It's time once again to head back two whole decades to a different time in pop music, as we bring you another installment of The Story of Pop: 1999. And you won't believe who's next for us to cover in the story... Since he got his breakthrough producing Madonna's 1990 hit 'Justify My Love', soul/funk/rock … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 7)
Wondering what's good to watch with your feet up tonight? Then you need #CatchupRoundup - our weekly guide for you of the best programmes to find on the on demand services this week hand picked so you don't have to seek them out yourself. Let's see what the choices are this week... PHIL SPENCER'S STATELY … Continue reading #CatchupRoundup (12/02/2019)
Happy new week people! The sun is shining, and spring suddenly feels like it's that little bit closer. So what better way to start your day than with #TweetHeeHee - our weekly round up of all the funniest bits from our social media travels in the last seven days... DOGGY PARTON: WORK CANINE TO FIVE … Continue reading #TweetHeeHee (11/02/2019)
It's Thursday, and time once again for another slice of retro chart pop action from twenty years ago, with The Story of Pop: 1999. This week's song comes from a band who made an unexpected comeback in style - let's see who they are and the chart topper that did it for them... Fronted by … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 6)
There are some utterly delicious moments in the human experience that can't quite be accounted for in words alone: bare feet sinking into gloriously soft shagpile carpet, the smell of bacon frying on a Sunday morning, and the sound of your favourite band or artist releasing the album they were born to make. It's the … Continue reading #CrazyStupidAlbum: Busted (@Busted) – ‘Half Way There’
ARTIST: mate SONG: Myself SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? If you're looking at the cover art for this week's #SongoftheWeek, and thinking 'Hang on a minute, isn't that...?' then yes, you'd be correct in thinking that mate is actually a pseudonym for one time Loveable Rogue now solo artist and … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: mate – ‘Myself’
It's Thursday afternoon, meaning it's time to bring you yet another veritable musical smorgasbord from the year where we bade the 20th century farewell - this is The Story of Pop: 1999. And here comes the story of yet another huge hit from 1999... Boston based DJ, remixer and producer Armand Van Helden was a … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 5)
Time once again to bring you some more uplifting and inspiring stories from around the world from the last seven days in this week's edition of The Good News Week. It's a bit of an environment themed edition this week as you'll see from the stories we've picked out for you. I am pleased that … Continue reading The Good News Week (30/01/2019)
If you're needing to cosy up and hunker down away from the wintry weather tonight, then we've got the perfect televisual accompaniment for you, with this week's #CatchupRoundup. So go get a nice blanket and your hot drink of choice whilst we recommend our picks for this week from the on demand services... LADYBIRD BOOKS: … Continue reading #CatchupRoundup (29/01/2019)
ARTIST: Unperfect SONG: Gots To Give The Girl SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? You know it's a good time for pop music when you've got more than one girl group on the go. So no sooner have Four of Diamonds offered up a blinding new single, then Brian Higgins, the … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Unperfect – ‘Gots To Give The Girl’
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