Offering up the sights and sounds from the turn of the Millennium hit parade, this is The Story of Pop: 1999. And ladies, you may want to steady yourselves, for this week we have one of the world's biggest boybands of all time... It's only when I come to write a new one of these … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 19)
Sometimes the world can be a confusing, scary and upsetting place, but there's always good people out there doing amazing things and making headlines in the process - and we bring another three of them to you here with this week's installment of The Good News Week. If you enjoy the stories we've found this … Continue reading The Good News Week (08/05/2019)
ARTIST: Crooked Colours feat. Ladyhawke SONG: Never Dance Alone SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? I feel like I should start this blog by saying 'Hello and welcome back to 2008'. Because last week we had Lykke Li popping up on Mark Ronson's new single, and now another of our music … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Crooked Colours feat. Ladyhawke – ‘Never Dance Alone’
Retelling the tales behind some of the biggest UK chart hits of 20 years ago and the stars that made them hits, this is The Story of Pop: 1999. This week: a universally acknowledged turn of the millennium R&B classic from one of the most successful all female groups of all time... If you look … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 18)
It's Monday, it's almost a new month, and even if the sun's not shining where you are, we're about to bring you laughs aplenty to start your week with our round up of all the funniest bits from our social media travels in the last seven days - this is #TweetHeeHee... THINK YOU'RE THE ONLY … Continue reading #TweetHeeHee (29/04/2019)
ARTIST: Mark Ronson feat. Lykke Li SONG: Late Night Feelings SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? Regular readers of this here blog will know I am a fan of Transatlantic superstar DJ and producer Mark Ronson, albeit in the sense of subscribing to the view that none of his best work … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Mark Ronson feat. Lykke Li – ‘Late Night Feelings’
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)
It's time to take another look at some of the uplifting and inspiring stories making the headlines as we bring you this week's installment of The Good News Week. If you enjoy the stories we've found this week, let us know - remember this is a place for you to share any good news you … Continue reading The Good News Week (24/04/2019)
We have a small confession to make, dear readers. Regular viewers of our retro pop series of posts titled The Story of Pop: 1999 (back this Thursday at midday as always) will remember we featured a lovely if lesser recalled top 10 hit from Catatonia two weeks ago. The reason for this might have seemed … Continue reading ‘Thank ABBA for the Music’ at 20: a defining pop moment of 1999
Happy Easter one and all! Hope you're enjoying the lovely weather and long Bank Holiday weekend. We couldn't pass up an opportunity to bring you some laughs today, so if you're fancying a small break from the mini eggs and hot cross buns in the form of some social media hilarities, then you're in the … Continue reading #TweetHeeHee (Easter Special 2019)
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