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The New Kids On The Block Reunion!
2008-04-01 11:32:00 Break out your stonewashed, high waisted jeans and put your hands in the air….the New Kids On The Block are back! We reported this at the end of January, but they came out and denied it. Looks like NKOTB were buying themselves some time to get the details in order before a formal announcement. The five ... More About: News , Reunion , New Kids on the Block
Leona Did It! Bleeding Love Tops The US Charts!
2008-03-27 15:35:00 Miss Leona Lewis should be celebrating in a big way today as Bleeding Love has hit the top of the US pop chart. According to the BBC, this makes her the first British female in over 20 years to do so. I think a moment’s silence is called for. [Insert silence here] More About: Tops , Charts , Bleeding Love
Radio 1?s Big Weekend - The Fringe Festival
2008-03-27 13:50:00 BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe is calling for bands from Maidstone and across Kent to get in touch with Radio 1 for the chance to be part of Radio 1’s Big Weekend ? The Fringe Festival . The Fringe will celebrate the local music scene, from guitar bands through to bedroom DJs, MCs and everything ... More About: Concerts
UK Pop Charts - 23 March 2008
2008-03-27 10:37:00 Was Duffy’s caterwauling driving you up the walls too? Thankfully, Estelle has knocked her off the #1 spot this week, with a little help from her friend, Mr West. Just another reason to love Kanye. In other news, the big names are still holding steady in the chart - Leona, OneRepublic, Nickelback. Alphabeat, unfortunately, slip out ... More About: Charts , March , Pop Music , The Charts , March 2008
Panic At The Disco - Nine In The Afternoon
2008-03-27 00:43:00 Panic weren’t behind the door about wearing their Beatles influences on their sleeves for their new album, but I didn’t expect this. Nine In The Afternoon is a veritable tribute to the Not-so Fab Four, something which I’m not comfortable with. Is this the same band that gave us the amazing I Write Sins Not Tragedies? Panic ... More About: Rock Music , Panic At The Disco , Disco , Panic
My Final Ever Scouting For Girls Review - Heartbeat
2008-03-27 00:20:00 Scouting For Girls are releasing another identikit single on April 10th called Heartbeat. Oh boy, I can hardly contain my excitement or, indeed, my bladder. And why should I hold back the putrid waves of urine? Because Scouting For Girls are surely taking the piss with this blander-than-bland nonsense. Simon Reynolds over at DS poses an ... More About: Review , Final
Richie Sambora Goes For A Drunk Drive
2008-03-26 22:59:00 Lovable 48-year-old scamp Richie Sambora went out for a drive in California’s Laguna Beach last night after having a skinful. He was spotted driving erratically in his little Hummer and pulled over. Naturally, he failed the usual drunk driving tests and spent a fair bit of time down the cop shop explaining himself. In a more ... More About: News , Drive , Drunk , Bon Jovi
Fleetwood Mac To Reform With Sheryl Crow?
2008-03-26 22:32:00 This news is worthy of at least a raised eyebrow. Fleetwood Mac are planning to reform and release new material and may be joined on this outing by erstwhile warbler Sheryl Crow . Fleetwood Mac always had two female vocalists until Christine McVie retired from the band in the 90’s, so the idea of bringing Sheryl Crow ... More About: News , Reform , Rock Music
Dr Pepper Calls Axl Rose?s Bluff
2008-03-26 15:32:00 I love this! After years (and years) of stalling on the release of Chinese Democracy, Dr Pepper has taunted Axl Rose by offering everyone in America a free drink if he releases the album in 2008. What a slap in the teeth when a major soft drinks company takes a ‘pop’ at your expense! Rose has stalled ... More About: News , Calls , Rock Music
Poll: The Best Girl Group Ever?
