Author: Jessica

Here’s a brand new feature I’ve come up with where I listen to new pop songs and tell you what I think. How original! Rachel Stevens – So Good“So good” is not strong enough praise for this song. It’s amazing! It has a very full sound and there are no boring bits. It’s simply non-stop… Continue reading First Listen: Rachel, Bananarama & Ben Adams

You can watch the show again in full at http://www.nrk.no/programmer/tv/eurosong. The show begins with large drums, something we’re going to be seeing a lot of tonight. Lots of dancing about with green lights. It’s Ruslana! Hey! Hey! Wild dancing! But it’s not “Wild Dances”, it’s some other song. Look! A flamethrower! This is what Eurovision… Continue reading Dirrrty Pop Review: Eurovision 2005!

Here is my prediction for tonight’s top 10: 1. Moldova2. Norway3. Greece4. Malta5. Hungary6. Ukraine7. Bosnia-Herzegovina8. Switzerland9. Israel10. Russia And my favourites of the whole contest: 1. UK2. Estonia3. Bosnia-Herzegovina4. Greece5. Sweden6. Switzerland7. Israel8. Moldova9. Iceland10. Germany Of course these are all after only seeing videos of most performances so expect my views to change… Continue reading I Predict A Riot!

Daniel Powter is a Canadian singer who now lives in California but got his big break in France where he’s quite a star and never off the radio. He’s not particularly pretty but neither is Gavin Degraw and I still *heart* him. His single, Bad Day, is out in the UK soon and already a… Continue reading First Listen: Daniel Powter – Daniel Powter

You may have been wondering about all the excitement about the Backstreet Boys on Dirrrty Pop lately. Surely they’re just an old ballad-singing boyband? Well yes they are, but they’re also pretty special and if their almost non-stop play on at least one of the music channels today seems to suggest I’m not the only… Continue reading Oh my God, they’re back again!

Precious – Say It Again Country: UKYear: 1999Best bit: “Say it say it say it say it say it say it”Place: 12thFact: We all know what happened to Jenny next but Anja and Sophie are also still around as a model/Duncan from Blue’s (ex?)girlfriend and a CBBC presenter respectively. Anjeza Shahini – The Image Of… Continue reading Eurevision (Part 2)

No, I haven’t forgotten how to spell the Europop event of the year. This post is not about Eurovision. It’s about Eurevision – Eurovision from the past ie. revision! Here are a few of my favourite Eurovision entries from the past: Gina G – Ooh Aah, Just A Little Bit Country: UKYear: 1996Best bit: “Just… Continue reading Eurevision

Representing USA: Backstreet Boys – IncompleteI’ve finally found a good quality version of this (it was on UK MTV last week but I only caught the end and Alex Zane laughing – don’t like him anymore!) so I can review it at last. Of course I have known the song for ages now and of… Continue reading International Video Challenge

The first thing I notice after Robyn’s scary black false nails on the cover is the glossiness of the booklet – if it was any glossier it would be wet! Apart from that it’s a bit of a rubbish booklet as all it has is pictures of Robyn in exactly the same outfit and position,… Continue reading First Listen: Robyn – Robyn

Darren Hayes! Some recent Darren news is that the Savage Garden song Chained To You has been covered as a dance track and bizarrely has apparently been playing on the UK music channel U, which last time I looked was an Urban channel. You can hear a clip of it here – it actually is… Continue reading Happy birthday to you..