It's Thursday, which means it's time for another installment of our new TV blog series #CatchupRoundup. This is our weekly guide that's bringing you the best of the telly on demand so you don't have to sift through it. We've got some corking choices for you as always, so without any further ado, let's get cracking... JOANNA … Continue reading #CatchupRoundup (20th September 2018)
ARTIST: LSD SONG: Thunderclouds SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? The supergroup. It's not a concept that happens that often in pop. Rarer still are the ones that are actually quite good. So LSD - a supergroup consisting of Labrinth, Sia and Diplo - are really quite an exciting prospect indeed. … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: LSD – ‘Thunderclouds’
Time for a new series to the blog now. Do you ever find there's not enough time to catch up on all the brilliant TV that's out there? Well consider your FOMO eradicated, for that's where we come in with #CatchupRoundup. Every Thursday, we'll be offering you our top picks from the on demand services … Continue reading #CatchupRoundup (13th September 2018)
That there Dermot O'Leary has got his fingers in a few televisual pies at the moment. But perhaps the best of all is a brand new music show exclusive to BBC iPlayer that Marks Tey's first son is hosting that we are rather excited about indeed. 'Reel Stories' sees Dermot with a special musical guest/icon … Continue reading #CrazyStupidTV: Reel Stories (BBC iPlayer, 31st August)
ARTIST: Andy Brown SONG: About Last Night SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? When we last left the Andy Brown solo story on this blog it was November last year, when 'Landslide', his debut single and duet with Chrissie Rhodes from The Shires was our #SongoftheWeek. A couple more excellent singles have … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Andy Brown – ‘About Last Night’
ARTIST: KT Tunstall SONG: The River SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? We have to come clean a little bit here, viewers. The last time we bought a new release by award winning singer-songwriter KT Tunstall was well over 10 years ago. That release being her second album from 2007, 'Drastic … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: KT Tunstall – ‘The River’
ARTIST: Sophie Ellis-Bextor SONG: Love Is You SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? Here's something to make pop followers of my age (and older) realise how much time has elapsed. This year is 20 years since pop's very own cool English rose Sophie Ellis-Bextor made her first post-Britpop manoeuvres in short-lived … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Sophie Ellis-Bextor – ‘Love Is You’
ARTIST: Ward Thomas SONG: Lie Like Me SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? It was only a matter of time before it happened, but UK country's finest sisterly duo Ward Thomas have taken on quite a topical subject matter for their brilliant first single off their forthcoming third album. A scathing, … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Ward Thomas – ‘Lie Like Me’
If 'Red Flag', 2016's superb renaissance album (we don't like saying comeback, it doesn't seem right in this context) was the sound of All Saints rediscovering their musical identity, then 'Testament', its follow up, is almost certainly the sound of them taking that rediscovered, timeless sound, and running full tilt with it. Although even 'full … Continue reading #CrazyStupidAlbum: All Saints – ‘Testament’
ARTIST: Now United SONG: Summer In The City SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? Boybands and girl groups are frequent fixtures of the charts. But mixed gender pop groups are a bit like buses. How so, I hear you ask? Because you wait for one, and then along comes one with … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Now United – ‘Summer In The City’
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