ARTIST: Julia Michaels feat. Niall Horan SONG: What A Time SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? After the 'Issues' songstress joined Mullingar's finest as the opening act on the UK and Europe leg of his world tour last year, it was perhaps a little inevitable that they would end up working … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Julia Michaels feat. Niall Horan – ‘What A Time’
Needing to cosy in with some good new stuff on the box tonight? Look no further and get yourself comfy, as we bring you #CatchupRoundup, our weekly look at some of the best new shows the on demand services have to offer... FLAT PACK POP: SWEDEN'S MUSIC MIRACLE (BBC iPlayer) Question: what do Ace of … Continue reading #CatchupRoundup (19/02/2019)
ARTIST: Jack & Jack SONG: Daydreaming SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? I fully anticipate that my traffic for this week's #SongoftheWeek blog is going to be abnormally higher - chiefly because of the two young rapscallions behind it. But first the facts. Pop's not had a proper duo since the … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Jack & Jack – ‘Daydreaming’
It's time once again to head back two whole decades to a different time in pop music, as we bring you another installment of The Story of Pop: 1999. And you won't believe who's next for us to cover in the story... Since he got his breakthrough producing Madonna's 1990 hit 'Justify My Love', soul/funk/rock … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 7)
Wondering what's good to watch with your feet up tonight? Then you need #CatchupRoundup - our weekly guide for you of the best programmes to find on the on demand services this week hand picked so you don't have to seek them out yourself. Let's see what the choices are this week... PHIL SPENCER'S STATELY … Continue reading #CatchupRoundup (12/02/2019)
There are some utterly delicious moments in the human experience that can't quite be accounted for in words alone: bare feet sinking into gloriously soft shagpile carpet, the smell of bacon frying on a Sunday morning, and the sound of your favourite band or artist releasing the album they were born to make. It's the … Continue reading #CrazyStupidAlbum: Busted (@Busted) – ‘Half Way There’
ARTIST: mate SONG: Myself SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? If you're looking at the cover art for this week's #SongoftheWeek, and thinking 'Hang on a minute, isn't that...?' then yes, you'd be correct in thinking that mate is actually a pseudonym for one time Loveable Rogue now solo artist and … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: mate – ‘Myself’
If you're needing to cosy up and hunker down away from the wintry weather tonight, then we've got the perfect televisual accompaniment for you, with this week's #CatchupRoundup. So go get a nice blanket and your hot drink of choice whilst we recommend our picks for this week from the on demand services... LADYBIRD BOOKS: … Continue reading #CatchupRoundup (29/01/2019)
ARTIST: Unperfect SONG: Gots To Give The Girl SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? You know it's a good time for pop music when you've got more than one girl group on the go. So no sooner have Four of Diamonds offered up a blinding new single, then Brian Higgins, the … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Unperfect – ‘Gots To Give The Girl’
ARTIST: Four of Diamonds SONG: Blind SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? When we last had the Four of Diamonds girls as our #SongoftheWeek back in June last year with their still brilliant debut 'Name On It', we mentioned they were our new favourite girl group. Fast forward six months and … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Four of Diamonds – ‘Blind’
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