The Mono LPsThis band has to be my least favourite of the festival. Despite playing in a laid-back pub on the edge of town, they asked the sound guy (a friend of mine) to make the music loud. I could barely hear myself think, let alone talk, and I ended up with a headache even… Continue reading Review: The Great Escape (Saturday)

Here are my top 25 singles of May: 1. Jordin Sparks – Battlefield2. BWO – Right Here, Right Now3. Beautiful Small Machines – Robots in Love4. Sa mantha – U-Turn (Dutch release)5. Aqua – Back To The 80s6. Lenka – The Show (UK release)7. Yohanna – Is It True8. Alexander Rybak – Fairytale9. A Camp… Continue reading Top of the Poptastic!

Aqua – Back to the 80s (Listen)From Ace of Base to Steps and the Vengaboys, the ace girl-boy pop groups of the 90s are always promising a comeback, but so far Aqua are the only ones who’ve got so far as to release anything. This is their comeback single (and they like to remind us… Continue reading New Pop on the Block

Ruby Jean & the Thoughtful BeesFrom this band’s name and the look of the lead singer, you’d expect them to be rather ace, but in fact I didn’t like their music very much at all. It’s very rare for me to actively dislike female electro-pop singers but I didn’t hear anything I’d want to listen… Continue reading Review: The Great Escape (Friday)

*AMERICAN IDOL SPOILERS* OK, now that’s out of the way, I can inform you that I have just watched the results and now I feel mildly sick. I was so pleased when Kris and Adam were picked as the final 2, because I love them both and it meant evil Danny Gokey wasn’t going to… Continue reading Be careful what you wish for…

As I was working at the conference this year I didn’t have time to review each day’s events as they happened, so I’m doing it now instead. I will put all my photos in an album and link to it when I’ve finished posting the reviews. First up are my thoughts on the acts I… Continue reading Review: The Great Escape (Thursday)

Jordin Sparks – Battlefield (Listen)When Mr Popjustice described this song as ‘big’, he wasn’t wrong. In fact, the chorus is so big that I feel that the difference between its intensity and that of the quiet, simple first verse is a bit too much. Other than that, however, I have no complaints. In a post… Continue reading New Pop on the Block

So, some sad news: Rachel didn’t win. Silly Dutch people! The actual winner, Lisa, was very good, but was she in K-otic? No! Anyway, here’s a video of Rachel’s performance of One Night Only from Saturday: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WaunRHUjWk&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f&border=1] Let’s hope this is the beginning of a brilliant solo career for her… and maybe a K-otic reunion?… Continue reading Dutch X Factor Update

Guess who released (well, if you can call it that – it was given out as free mp3s) a brand new album today without his fans having a clue it was going to happen? Only super-ace popstar Darren Hayes!!!! A new Darren album is always a big event in my life, one I count down… Continue reading Surprise!