Before Ed Drewett and before Erik Hassle, there was Vincent Pontare. When he released his debut album in Sweden in 2007, he made a big splash and was barely off the radio. It especially helped that he balances perfectly between pop and cool. On his first album he worked with some great up and coming… Continue reading Question Time with Vincent
Month: December 2010
The Next Big Thing?
Skylar GreyConsidering she won’t even allow pictures of herself onto the internet (“Need you my face if you’ve already found my soul embedded in my music?” she recently tweeted), chances of Skylar Grey turning into a fully-fledged pop superstar are probably quite slim. However, when I read her Wikipedia page I simply had to write… Continue reading The Next Big Thing?
New Pop on the Block
Petter & September – Baksmälla (Listen)Release schedules in Sweden are a bit like a lucky dip. New singles often seem to appear from nowhere and there tends to be little reasoning to their timing. For example, why do bands frequently release new singles at the same time as their Melodifestivalen entries will be released? It… Continue reading New Pop on the Block
New Pop on the Block
Loick Essien ft. N-Dubz – Stuttering (Listen)His debut single Love Drunk was one of the best R&B songs of the year and deserved to be a massive hit, but unfortunately (much like Talay Riley) Loick got lost in the onslaught of Tinie Tempah wannabes. I expected him to follow it up with another great single,… Continue reading New Pop on the Block
Top of the Poptastic!
A little bit late but here are my top 25 singles of November 2010… 1. September – Resuscitate Me2. The Wanted – Lose My Mind3. Robyn – Indestructible4. Jessie J – Do It Like A Dude5. Beatbullyz – Pieces6. Fefe Dobson – Stuttering7. Willow Smith – Whip My Hair8. Bruno Mars – Grenade9. Danny –… Continue reading Top of the Poptastic!
Before & After: The Top 10 Pop Makeovers!
After yesterday’s discovery of the brilliant new songs by ex-Fall Out Boy singer Patrick Stump, I looked him up on Google Images and found that he has undergone quite a transformation over the past few years. This got me thinking about all the great pop makeovers – the times when a teen star blossoms into… Continue reading Before & After: The Top 10 Pop Makeovers!
The Next Big Thing?
Patrick StumpI hadn’t a clue who Patrick Stump was when I heard it, but I really love his new song Spotlight. Since he didn’t look particularly cool or sprightly in the photo that accompanied the song on YouTube, I expected his music to be middle of the road mumsy stuff, but actually Spotlight has some… Continue reading The Next Big Thing?