Eurovision 2016: My picks for the UK entry

After watching last night’s Eurovision, where the British entry was predictably poor and unpopular, and listening to an interesting interview with the BBC’s Guy Freeman, I’ve been thinking about how the UK can get back on track in Eurovision. Of course we’d do well if we drafted in someone like Adele or Sam Smith, but… Continue reading Eurovision 2016: My picks for the UK entry

The Great Escape: My top 10 of 2015

As well as the new discoveries, I also saw some of my favourite Future Pop stars at The Great Escape. Here is a playlist of the top 10 best performers I saw at the festival this year… [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux9Quf9t5tgKN7eSYpFxPwZ_] 1. Aurora 2. Delta Rae 3. Shamir 4. Al Bairre 5. Susanne Sundfør 6. Ekkah 7. Tobias… Continue reading The Great Escape: My top 10 of 2015

Future Hits: Single Ladies

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s playlist features five future hit singles by female solo artists. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux9crImUlg2o0o-Ai9Km7rAw] Tracklisting: Britney Spears & Iggy Azalea – Pretty Girls Taylor Swift – Bad Blood Rihanna – Bitch Better Have My Money Florence + The Machine – Ship To Wreck Ella Eyre… Continue reading Future Hits: Single Ladies

Future Stars: Rat Boy (Parlophone)

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I’m still not convinced there’s demand for a revival of 1990s indie-chav culture, but the artists trying to revive it keep coming nonetheless. This week it’s new Parlophone signing Rat Boy, aka Jordan Cardy. The 19-year-old singer from Cheltenham has a similar cheeky charisma… Continue reading Future Stars: Rat Boy (Parlophone)