2008-03-26 12:20:00 Girls are awesome. Music is awesome. Therefore, according to the basic principles of mathematics, girl groups should be double awesome! So, our latest poll is in celebration of Girl Groups across the globe. I’ve started you off with a few suggestions, but this is an open poll and you can make your own suggestions by clicking ... More About: Girls Aloud , Spice Girls , Poll , Girl , Sugababes
Alphabeat - Fascination
2008-03-21 08:49:00 With a name like Alphabeat , you sort of expect a b-grade dance act. What you get is so much better. Fascination is one of those happy tracks that unearths the best cheesy pop of the 1980’s and runs with it as if the last two decades never happened. The Manchester Evening News namechecks Wham!, Chic and ... More About: Pop Music
James Blunt - Carry You Home
2008-03-18 20:43:00 Blunty continues to plumb the depths of wrist-slashingly dull ballads with his newest single, Carry You Home . You know the worst bit? This song is supposed to be special to him and yet he still sings it in that strange falsetto that has me reaching for knitting needles to stick in my eardrums. (Don’t try ... More About: James Blunt , Pop Music , James , Blunt
Fragma - Toca?s Miracle 2008
2008-03-18 12:55:00 You’ve got to admire the sheer nerve of Fragma - they’ve been re-mixing and re-releasing Toca ’s Miracle since the original came out in 2000. But that’s alright in my book, because it’s simply one of the best damn dance tracks ever. The 2008 reworking is probably a much slicker effort, but the beats are a little ...
The Futureheads - The Beginning Of The Twist
2008-03-17 18:31:00 The Futureheads are one of the plethora of Indie bands that splurged onto the scene a few years ago and I’m not ashamed to say I can’t tell them apart from all the other guitar-wielding Indie kids of the time. Other chart watchers seem more familiar with them though, and they seem to think their ... More About: Indie Music , Rock Music , The Futureheads , Twist
Girls Aloud - Can?t Speak French
2008-03-17 14:30:00 Alright, forgetting about Can’t Speak French for a moment, why has no-one noticed that Nadine Coyle has been replaced by a cyborg? Come on, are you ignoring the increasingly robotic movements in Girls Aloud videos, or the fact that she no longer goes on reality TV expeditions with the gals? I’m only mentioning this for a ... More About: Girls Aloud , Pop Music
Estelle ft Kanye West - American Boy
2008-03-17 12:22:00 West London’s Estelle manages to score a home run by getting Kanye West to collaborate and will.i.am to twiddle the knobs on this funky, funky track. Estelle has been lurking around the lower reaches of the pop chart for a few years now. However, her musical releases have been inconsistent enough that she hasn’t hit the ... More About: Hip-hop , American , West , Pop Music
Guillemots - Get Over It
2008-03-16 17:43:00 We were not expecting this. A few years ago, the Observer Music Magazine was trumpeting Guillemots as the next big thing. Thing is, they never really hit the mainstream. And judging by how absurdly offbeat they are, I didn’t really expect them to hit the mainstream anyway. And the story should end there. Except they went ... More About: Indie Music
Hard-Fi - I Shall Overcome
2008-03-16 16:53:00 I won’t be the first blogger to point out the similarity between I Shall Overcome and Robbie Williams’ No Regrets. It’s Richard Archer’s phrasing of the chorus line “I shall oh-ver-come” that does it, but once you notice it, every subsequent listen of the song is slightly marred. Another thing that other reviewers complain about with ... More About: Rock Music , Hard , Hard-Fi
Mariah Carey - Touch My Body
2008-03-16 16:26:00 Someone needs to give Mariah Carey lessons in sexy. I was but a lad in 1990 when Mariah first hit the scene and quickly became the biggest diva in the world. There was no-one else quite like her. Then, when her marriage (of convenience) to record label boss Tommy Motola (filthy control freak) went sour, she ... More About: Body , Touch , Pop Music
Preview Iron Maidens Greatest Hits FOR FREE!
