Month: December 2011

My Songs of the Week

Here are my songs of the day from this week, originally posted on Tumblr. We Were Evergreen – Penguins & Moonboots Ash Koley – Apple of My Eye DJ Fresh ft. RitaOra – Hot Right Now Talay Riley – Fairytale Ariana Grande – Put Your Hearts Up Ashley Tisdale – How Do You Love Someone… Continue reading My Songs of the Week

The Gossip

Here’s some of the gossip I’ve picked up on my travels around Planet Pop this week! Spotted watching The Saturdays at Wembley: Parade, MNEK and Jay from S Club Juniors. Another former Junior, Aaron, was one of the dancers! According to reliable pop blogger Trixie this year’s X Factor single was almost With Every Heartbeat by… Continue reading The Gossip

The full line-up for This Must Be Pop Live is announced!

As you may have heard, This Must Be Pop Live is returning on January 17th and so far scheduled to perform and make the night poptastic we have Oh My! and Katie Sky. Now it’s time to announce the third and final act, therefore completing the line-up… LUMINITES! I introduced Luminites, a new mixed-gender pop… Continue reading The full line-up for This Must Be Pop Live is announced!

Popping The Question: Can The Major Labels Survive In The Internet Age? (Part Two)

Click here for part one of this discussion, where I talk about the effect illegal downloading has had on the music industry and how the major labels have responded. Illegal downloading is a problem that all record labels and artists have had to face, but what has really challenged the major labels’ dominance is the… Continue reading Popping The Question: Can The Major Labels Survive In The Internet Age? (Part Two)

Popping The Question: Can The Major Labels Survive In The Internet Age? (Part One)

It’s amazing to think about how the music industry has transformed in my lifetime. I first got into music at around the age of ten. I bought cassette singles from Our Price, was a religious reader of Smash Hits and watched Top of the Pops every week. Thirteen years later none of those things exist,… Continue reading Popping The Question: Can The Major Labels Survive In The Internet Age? (Part One)