The 20th Most Poptastic Single of 2011 Parade – Louder Tie-dye is back! (maybe) Released: 13th MarchWriters: Alan Sampson, Kuk Harrell, George Hannides, Anthony HannidesTrivia: This isn’t Jessica’s first experience of being in a girlband. Neither is it Sian‘s. Or Emily‘s!Best bits: 1. Turn it up louder, louder, louder-oh-ohoh2. Hold that bass under my feet,… Continue reading The 25 Most Poptastic Singles of 2011 – Part 2
Category: Parade
The Gossip
Here’s this week’s fun (not malicious!) gossip picked up on my travels around Planet Pop… Spotted: Parade chatting to Oh My! after their gig at The 100 Club. Can we have a girlband supergroup collaboration please? I went to a showcase for ropey new mixed band NVS on Thursday. They were introduced by Liz McClarnon… Continue reading The Gossip
The Gossip
I’ve decided to start up a new occasional feature on This Must Be Pop, sharing some of the interesting gossip I pick up on my travels around Planet Pop. Nothing malicious, just fun! This week I’ve heard that the following pop stars are nice: Little Mix, Mohombi, Jamie from One True Voice. I also met… Continue reading The Gossip
Popping the Question: Is There Room For a New Girlband on Planet Pop?
Girls Aloud are on hiatus, the Sugababes are on the verge of being dropped (for the third time) and The Saturdays aren’t even getting no.2s anymore, let alone the no.1 that’s always eluded them. Evidence would suggest that now is the perfect time for an amazing new girl group to step in and take over… Continue reading Popping the Question: Is There Room For a New Girlband on Planet Pop?
It’s gonna be a bumpy ride
I’ve never had any interest in the Hoosiers (regardless of whether they thought they were in the 60s or the 80s) but this Guardian article, written as they self-release their new album Bumpy Ride after being dropped from their former label RCA, is a fascinating insight into the workings of the music industry. It also… Continue reading It’s gonna be a bumpy ride
Tweets Of The Week
1. Learning about The Migraine Skank. It seems to be the Macarena of today.2. a) Just don’t know where to start making fun of this new US pop wannabe http://youtu.be/CD2LRROpph0 (via @oneofthosefaces)b) Great blog about where this Rebecca Black song came from http://bit.ly/f2AZhb (via @sharivari80)3. Very random pop fact: Buttons by PCD was co-written by… Continue reading Tweets Of The Week
Tweets Of The Week
This week’s top 5 most poptastic tweets! 1. Had a break from #Melodifestivalen to watch The Wanted on Let’s Dance. Shame they’re not in MF, they’d blow EMD out the water boyband-wise.2. The new Sky Ferreira song (http://bit.ly/gQxP9N) is so close but so far from this supreme pop masterpiece http://youtu.be/2FrTA8Xi4SY3. What a poptastic lunch –… Continue reading Tweets Of The Week
Tweets Of The Week
There are lots of things I want to tell you about but don’t have enough to say to warrant a blog post. In those cases my first port of call is always Twitter, so I’ve decided from now on each week I will post here 5 of my most poptastic tweets of the week. Here… Continue reading Tweets Of The Week
The Next Big Thing: an A-Z of 2011 – Part 6
I’ve been from A-Z (or A-Y anyway) but there are still a few new acts that I don’t want to exclude from my list, however I’ve written about them recently so there’s not much to update you on. Here’s my list of 10 more acts you need to watch out for in 2011: Chasing Pluto… Continue reading The Next Big Thing: an A-Z of 2011 – Part 6