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Pop Essays #38: Texas, ‘I’ll See It Through’

Mar 14, 2024Apr 26, 2024 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Texas appeared on the soundtrack to the Richard Curtis blockbuster Love Actually in 2003 - something most people have forgotten until now.

Album Review: Texas – ‘Hi’

May 31, 2021May 31, 2021 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

This album wasn't actually supposed to happen at all. In the press and interviews for Hi, the tenth studio album from Texas, Sharleen Spiteri has said that they were actually working on an entirely different project; namely, the 30th anniversary of their debut album Southside from 1989. In the process, herself and songwriting partner Johnny … Continue reading Album Review: Texas – ‘Hi’

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 17)

Apr 25, 2019Apr 29, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

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)

Protected: #ThrowbackTunesday: Episode 25

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

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