This week’s Melodifestivalen was equal parts exciting and upsetting as it included three entries which will go down as MF classics for sure, but only one of them even made it past the first cut! The only advantage is that I can actually post the videos of two of my favourites, Linda and Sara, as… Continue reading The MF Awards – Part 3
Tweets Of The Week
1. Not sure streetdance bands are supposed to sound like A*Teens but I love @SixDofficial anyway http://youtu.be/aQXq7sETAPE 2. Today Ashley Tisdale is at Hilary Duff’s house to celebrate Hailey Duff’s birthday. I love Twitter for telling us things like that. 3. Just got back from The Brits! Couldn’t tweet from the arena, boo, but I… Continue reading Tweets Of The Week
New Pop on the Block
Erik Hassle – Are You Leaving? (Listen)Although excited at the prospect of a new album from Erik, I was quite worried when I heard that he was no longer working with Ten, the amazing writers/producers behind his debut album. In their place are two members of one of the few big Swedish bands that I… Continue reading New Pop on the Block
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 MF Awards – Part 2
This week’s Melodifestivalen was a bit of a triumph – I liked 6 of the 8 songs and all 4 that went through to the final/Andra Chansen were among my favourites. That’s a pretty rare occurence! So who won which award this week? NB: I’ve only linked to videos on the songs that didn’t make… Continue reading The MF Awards – Part 2
The Next Big Thing?
JayelldeeFormerly part of Welsh female rap duo The Binary Kids, Jaye Dickens is now signed to a major label under the name of Jayelldee and working with amazing pop writers such as Biff Stannard and Tim Powell. As a keen follower of those writers’ work, and a big fan of female pop-rap in general (I’m… Continue reading The Next Big Thing?
Thank You For The Music: Autumn Rowe
I’m always interested in who the artists I follow are working with on their new music, and recently a name I’ve been hearing more and more is Autumn Rowe. Since penning Alexis Jordan’s breakthrough hit Happiness, she’s been snapped up to work with all the exciting new urban-pop talent, including many of the UK’s most… Continue reading Thank You For The Music: Autumn Rowe
International Video Challenge
Representing Sweden: Rebound! – PsychoAfter their cheesy but brilliant debut single Hurricane, I was really excited about ex-Idol duo Rebound!, but their second single Not Helpless was a bit of a disappointment. It was similar in style to Hurricane but a lot weaker. It seems they’ve put much more thought into their third track, and… Continue reading International Video Challenge
The MF Awards – Part 1
I’ve come up with a fun new way to review this year’s Melodifestivalen entries: give them awards! Read on to see who won Best Colour Scheme, Best Chorus and more… NB: I’ve only linked to videos on the songs that didn’t make it through, as the TV channel have a policy to remove all the… Continue reading The MF Awards – Part 1
Melodifestivalen: A Beginner’s Guide!
For 6 weeks each Spring, pop nerds around the world visit the website of Swedish TV channel SVT every Saturday night and pray to Gaga that the precarious live stream will allow them to look in on the highlight of Sweden’s musical year. Some give up and turn to the next day’s YouTube uploads. Some… Continue reading Melodifestivalen: A Beginner’s Guide!