Kate Ryan – Je t’adore Released: 13th February (Belgian release)Trivia: My no.1 favourite Eurovision song of the year. I recently learned Kate speaks Flemish (Belgian language like Dutch) not French, hence her only managing one line of it in this song. (Obviously I am being silly cos she has recorded several whole songs in French… Continue reading The 7th Most Poptastic Single of 2006

Delays – Valentine Released: 20th FebruaryTrivia: I was supposed to be seeing the Delays tomorrow but now instead I have to go off and do a survey for work in Birmingham – rubbish!! (although still better than working in Waitrose like everyone else)Best bits: 1. Just tell me the truth it makes me feel better2.… Continue reading The 8th Most Poptastic Single of 2006

Mika – Grace Kelly (listen)This song is far from new to me and probably the same for you, but the video I saw for the first time on Saturday and I’ve been skimming music channels ever since hoping for another glimpse, sadly with no such luck so far. The song is great on its own… Continue reading New Pop On The Block

Will Young – Who Am I Released: 24th AprilTrivia: Anyone know what Will is up to now? Last I heard he was in a play in Manchester. I am the worst fan EVER!Best bits: 1. It just might be enough!2. No-one else could love you half as much as I do now3. Who am I… Continue reading The 9th Most Poptastic Single of 2006

Infernal – From Paris To Berlin Released: 17th AprilTrivia: Every so often, just by chance, a song that deserves to be huge actually is, and it’s easy to think this is the beginning of a great new stage of pop where everything goes right. Of course it really means nothing more than Radio 1 accidentally… Continue reading The 10th Most Poptastic Single of 2006

http://www.youtube.com/p/1D600DAD717D4446 Space Cowboy – That’s What Dreams Are Made OfHis video for My Egyptian Lover featuring Nadia Oh is all over the UK music channels at the moment, but the video is nothing like as good as this one for his previous release, again featuring Nadia but with vocals from Space Cowboy himself (Parisian producer… Continue reading DP:UK

Margaret Berger – Samantha Released: 19th JuneTrivia: Margaret, already known a little to pop fans as Norwegian Idol contestant and singer of Lifetime Guarantee, came into her own in 2006 with this amazing single which led to an album where every song is just as good – hooray!Best bits: 1. Lift your head up high… Continue reading The 11th Most Poptastic Single of 2006

Turns out my Stylus review of Linda Sundblad’s album has been up for a week or so already without me realising. Perhaps why I wasn’t told was because it sounds so different that when I first read it I thought someone else had stolen my subject matter and got their review posted instead of me.… Continue reading Oh my God, I can’t believe it…

A few weeks ago I had a phone interview with exciting new pop act Mika. Being a lazy student it took me a while to transcribe it, but here it is at last for your reading pleasure: How would you describe yourself for someone who hasn’t heard of you before?I am a new artist who’s… Continue reading Dirrrty Pop Meets… Mika!

BWO – Chariots of Fire Released: 22nd NovemberTrivia: It has not yet been announced whether BWO will be appearing in next year’s Melodifestivalen, but the jokers (big stars who take part) are still to be revealed so my fingers are crossed.Best bits: 1. Ohh-oh chariots of fire, higher and higher ascending above2. It’s a brand… Continue reading The 12th Most Poptastic Single of 2006