2008-03-12 17:55:00 Heavy Metal band, Iron Maiden are allowing their fans to preview their greatest hits album for free on their website. The band will be releasing Somewhere Back In Time on May 12, but fans can download a full preview for free at www.ironmaiden.com. on May 12, but fans can download a full preview for free at ... More About: Preview , Free , Rock Music , Albums , Greatest Hits
Iron Maiden Try To Pass Off DRM Restricted Music As Good For Fans
2008-03-12 17:32:00 Yesterday’s announcement from Iron Maiden that they’d be releasing a Best Of compilation for free download isn’t quite what it seems. The reason? That download is restricted to three listens, then you’ve got to purchase the album if you want the music for keeps. Iron Maiden is a band who’ve released more compilations and live ... More About: News , Music , Fans , Rock Music , Heavy metal
Mark Ronson - Just - Review
2008-03-11 20:24:00 Just is Mark Ronson ’s fourth single from his Version album, and if anything it’s proof that this guy has that jazzy funk style licked. If you look back over Stop Me, Oh My God and Valerie, you can see just how stylishly consistent this guy is. And if you’re not aware, Just was the catalyst ... More About: Review , Pop Music
Gnarls Barkley - Run - Review
2008-03-11 19:44:00 First single from Gnarls Barkley ’s second album, Run isn’t a massive departure from the hip-hop/soul fusion of their first album. But then why mess with success? The Gnarls Barkley sound was a breath of fresh air when they first surfaced and there’s really little to challenge their monopoly on the sound today. More About: Review , Pop Music
The Top 10 Best Sugababes Songs
2008-03-11 00:42:00 The Sugababes are one of the most enduring girl groups we’ve ever seen in the UK. They started their chart careers back in 2000 as glum-faced teens, but with a surprisingly fresh urban sound that was more interesting that the kind of pop Atomic Kitten were flogging at the time. There’s always been a cloud ... More About: Songs , Pop Music
Leona Lewis - Better In Time - Review
2008-03-08 17:22:00 We’ve watched Leona Lewis since she hit the big time in that TV talent competition. It doesn’t seem fair to even mention the name, because Leona has easily (and quickly) transcended her reality TV beginnings. So let’s stop talking about that and focus on her new single, Better In Time . More About: Review , Pop Music
Lenny Kravitz - I?ll Be Waiting - Single Review
2008-03-08 16:08:00 I stopped listening to Lenny Kravitz around the time of his Circus album. Not that there was anything wrong with Circus - certainly a few classic Kravitz tracks on there. His problem then was that he was stuck in a retro-rock timewarp. How to innovate when the public expects a certain sound from you? It’s difficult. ... More About: Review , Rock Music , Single , Waiting
Amy McDonald - Run - Single Review
2008-03-08 00:23:00 Amy MacDonald has had a fantastic run with her debut album This Is The Life. Would you believe that Run is actually the fifth single to be released from it? It doesn’t take long to work out that Amy’s Scottish - those booming Celtic vocals are a dead giveaway every time. More About: Review , Singer , Songwriter , Single
Joss Stone Butchering A Flake Advert
2008-03-05 23:16:00 Imagine my surprise when Joss Stone appeared on our screen during the ad break for Rock Rivals. Imagine my horror when she broke into a half mumbled version of the Flake song before tucking into a chocolate bar. Of all the ropey sponsorship deals, this one takes the biscuit. Or chocolate bar. You know what I ... More About: News , Advert
Lily Allen Blogs That Paparazzi Smashed Her Car Window
2008-03-04 17:49:00 Wow. Just saw Lily Allen ’s latest blog post saying that members of the illustrious paparazzi broke the rear window of her car. She’s fairly vague on the details, but it seems that a pack pf paps were chasing her car and one of them broke the window. Presumably to get a rise out of the volatile ... More About: News , Paparazzi , Blogs
Robert Plant Rejects Further Led Zeppelin Reunions?
More articles from this author:2008-03-04 13:45:00 Wouldn’t you hate to be Robert Plant right now? Half the western world is baying for Led Zeppelin to reform for a final tour, and he’s away playing festivals with bluegrass diva Alison Krauss. The dilemma is all the more acute because the Led Zeppelin gig at the O2 Arena whetted our appetites for more. And ... More About: News , Rock Music 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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