Better late than never, here is my review of Pop T4 On The Beach from last Sunday. Kaiser ChiefsThey sang Every Day I Love You Less And Less and I Predict A Riot (which they are predictably re-releasing soon), but where was Oh My God? Ricky is not a great singer but the songs are… Continue reading Dirrrty Pop Review: T4 On The Beach
Month: June 2005
The worst TOTP line-up of all time?
ColdplayKelly Clarkson (great song, horrid singer)NellyJamiroquaiU2and the Crazy Frog! It is undeniably atrocious, although it would have been quite a good opportunity to bomb the building and get rid of them all at once (I wonder if I could get arrestedt for saying that? Oh well, too late now!) The only good person on the… Continue reading The worst TOTP line-up of all time?
Gavin Degraw…
has a BROTHER! And he can SING! LOOK! It’s not spectacularly good (but I do like It’s A Game and the others are growing on me) and he is even less pretty than Gavin but I still find this rather exciting. Now I have a good idea – why doesn’t Gavin come and live over… Continue reading Gavin Degraw…
I’ve been on a bit of a video spree this morning
and here are some of the interesting ones: Mc Lars – Signing EmoThis song combines two of the very worst music genres in existence, rap and emo-rock, yet somehow it is one of the catchiest, cleverest and best singles of the year so far. It was released a few weeks ago but you’ll be lucky… Continue reading I’ve been on a bit of a video spree this morning
Indie-National Video Challenge!
Representing Warwickshire: Nizlopi – JCB“I’m Luke, I’m 5 and my dad’s Bruce Lee, drives me round in his JCB” – how cute can you get? The band is made up of Luke and John, indie’s sweet but geeky answer to Sam and Mark. The song is very unusual, it might get annoying after a while,… Continue reading Indie-National Video Challenge!
Pop trivia question of the day
As part of our 2nd birthday celebrations I am bringing back a feature from the very oldest of olden days! What are the names of all 4 members of Alcazar? Scroll down to the bottom of this page to see the answer.
You may not have known that today is DIRRRTY POP’S 2ND BIRTHDAY!!!
but these pop stars certainly did… It would be nice if more than just Cheryl and Kimberley were happy about it, though. Even Cheryl’s smile looks rather forced.
The world of ‘serious’ music journalism awaits…
Read this! Now!