Undeterred by their "Flopstars" label after missing out on a place in Hear'Say, Liberty X proved to be the true winners in the long run with their iconic BRIT Award winning number one smash...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 20)
#CrazyStupidTV: Derry Girls – 3×05: ‘The Reunion’
Deary me we've got to the penultimate episode of the last ever series already? Better catch ourselves on then gang...And we open on the unusual sight of Aunt Sarah reading this week. Even more unusually: reading about the Russian Revolution... Da Gerry is of course questioning this. I mean Ma Mary reading Wuthering Heights in … Continue reading #CrazyStupidTV: Derry Girls – 3×05: ‘The Reunion’
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 19)
Tapping into the modern America country song book was continuing to pay dividends for Ronan Keating, as he launched his second solo album Destination with another number one...
#CrazyStupidTV: Derry Girls – 3×04: ‘The Haunting’
Now, it's a bit of a rule of thumb that if an episode of Derry Girls opens on a panning shot of the school badge for Our Lady Immaculate College, then that usually means one of two things; an assembly of some description, or an assembly where Jenny Joyce is singing.It is with this expectation … Continue reading #CrazyStupidTV: Derry Girls – 3×04: ‘The Haunting’
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 18)
The path from soap to pop was a well trodden one, but with a rewritten cover of a Turkish hit from Tarkan and a racy new image, Holly Valance successfully crossed over from Ramsay Street to the top of the charts...
#CrazyStupidTV: Derry Girls – 3×03: ‘Stranger On A Train’
Before we begin this week... There's an announcement of sorts. Far from being half way to the end of this current series and thus to the end of Derry Girls entirely, turns out that actually... https://twitter.com/BritishComedy/status/1520081753347612679?t=i4hP9HhbCZzMroGS0VARaQ&s=19 Well that's good craic, isn't it?And now for this week's episode. All aboard...It would appear the Quinns are off … Continue reading #CrazyStupidTV: Derry Girls – 3×03: ‘Stranger On A Train’
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 17)
On a new label and with a brand new lineup, Sugababes not only bought the mashup to the mainstream but also delivered one of the year's most redefining pop smashes courtesy of a Gary Numan sample and lyrics from Adina Howard...
#CrazyStupidTV: Derry Girls – 3×02: ‘The Affair’
Now, it's been a while since we've been able to say that a Derry Girls episode combines a Ma Mary-centric storyline, complete with all the 90s references and some absolutely iconic one liners. But for this week's episode, we got hooked up and then some. And on with the show... We open at the Quinn … Continue reading #CrazyStupidTV: Derry Girls – 3×02: ‘The Affair’
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 16)
Although no longer at the apex of their mega stardom from the 90s, when Oasis returned with a brand new album, it was still guaranteed to be a big success, as Heathen Chemistry proved...
#CrazyStupidTV: Derry Girls – 3×01: ‘The Night Before’
Well, it's been about three years longer than any of us anticipated back in 2019. But finally, we can, with wild abandon, say "Slainté motherf***ers", as our Channel 4 sitcom faves Derry Girls returned this week for their third - and sadly, final - series. And so too, have our week-by-week reviews of the show. … Continue reading #CrazyStupidTV: Derry Girls – 3×01: ‘The Night Before’
The Niche Reference 