It's official. We have a new comedy love in our life, and it's an absolute beauty of a show all the way from Derry. Or, as nominal lead protagonist, 15 year old Erin Quinn puts it in the opening episode of Channel 4's surprise new sitcom smash of this year, 'Londonderry, depending on your persuasion'. … Continue reading #CrazyStupidTV: Derry Girls (Channel 4, 8th February)
ARTIST: Rak-Su SONG: Touché SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? You've got to hand it to the Rak-Su lads, for they are nothing less then men of their word. After storming to victory on last year's series of The X Factor, today the Watford based boyband follow up the number 2 … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Rak-Su – ‘Touché’
ARTIST: Nadine Coyle SONG: Girls on Fire SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? Next month will be five years since Girls Aloud - but let's be honest, mainly Cheryl, Kimberley and Nicola - finished their 10th anniversary tour, and then promptly split up one of British pop's greatest acts of a … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Nadine Coyle – ‘Girls on Fire’
There is a question that has been on the lips of many for the last three years. Namely: just how has Craig David managed to pull off the comeback he has when, back at the start of this decade, labelless and living out in Miami, it appeared to be all but over? The present writer … Continue reading #CrazyStupidAlbum: Craig David – ‘The Time Is Now’
ARTIST: Kylie Minogue SONG: Dancing SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? We'll not lie here. We love Kylie Minogue. Have done for a while. But her 2015 'Christmas' album aside (a festive release, and thus immune from our usual critical approach, but a great album regardless), Kylie's last decent normal studio … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Kylie Minogue – ‘Dancing’
ARTIST: Gavin James SONG: Hearts On Fire SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? Rare is the time these days when I introduce a brand new talent as the artist behind my #SongoftheWeek. So by proxy, that makes this week's song a little bit more special than usual. Regardless, Dublin born singer … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Gavin James – ‘Hearts On Fire’
There's several bits of telly that were on over Christmas that we have to talk about over the coming week, simply because of how brilliant they were. First of which was this show on BBC Two, all of two weeks ago. It's now 25 years since Jennifer Saunders' wonderful sitcom creation Absolutely Fabulous first aired … Continue reading #CrazyStupidTV: Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers (BBC Two, 21st December)
It's time to welcome back an old friend to the blog after the festive break as #SongoftheWeek returns for 2018! And we've got a corker for our very first one this year... ARTIST: Craig David feat. Bastille SONG: I Know You SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? OK, so this song came out … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Craig David feat. Bastille – ‘I Know You’
Hello one, hello all! Those of you who came a-scampering here on Saturday and Sunday night for this week's #StrictlyLiveBlogging may have been left a little disappointed - it was, after all, the semi final of the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing - which means it is now Final-T1. Alas, having felt quite ill all week with … Continue reading #StrictlyLiveBlogging Week 13: Semi Final Review
It's been a heck of a year for Giovanna Fletcher - and indeed, since we last reviewed a new book of hers. Not content with topping the bestsellers list in February with Happy Mum, Happy Baby, her frank, moving but funny account of her experiences of motherhood to date, she's trekked across Oman for the … Continue reading #CrazyStupidBook: Giovanna Fletcher – ‘Some Kind of Wonderful’
