I’ve always been a big fan of lovely Sophie and her ace pop music, and I was looking foward to hearing her new album, but I never expected to be heralding it the best album of 2007 so far… yet I am! I’d heard a few of the songs already and been listening to If… Continue reading Mini Review: Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Trip The Light Fantastic

The festival is finally over and I’ve now seen a total of 26 bands over 3 days – quite impressive! There were a few unpleasant experiences (We’re Marching On, Foals) but overall I’ve been highly impressed by the bands I’ve seen and have a few new favourites as well. Here are my thoughts on the… Continue reading The Great Escape… Part 3!

Last night I saw 11 live bands in the space of 10 hours, at 6 different venues, each doing a half hour set! I was in the front row for 6 of them as well! I began at 6pm with the Undercut and ended at 4am with the Holloways. Here’s a rundown of what I… Continue reading The Great Escape… Part 2!

This weekend over 200 arists descend on the most fabulous English town of Brighton (where I happen to live) for the second annual Great Escape Festival. Focussing on new bands and international acts, it’s a great way to discover new music and there’s a huge variety to choose from. I bought a wristband for all… Continue reading The Great Escape… Part 1

Four Day HombreThe singer sounds remarkably like Chris Martin, but there is something very likeable about this music nonetheless, particularly the songs Daylight Came and Rocket Pack. I doubt I’d ever buy their album myself, but I think a lot of people would – there’s definitely a big market for this sort of thing, as… Continue reading The Next Big Thing?

Josh Groban – Don’t Give Up (You Are Loved) (Video)Along with the brilliant In The Clouds by Under The Influence of Giants, this is my current biggest tip for the top. Considering how much I detest You Raise Me Up, this must be a pretty amazing song for it to get my approval, and it… Continue reading New Pop On The Block

I tend to avoid complaining about Eastern block voting in Eurovision, because, as Lordi proved last year, it can be overcome with a good song and stand-out performance. However, I can’t avoid at least commenting on the fact that every single one of the 10 entries which got through the semi-finals last night was from… Continue reading My Eurovision Semi-Final Thoughts

I’m currently supporting France (fave song) and Sweden (fave band and country) in Eurovision, but this is subject to change. Well, I won’t stop liking those two but I’m sure I’ll grow fondness for some others – watch this space!

Representing Sweden: BWO – Save My PrideMy favourite band in the world are back with the first single from their third album, and it’s typical BWO brilliance, of course! The video is slightly disturbing (humans with huge animal heads) but clever and fun, as their videos usually are, and it’s at least watchable unlike the… Continue reading International Video Challenge

Did you know that René from Aqua had a solo career? His 2003 cover of Push It by Salt ‘n’ Pepa is strangely disturbing. Definitely no It’s Your Duty. Atomik Harmonik are tacky, sexually degrading and their song Turbo Polka (apparently a hit in central Europe) is ridiculously repetitive but I still find myself rather… Continue reading Some interesting Europop discoveries