Month: April 2009

La Roux – Bulletproof (Listen)Of all the current electro-pop female vocalists, Elly from La Roux has to be my least favourite. I didn’t mind Quicksand, but In For The Kill really annoyed me, and her voice was the main problem. The little I’ve seen of her personality hasn’t endeared her to me either. However, this… Continue reading New Pop on the Block

Melody Club have put their new album up for pre-listening on MySpace. Click here to hear it, and then come back and tell me what you think! I’ll get back to you with my thoughts as soon as I’ve listened to it myself. For now, here’s the video for their current single, Girls Don’t Always… Continue reading Join the club

Zach BerkmanHis songs are just a bunch of unoriginal ballads, but there’s something special about them. They have that niceness that ballads must have to stop them from being boring, that turns a song from album filler to chart-topper. I can’t see Zach getting anyone no.1 singles with these songs, but he could certainly sell… Continue reading The Next Big Thing?

Ashley Tisdale – It’s Alright, It’s OK (Listen)For the lead single from her second album, Ashley is giving us quite a treat: a song produced by Ten, the team behind great songs by Erik Hassle and (more relevant in this case) Amy Diamond! Sadly it doesn’t sound as much like Amy as If U Seek… Continue reading New Pop on the Block

One of the most obvious changes that the Internet has brought, and which is particularly evident in relation to the entertainment industry, is the fact that it is more difficult than ever to hide things which are not intended, or simply not yet ready, for public consumption. The story about the X Men film which… Continue reading Ready or not, here I come

In the past week, two of my favourite female popstars have recorded cover versions of the very same song, Use Somebody by Kings of Leon. Unfortunately, despite my love for both Pixie Lott and Natasha Khan, I still don’t like the song very much. I think the Kings of Leon will be one band whose… Continue reading Pixie vs. Bat For Lashes

Representing the Netherlands: Elize – Can’t You Feel ItElize burst onto the European pop scene several years ago with Automatic, which is quite possibly my all time favourite dance pop song. That means it’s been difficult for her to impress me since, and sometimes (such as with the brilliant Into Your System) she has more… Continue reading International Video Challenge

Booty Luv – Say It (Listen)I’d forgotten all about Booty Luv’s existence, but they’re back with a new single from a new album, and it’s really rather good. It started off quite uninterestingly, and I thought it was going to be a rubbish generic dance song, but with the catchy chorus it becomes much more… Continue reading New Pop on the Block

If ever there was proof that the UK is a year behind Sweden at all times, it is the comparison of Agnes and Leona Lewis. In 2005, Agnes won Idol and in the following few years became one of Sweden’s biggest popstars. In 2006, Leona, an Agnes look-alike and sound-alike, won X Factor and subsequently… Continue reading Leona: the new Agnes?

Things are looking good for her debut single/album – she’s working with RedOne! A perfect match for her and I’m very glad that she will not be making an album full of snoretastic ballads as Leona did (at least until it was re-released with a few good songs). I can’t wait to hear what they… Continue reading Alexandra update