I’ve had enough of mourning the loss of good pop TV on Saturday mornings – I’m going to do something about it! Since I’m neither a model or a man who “looks a bit indie”, it doesn’t seem like I’m gonna be getting my own TV show any time soon, so I’ll have to make… Continue reading DP:UK

A little delayed (but not, sadly, by the Delays, who seem to pop up in almost every post these days!), here are my top 20 favourite singles of April 2006 and where they are being released: 1. BWO – We Could Be Heroes (Sweden)2. Gavin Degraw – Chariot (UK) 3. Dixie Chicks – Not Ready… Continue reading Top of the Poptastic!

The Pipettes – PullshapesWith each single they release, the Pipettes improve so much that I think if they release more than 2 more the world might explode from all the goodness! Dirty Mind was catchy and semi-ace, Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me was super-catchy and definitely ace, and Pullshapes is one of the best… Continue reading New Pop On The Block

Last night I went to see Darren Hayes in concert… for the 7th time! Only 3 have been full concerts, the others being gigs with other acts where he played just a few songs, but he was always the main reason I went. Most people would find this completely mad, but to anyone who has… Continue reading Dirrrty Pop Review: Darren Hayes Live

I have had an excellent idea for a new Dirrrty Pop feature and all will be revealed in due time, but for now you can help me by filling in this poll: Which of these songs is the best? Sylvia Night – Congratulations Rogue Traders – Voodoo Child Morningwood – Nth Degree Rihanna – S.O.S… Continue reading Untitled

That time of year is here again – revision time. I’ve got LOADS of work to do, and my first exam is only 2 weeks away. It’s a Classics exam, on classical Greek architecture. Not exactly my best subject (I thought Classics was just about literature when I chose to study it), so I’m going… Continue reading Classics Classics

The Feeling – Fill My Little WorldWell, this is a surprise. I have heard this song many times yet it has never had any effect on me, until today when I saw the video and suddenly found that I love it. The video is quite clever in a taking the song title a bit too… Continue reading New Pop On The Block

I was extremely excited when this CD arrived in the post this morning as I’d received no e-mail telling me it was on its way. After a few listens I can safely say it’s brilliant, with several songs reaching the absolute height of BWO aceness as seen on such tracks as Conquering America and Sunshine… Continue reading Dirrrty Pop Review: BWO – Halcyon Days

This time last year I was wondering if there would ever be a good no.1 again, and there wasn’t until Sugababes released Push The Button, one of only 2 good no.1s of the whole year (the other being Madonna’s Hung Up). In the 3 and a half months of this year there have already been… Continue reading Things Can Only Get Better!

Orson – Bright IdeaI really don’t get Orson. Their sound is kind of like Maroon 5 meets the Killers, 2 bands that I like, yet I really don’t like their songs. I thought it might just be No Tomorrow, but their new song is even worse. They’re like the Daniel Powter of bands – they… Continue reading New Pop On The Block