29

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

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Protected: #ThrowbackTunesday: Episode 28

Jul 31, 2018Sep 3, 2022 ~ Alex the Pensmith

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Protected: #ThrowbackTunesday: Episode 27

Jul 24, 2018Sep 3, 2022 ~ Alex the Pensmith

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Now That’s What I Call Lost Gems!

Jul 22, 2018Jul 30, 2018 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

This week is by all accounts a historic week of celebration for an institution of British pop music, as on Friday just gone, the 100th edition of the legendary compilation series Now That's What I Call Music was released. Spanning over 35 years, and having included over 600 number one hits across four decades, we've … Continue reading Now That’s What I Call Lost Gems!

#BlastfromthePast: Changing Rooms

Jul 21, 2018Aug 25, 2024 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

It's another televisual #BlastfromthePast we're offering up for you this week, and one that requires us to set the way back machine to 22 years ago. In a time before Homes Under The Hammer and Grand Designs, came a show that offered up DIY, home improvements - and a hefty amount of MDF and tie-dying … Continue reading #BlastfromthePast: Changing Rooms

Protected: #ThrowbackTunesday: Episode 26

Jul 17, 2018Sep 3, 2022 ~ Alex the Pensmith

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#BlastfromthePast: Lolly

Jul 14, 2018Jul 20, 2018 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

We have someone special to thank for this week's #BlastfromthePast blog. You see, there is a quite brilliant Twitter account we started following a few months ago. I don't doubt that some of you readers of this here blog of a certain age may have already heard of it. In a time when intense online campaigning … Continue reading #BlastfromthePast: Lolly

Protected: #ThrowbackTunesday: Episode 25

Jul 10, 2018Sep 3, 2022 ~ Alex the Pensmith

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