Month: May 2009

Aqua – Back to the 80s (Listen)From Ace of Base to Steps and the Vengaboys, the ace girl-boy pop groups of the 90s are always promising a comeback, but so far Aqua are the only ones who’ve got so far as to release anything. This is their comeback single (and they like to remind us… Continue reading New Pop on the Block

Ruby Jean & the Thoughtful BeesFrom this band’s name and the look of the lead singer, you’d expect them to be rather ace, but in fact I didn’t like their music very much at all. It’s very rare for me to actively dislike female electro-pop singers but I didn’t hear anything I’d want to listen… Continue reading Review: The Great Escape (Friday)

*AMERICAN IDOL SPOILERS* OK, now that’s out of the way, I can inform you that I have just watched the results and now I feel mildly sick. I was so pleased when Kris and Adam were picked as the final 2, because I love them both and it meant evil Danny Gokey wasn’t going to… Continue reading Be careful what you wish for…

As I was working at the conference this year I didn’t have time to review each day’s events as they happened, so I’m doing it now instead. I will put all my photos in an album and link to it when I’ve finished posting the reviews. First up are my thoughts on the acts I… Continue reading Review: The Great Escape (Thursday)

Jordin Sparks – Battlefield (Listen)When Mr Popjustice described this song as ‘big’, he wasn’t wrong. In fact, the chorus is so big that I feel that the difference between its intensity and that of the quiet, simple first verse is a bit too much. Other than that, however, I have no complaints. In a post… Continue reading New Pop on the Block

So, some sad news: Rachel didn’t win. Silly Dutch people! The actual winner, Lisa, was very good, but was she in K-otic? No! Anyway, here’s a video of Rachel’s performance of One Night Only from Saturday: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WaunRHUjWk&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f&border=1] Let’s hope this is the beginning of a brilliant solo career for her… and maybe a K-otic reunion?… Continue reading Dutch X Factor Update

Guess who released (well, if you can call it that – it was given out as free mp3s) a brand new album today without his fans having a clue it was going to happen? Only super-ace popstar Darren Hayes!!!! A new Darren album is always a big event in my life, one I count down… Continue reading Surprise!

A brilliant week for pop music… Miley Cyrus and David Archuleta – I Wanna Know You (Listen)One of my favourite songs of 2007 was Miley’s See You Again, and last year David’s Crush ranked highly in my top singles chart. This duet may not be quite as good as either of those songs, but believe… Continue reading New Pop on the Block

Good news: the fabulous Rachel Kramer, ex-member of K-otic aka the best Dutch band of all time, has made it to the finals! Rather strangely, this week the number of contestants went from 6 to 3 as 3 of them were “geëlimineerd” (eliminated), leaving only Rachel, Lisa (my 2nd favourite) and Jamal. Not being Dutch… Continue reading Dutch X Factor Update