ARTIST: Westlife SONG: Hello My Love SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? I have to come clean here: if you'd told 9 year old me back in 1999 that I'd be awarding the best new surefire hit of the week to a Westlife song, he would probably be screaming at the … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Westlife – ‘Hello My Love’
We continue on with the second installment of our brand new retrospective music series here on the blog now, as we tell you the story of the UK's pop charts back in 1999. And it's time for another chart topper this week... Brighton born Norman Cook was no stranger to the UK charts, even twenty … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 2)
Happy hump day, and welcome to this week's edition of The Good News Week! If you missed the start of this last week, this is our weekly spot on the blog where we bring you the positive and inspiring stories that have been in the news in the last seven days. SUPER POWERED PICTURE BOOK … Continue reading The Good News Week (09/01/2019)
Looking for something to watch tonight but not sure where to start? Then never fear, for we have the perfect guide for you as we bring back #CatchupRoundup, your weekly guide to the best shows on the on demand service hand picked by us. There's something for everyone, so go get yourself comfy in front … Continue reading #CatchupRoundup (08/01/2019)
Feeling a bit down on the first working Monday of 2019? No need to be - not when we're here to bring the giggles for you with the first installment of the year for #TweetHeeHee, our weekly round up of all the funniest bits from our social media travels in the last seven days. So … Continue reading #TweetHeeHee (07/01/2019)
ARTIST: Aston Merrygold SONG: Poison Ivy SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? When we last wrote about Aston Merrygold, it was November 2017, when he'd suffered the injustice of being booted out half way through that year's series of BBC celebrity ballroom contest Strictly Come Dancing. (It's still a sore subject … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Aston Merrygold – ‘Poison Ivy’
Welcome to The Story Of Pop: 1999, our new weekly retro series of posts where we rewind the UK charts back to two whole decades ago and tell the story of one of the most brilliant and sometimes bizarre years for the UK charts. Let's begin then, as all good stories start, at Chapter 1... … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 1)
So here comes the first of your brand new series of posts to start 2019 with - this is The Good News Week. Every Wednesday, we bring you our findings from the media in the last week of stories that have made us smile and that we're bringing to you here on the blog to … Continue reading The Good News Week (02/01/2019)
Happy new year! We're back! Welcome to 2019 on the blog. I can't quite believe we're now starting the fifth year of this little corner of the web. Today's first blog of the year is a special one, as we're giving you our guide to our new weekly schedule of posts for 2019 - with … Continue reading New for 2019!
On the eve of their 30th anniversary since formation, I have to say it. Take That are the best boyband ever. Don't agree with me? It's OK, BTS and Phixx fans the land over. I can understand your protestations you're hurling from behind your screens right now. But I must tell you categorically that you … Continue reading Take That are the best boyband ever. Discuss.
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