On 18th March from 7pm, I will be holding the next Pop Industry Meetup in central London. If you haven’t heard about this before, the meetup is an event where people who work in the music industry, or are aiming to do so, can make new friends and useful contacts and basically just have a… Continue reading Register to attend March’s Pop Industry Meetup
Month: February 2014
Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of February 2014
Here are my top 20 singles of February, compiled into a poptastic playlist for your enjoyment. I hope you discover some new favourites! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux_vC4n8eLSnf6oMtBhVAvi4] 5 Seconds Of Summer – She Looks So Perfect The Saturdays – Not Giving Up Tiësto – Red Lights Ace Wilder – Busy Doin’ Nothin’ Ola – Rich & Young Alcazar… Continue reading Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of February 2014
Sponsored Post: Paloma Faith and Samsung search for new music talent
Launching People is a new televised contest organised by Samsung, and broadcast by Sky1, which aims to discover new talent in music, film, food and technology. They’ve teamed up with big names in each area, who have committed their time to guide and support the most exciting candidates from those who apply. Aspiring musicians are… Continue reading Sponsored Post: Paloma Faith and Samsung search for new music talent
Future Hits: Indie Boys (Don’t Deserve It)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week's Future Hits playlist features five new singles by indie boys that I think could be big. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux-Q9m0uSkNm2sKE9RNXB3x9] Tracklisting: George Ezra – Cassy O' Paolo Nutini – Scream (Funk My Life Up) Nick Mulvey – Cucurucu The Orwells – The Righteous One Years… Continue reading Future Hits: Indie Boys (Don’t Deserve It)
Future Stars: Shift K3y (Columbia)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Columbia Records have invited another singer/producer/DJ to join Calvin Harris on their roster, presumably to remind him he’s replaceable and he better keep on making those hits! Luckily for Calvin, Shift K3y (aka Lewis Jankel) makes music with more of a garage/house sound. His new single… Continue reading Future Stars: Shift K3y (Columbia)
Future Stars: The Chainsmokers (Dim Mak Records)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Here comes the first big novelty single of 2014, and of course it’s ridiculous and brilliant. #Selfie by American DJ duo The Chainsmokers takes me back to the late ‘90s (the one hit wonder heyday) in its shameless capitalisation on a current fad. Remember when every trend… Continue reading Future Stars: The Chainsmokers (Dim Mak Records)
Future Stars: Wolf Alice (Chess Club Records)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I’ve had female-fronted British band Wolf Alice on my list for possible inclusion in Future Pop for almost a year, but I was unsure if they were just a bit “too cool for school,” with their nerd-mocking music video and Angela Carter-inspired name. Do they… Continue reading Future Stars: Wolf Alice (Chess Club Records)
Live Review: The Big Reunion (series 2) at Hammersmith Apollo
Last night I went to see the bands from the new series of The Big Reunion perform live together for the first time. I attended the same event last year, with the acts from the first series, and I can’t say that the new show was anywhere near as exciting, but it was still a… Continue reading Live Review: The Big Reunion (series 2) at Hammersmith Apollo
Want to make it in the music industry? Come to tonight’s Pop Meetup!
Tonight This Must Be Pop’s Industry Meetup returns to Match Bar in central London for another get-together of great pop-loving minds. Come and join us to chat, meet new people in the music industry, gossip and share advice on working in pop. We’ll be there from 7pm in the VIP area at the back, and… Continue reading Want to make it in the music industry? Come to tonight’s Pop Meetup!
Future Hits: The Young Ones
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week's Future Hits playlist features five new singles by young male acts that should soon be soaring up the charts. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux_tVP_125k4wWKMF57o8zZF] Tracklisting: The Vamps – Last Night One Direction – Midnight Memories 5 Seconds of Summer – She Looks So Perfect Martin Garrix… Continue reading Future Hits: The Young Ones