Friday, 7th August 1987. Los Lobos are at number one in the UK charts with their cover of Ritchie Valens' hit 'La Bamba'. Dynasty and the late Sir Terry Wogan's chat show are on TV that night. Sylvanian Families are the must have toy of the moment. And you, Mairi, my dear sister, are born … Continue reading Three Zero
It's always nice when you get a little thanks of recognition for your what blogs. Which is precisely what we got from one George Ezra for last week's #SongoftheWeek 'pon the Twits. Glad you liked it George if you're reading. It reminded us of when, whilst running an old pop blog of ours a few … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Nerina Pallot – ‘Stay Lucky’
Before we delve into this week's #BlastfromthePast, a little scene setting for you. Cast your minds back to three days ago. Ah, the start of the weekend. And the time for most people to be clocking off and winding down for the week. If viral videos are your thing, chances are you'll have already seen … Continue reading #BlastfromthePast: Sesame Street
Just before we start today's blog - firstly congratulations to The Vamps, holders of last week's #SongoftheWeek as their new album 'Night and Day' did indeed become their first number one album. Congratulations and all that lads. Anyway. Time once again for my weekly piece about a brand new song I have been listening to … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: George Ezra – ‘Don’t Matter Now’
Time for another new weekly feature to the blog. As a lover of all things retro and nostalgic, these new blogs are entitled #BlastfromthePast, and will be showcasing - in some cases introducing to you, the reader - a classic old favourite of mine from music, television, film or books, and having a little catch … Continue reading #BlastfromthePast: Challenge Anneka
Time for a new regular feature on my blog. As I've been somewhat lax in recent months with frequent blogs, and have needed a bit of motivation in myself to get things going again, I thought I would introduce a few new weekly slots on here. The first of which is starting right now. In … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: The Vamps with Martin Jensen – ‘Middle of the Night’
I'm grateful for Victoria Coren Mitchell. The writer and presenter summed up a national mood in a piece she wrote in The Observer this weekend just gone, that I'm sure many writers and bloggers - present writer included - are feeling countrywide at present. Political uncertainty and general turmoil following a snap general election, and a … Continue reading Q: Are there good things in the world to think about?
"I don't even know what the sitcom is, son!" Those were my dad's words when I surprised him with tickets for David Baddiel's latest one man show in London for his birthday a couple of months ago. I had to explain that it wasn't a sitcom we were going to see - hence the title … Continue reading #CrazyStupidComedy: David Baddiel – “My Family: Not the Sitcom” (Playhouse Theatre, London)
Most people who know me know that I love my girl groups. Hell, I even write a weekly column about it for the music website Buzzjack. But one thing I love, perhaps even more so, are the solo ventures of former girl group members. In fact, if I went on Pointless, I can almost guarantee … Continue reading Back to her roots: Una Healy’s found her solo groove
Pop music is a funny old game. One minute, you're top of the charts and all over the radio waves and music video channels. The next, you're in the folder marked 'Where are they now?'. And it only takes you to hear a song from the distant past to sit and work out how long … Continue reading #CrazyStupidPlaylist: 15 Turning 15
The Niche Reference 