Welcome to the start of a new week, and indeed another installment of our new blog series for Mondays, #PositiveInstagramPeople. This is our weekly slot where we shine light on an amazing social media account to follow that's bringing something positive, uplifting or inspiring to other's feeds. The feedback we had from last week's launch … Continue reading #PositiveInstagramPeople (14/09/2020)
The Story of Pop: 2000. It's our weekly retelling of the stories behind the UK chart hits from the first year of the 21st century. This week - another huge dance anthem of Y2K, and an amusing anecdote about me starting school... The collective name for producer Romain Tranchart and vocalist Yann Degastnol, French filter … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 37)
Well a hearty hello and happy Monday to you all. It feels like it's been a while since I started a blog along those lines. But regardless of what your current situation is in these strange times for us all, which for many is sort of a halfway house between what was and what is, … Continue reading #PositiveInstagramPeople (07/09/2020)
It's Thursday, and midday, and time once again for another revisitation of another poptastic nugget of the UK singles chart from Y2K with The Story of Pop: 2000. This week: one of the 00s biggest boybands cover an 80s classic and claim their first chart topper... Founded by the same management team behind Steps, A1 … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 36)
Uncovering the tales behind the hits of the UK charts from the turn of a new millennium, every Thursday at midday, this is The Story of Pop: 2000. This week: a landmark chart topper for the Queen of pop... 1998 had undoubtedly been the start of Madonna's second coming. After spending the majority of the … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 35)
Revisiting all the biggest hits and hitmakers of the UK charts from twenty years ago, as we do every Thursday at midday, this is The Story of Pop: 2000. And when we say we've got two songs to cover this week, you know it's going to be an epic entry. Brace yourselves as we cast … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 34)
Like everything else that is occurring in the world at the moment, young people are receiving their GCSE results, A Level results or degrees in the next few weeks without the usual signifiers of mid-August to mark such an occasion. The stock local newspaper photo of blonde A graders jumping for joy, results paper clung … Continue reading Advice I’d give to my 2012 self.
The Story of Pop: 2000. It's our weekly retelling of all the stars, hits and happenings of the UK singles chart from exactly two whole decades ago, packaged up in blog, video and Spotify playlist form. This week: our second appearance of the series from a newly solo Sporty Spice... Not many are the artists … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 33)
If you're after another visit in our pop Tardis back to a year of multiple chart toppers, UK garage and pure pop ruling the waves, then buckle in, because we're about to supply it right now with another instalment of The Story of Pop: 2000. This week: a controversial chart topper from Britain's biggest solo … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 32)
The Story of Pop: 2000. It's our weekly retelling of the hits that burned up the UK singles chart two whole decades ago, every Thursday at midday. This week: a taste of Finnish techno rap drum'n'bass (you'll see what we mean)... Consisting of rapper B.O.Dubb and producer Jaakko "JS16" Salovaara, Finland's Bomfunk MCs first came … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 31)
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