It’s the holidays again and time for those of us still in education to do as little as possible for a few months. However, I always get bored of this quite quickly, so here are my poptastic suggestions to keep you busy for a bit.
1. Watch the Backstreet Boys’ latest UK tour on MSN Control Room, including performances of tracks old and new, from Larger Than Life to Any Other Way. Forget Boyzone and Take That, the BSBs are the only reunited boyband I care about, and their live show looks as good as ever.
2. There’s a new book out from the author of Hotel Babylon, and this time she’s supposedly unveiling the secrets of the pop music business. However, I read the first 32 pages in Borders the other day, and didn’t discover anything that I either didn’t know already, or was just opinion/guesswork. Any insider the author spoke to obviously wasn’t a very important one!
3. Go along to the first ever Wonky Pop club night this week, with Annie and the Clik Clik playing live, and DJs from Popjustice and Alphabeat. It’s sure to be a good night, but I do have my worries that the idea of Wonky Pop makes pop music seem like a trend – it’s not a trend, it’s the world’s best and most important genre of music!