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)
ARTIST: The Veronicas SONG: Think of Me SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? Cast your minds back if you will, to 10 years ago. Remember 'Untouched', the barnstorming electro rock masterpiece from sisterly Aussie duo The Veronicas? It was absolutely huge that spring, peaking inside the UK top 10 and achieved … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: The Veronicas – ‘Think of Me’
This is The Story of Pop: 1999, our weekly series that transports you back two decades ago to the movers and shakers in the UK charts from the last year of the 20th century. If it was big in 1999, we'll be featuring it here. This week: we revisit one of the year's biggest floor … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 16)
The covers album seems to be that most frequent hot potato to bash where pop music is concerned. Somehow, years of elitist rock critics have had open season, pouring scorn on such releases for being a mark of coasting on a 'safe' or more commercial banker at the expense of being 'cooler' or more worthy … Continue reading #CrazyStupidAlbum: Emma Bunton (@EmmaBunton) – ‘My Happy Place’
With the Easter weekend only days away, and the spring weather coming into bloom, only one thing could make your new week even better - some top quality laughs found on our social media travels in the last seven days. This is #TweetHeeHee... PINGU: THE DARK YEARS Well, I suppose we've all had a goth … Continue reading #TweetHeeHee (15/04/2019)
So six episodes later, we find ourselves at the end of another series of Derry Girls. And if you thought last week's episode was a rollercoaster and a half, wait until you see what this week's end of series hurrah holds in store - oh, and read on for a special announcement from our sponsors...* … Continue reading #CrazyStupidTV: Derry Girls – 2×06: ‘The President’
Revisiting the UK chart hits from the year Jamie Oliver made his TV debut in The Naked Chef, and when Zoe Ball got engaged to a certain Mr Fatboy Slim, this is The Story of Pop: 1999. This week - a former resident of Britain's most famous town square bursts the soap bubble and pops … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 15)
Needing a little midweek reminder that the world is a good place despite all the confusion and unrest? Then you need to take a look at three stories in the news that show just that with The Good News Week. If you enjoy the stories we've found this week, let us know - remember this … Continue reading The Good News Week (10/04/2019)
How's about you? With the series finale less than a week away, we turn our attention to giving the craic on what happened on the penultimate episode of this series of Derry Girls, which as you'll see, quite frankly could have been a finale episode itself. You'll see what we mean as we go on... … Continue reading #CrazyStupidTV: Derry Girls – 2×05: ‘The Prom’
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