This month’s This Must Be Pop Live is now just over a week away, so that means it’s time to get to know the performers! First up is lovely singer-songwriter Tich… Can you describe your music in five words for those who haven’t heard of you before? Pop, British, honest, pianoey (not a real word),… Continue reading This Must Be Pop Live: Introducing Tich
Month: January 2013
Popping The Question: Do the public really want guitar music back?
I’ve been prophesising for a few years now that pop’s reign would end and guitar music (indie, rock etc.) would return to the charts, but so far it hasn’t come true. The media has predicted it and wished for it, but it hasn’t happened. An article posted on the NME website today excitedly noted that… Continue reading Popping The Question: Do the public really want guitar music back?
January’s Pop Industry Meetup is TONIGHT!
Was your New Year’s resolution to make it big in pop in 2013? If so, come along to tonight’s This Must Be Pop industry meetup at LVPO Bar in Soho. We’ll be there from 6pm, and if you join us you can enjoy cheap drinks, free sweets and great pop music. But most importantly, it’s… Continue reading January’s Pop Industry Meetup is TONIGHT!
Future Hits: Sound of 2013
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s featured tracks are all by artists from the BBC’s Sound of 2013 list. Could these be their breakthrough hits? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux9Sa2uZCVjmMSJEVCphfCoC] Tracklisting: Haim – Don’t Save Me Peace – Wraith Tom Odell – Another Love AlunaGeorge – Diver Little Green Cars – The… Continue reading Future Hits: Sound of 2013
Future Stars: ExR (Odd Child Recordings/Sony)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. These days it seems all you need is a couple of hit singles to be awarded your own record label. ExR are signed to Labrinth's label Odd Child Recordings. They are a duo, made up of singer Etta Bond and producer Raf Riley, who've… Continue reading Future Stars: ExR (Odd Child Recordings/Sony)
Future Stars: Torion Sellers (Young Money/Universal Republic)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Lil Wayne clearly heard about Justin Bieber's route to success and decided "I can do that!" Following in Usher's footsteps, he's signed his own teen protegée, 15-year-old Torion Sellers. Torion has a good voice, though I have seen better from kids his age. He's… Continue reading Future Stars: Torion Sellers (Young Money/Universal Republic)
Future Stars: Kat Dahlia (Vested In Culture/Epic)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. In the onslaught of new artists emerging at this time of year, you really need to do something special to stand out, and Miami-born singer Kat Dahlia has achieved it. Her debut single Gangsta sounds like nothing I’ve ever heard, yet instantly makes sense… Continue reading Future Stars: Kat Dahlia (Vested In Culture/Epic)
This Must Be Pop Live: The line-up is complete!
Last week I announced the return of This Must Be Pop Live, and two of this month’s three performers, Tich and Rixton. Joining them at Queen of Hoxton on 22nd January will be… BEBE BLACK! Bebe Black has been compared to artists ranging from Florence and the Machine and Adele to Santigold and La Roux,… Continue reading This Must Be Pop Live: The line-up is complete!
This Must Be Pop Live: The next act announced!
Yesterday I announced that This Must Be Pop Live will be returning to Queen of Hoxton in London on 22nd January with live performances from three exciting new acts. Joining Rixton on the line-up will be… TICH! Tich performed at the very first ever This Must Be Pop Live in November 2011, and she’s come… Continue reading This Must Be Pop Live: The next act announced!
This Must Be Pop Live is back for 2013!
This Must Be Pop Live will return on 22nd January (less than 3 weeks from now!) with a line-up of new artists who I suspect will be performing for huge crowds by the end of the year. I’ll be announcing the performers over the next few days, and first up is… RIXTON! I think 2013… Continue reading This Must Be Pop Live is back for 2013!