In the past week, two of my favourite female popstars have recorded cover versions of the very same song, Use Somebody by Kings of Leon. Unfortunately, despite my love for both Pixie Lott and Natasha Khan, I still don’t like the song very much. I think the Kings of Leon will be one band whose… Continue reading Pixie vs. Bat For Lashes

Representing the Netherlands: Elize – Can’t You Feel ItElize burst onto the European pop scene several years ago with Automatic, which is quite possibly my all time favourite dance pop song. That means it’s been difficult for her to impress me since, and sometimes (such as with the brilliant Into Your System) she has more… Continue reading International Video Challenge

Booty Luv – Say It (Listen)I’d forgotten all about Booty Luv’s existence, but they’re back with a new single from a new album, and it’s really rather good. It started off quite uninterestingly, and I thought it was going to be a rubbish generic dance song, but with the catchy chorus it becomes much more… Continue reading New Pop on the Block

If ever there was proof that the UK is a year behind Sweden at all times, it is the comparison of Agnes and Leona Lewis. In 2005, Agnes won Idol and in the following few years became one of Sweden’s biggest popstars. In 2006, Leona, an Agnes look-alike and sound-alike, won X Factor and subsequently… Continue reading Leona: the new Agnes?

Things are looking good for her debut single/album – she’s working with RedOne! A perfect match for her and I’m very glad that she will not be making an album full of snoretastic ballads as Leona did (at least until it was re-released with a few good songs). I can’t wait to hear what they… Continue reading Alexandra update

I’m currently researching for a feature I’ve been planning for ages, where I am going to write about the best songwriters and producers in the music industry. I love researching this are because I always discover amazing things, so here are some ace discoveries I’ve made today: 1. Cleo from Cleopatra wrote the whole of… Continue reading Amazing Discoveries of the Day

Oops – I wrote this and forgot to post it! Here are my top songs of March: 1. Måns Zelmerlöw – Hope & Glory2. Agnes Carlsson – Love Love Love3. Alcazar – Stay The Night4. Amy Diamond – It’s My Life5. Anna Sahlene & Maria Haukaas Storeng – Killing Me Tenderly6. Alcazar – Burning7. Medina… Continue reading Top of the Poptastic!

Well, you can never have too many! This one’s very interesting, too. I was just looking on a Cheiron forum and found this fascinating interview with a guy called Johan Brorson, who was working at the Maratone studios for a few years. Click here to read it He is very open about his experiences, even… Continue reading Yes, it’s another Max Martin post

My all-time favourite boyband (and the first one I liked, actually – it was a slippery slope!) are currently working on a brand new album, and some of the songs have leaked to YouTube, so I’ve decided to review them and see how much potential they have. The boys have never yet made an album… Continue reading Backstreet’s back, alright!

I’ve got a review up on the excellent Scandinavian music blog It’s A Trap. I reviewed Colonia, the recent album by A Camp, and you can see what I thought by clicking right here.