Author: Jessica

Point Break Career: 99-00 Best song: Do We Rock Fact: Their album Apocodelic featured a cover of Baby I Don’t Care, long before Jenny Elly tried it. Another Level Career: 98-99 Best song: I Want You For Myself Fact: Wayne was first to leave the band, quickly followed by Bobak and then Mark and Dane… Continue reading Untitled

Code Red Career: 96-98 Best song: um… Fact: Code Red released 5 songs, their highest chart position being 29! Human Nature Career: 97-01 Best song: He Don’t Love You Fact: The HDLY video starred Holly Valance in the shower – signs of what was to come perhaps. BBMak Career: 99-02 Best song: Into Your Head… Continue reading Never Forget: 90s Boyband Week

Backstreet Boys Career: 95-02 Best song: Larger Than Life Fact: Nick and his family are currently starring in a reality TV show. 911 Career: 96-99 Best song: Love Sensation Fact: 911 split on 26 Feb 00 but they did have a ‘comeback’ tour not much later. Mytown Career: 13 March 99 Best song: Their only… Continue reading Never Forget: 90s Boyband Week

1. SheMale – Étre Une Femme French ‘girl’ group, extremely catchy, sounds like SC8 singing French. 2. September – We Can Do It/September All Over Dancey pop, vocals a mix of Jo and Rachel ex-S Club. 3. Hitchhike – Travel Girl Amazing spoken disco-y track from Greece (in English). 4. Natasha Thomas – It’s All… Continue reading My Euro Top 10 Of The Moment

This piece of pure pop excellence is out tomorrow. You know what to do.

Boyzone Career: 94-99 Best song: All That I Need Fact: All members have released singles since Boyzone: Ronan, Stephen and Mikey as soloists and Keith and Shane as a (terrible) duo. Hanson Career: 97-00 Best song: I Will Come To You Fact: Hanson are still around and releasing new material in America. Next Of Kin… Continue reading Never Forget: 90s Boyband Week

I am so pleased that James won Making Your Mind Up. He might not have been my favourite on Fame Academy (although he does live with him and appear on his album), but the fact that he was on that show and isn’t Barry makes him a deserving winner. Any victory for FA-ers is great… Continue reading Happy Happy Happy!

It’s 90s Boybands Week on Dirrrty Pop, which means 3 bands a day for a whole week! Pay attention as there’ll be a quiz on Friday. Take That Career: 91-96 Best song: Never Forget Fact: By 1996 they had sold 9m albums and 10m singles. a1 Career: 99-02 Best song: Caught In The Middle Fact:… Continue reading Never Forget: 90s Boyband Week

Vote James because: He’s from Fame Academy 2. He’s Alistair’s flatmate. There’s no-one else worth voting for.

Turns out that Dougie McFly is older than me and Aaron SC8, but only by a few weeks. He’s even older than the original Aaron of pop, forgotten before he turned 12, Aaron Carter. Anyway, I read Dougie’s profile on McFly’s fan site and I am still undecided about whether he is worth liking. Let’s… Continue reading Dougie Update