A song that sounds as brilliant acoustically as when he pulls out all the stops on Saturday is surely the deserving winner of Melodifestivalen: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJhp6hhyQUg&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] It’s so nice to see him up close as well. Swoon!

Menya – Oh! (Watch)One of my favourite new acts have made their very first music video, and it shows them to be every bit as ace and fun as their music suggests. I mentioned Menya on ITG a few weeks ago, and having exchanged some e-mails with them, I feel quite invested in the project… Continue reading New Pop on the Block

To the new-look new-name Dirrrty Pop This Must Be… POP! Let me know what you think of the new colour scheme. I chose it quite spontaneously and hurriedly, so I won’t be offended if you think it’s ugly. I’m still not quite sure on it myself. People have complained that the orange was too bright,… Continue reading Welcome!

Remember the band Tough Love I was recommending about a week ago? Well, it turns out that they’re not entirely new to the music business. One of them is Toby Slater, lead singer of 90s indie boyband Catch! He was also one of the stars of the much-mocked (but actually quite ace) Romo movement. Hopefully… Continue reading It’s a small world after all

We’ve had T.I. sampling O-Zone, Akon covering The Underdog Project, and everyone borrowing Darin and K-otic’s songwriters (Red One and Toby Gad). If a year ago someone had told me this was going to happen, I would have joked, “oh yeah, and maybe Flo Rida will do a version of Blue by Eiffel 65!” Well…… Continue reading When the world leaves you feeling blue…

When I chose the name of this blog, I didn’t think much about it. I was always starting new online projects at that time in my life, and didn’t expect to still be writing this blog 6 years later. Writing Dirrrty Pop has never stopped being enjoyable for me. If it ever does, then I’ll… Continue reading Important Dirrrty Pop News

Tonight is the night when those who didn’t quite make it through to the final of Melodifestivalen get another chance to do so. I can’t remember anyone ever winning after having been on Andra Chansen (which literally means ‘the second chance’), but of course it is important that the places go to deserving people i.e.… Continue reading If I had another chance tonight

I was so pleased to see Popjustice mentioning the super-ace Yeah Yous today, and even happier to see that they’ve finally got more than one song on their MySpace. I posted If I Could a while ago on Into The Groove when I first heard it and found it stuck in my head for the… Continue reading Who, me? Yeah, you! Couldn’t be! Then who?

He also hasn’t aged a bit. Well, according to this ace film anyway: You can watch all 110 minutes of extreme AWWW-ness on YouTube.

The best singles of February. A rather long list = a rather good month! 1. Taylor Swift – Love Story (Digital Dog Radio Edit)2. Erik Hassle – Hurtful3. Pet Shop Boys – Love Etc.4. Will Young – Let It Go5. September – Can’t Get Over (UK release)6. Tinchy Stryder ft. N-Dubz – Number One7. Annie… Continue reading Top of the Poptastic!