2014 A‑Z: R is for RECORD STORE DAY
As you know, Record Store Day is an annual excuse for labels to repackage and resell music which, with a few exciting exceptions, fans have already purchased at least once. But Record…
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A 2014 Christmas song roundup. PLUS!! Several other good ones from the post-Mariah era
Q4 2013 saw the glorious return of the contemporary Christmas song, with superior Chrimbo bangerz — Chrimbangerz, if you will [WE WON'T THANKS — ED] — from Global Songstress Leona…
2014 A‑Z: Q is for Q4 RUINATION
In November, in an article entitled 'RIHANNAWATCH: THREAT LEVEL CRITICAL', we explained that the world should be on high alert because new Rihanna music could, should and maybe even would…
2014 A‑Z: P is for PRONOUNCE YOUR WORDS
Lana: how about some mouth exercises. Ariana: vowels are great but other letters do exist. Ellie: finish your food before you enter the vocal booth. Sia: it helps if you take the paper…
2014 A‑Z: O is for ONE DIRECTION'S 'SECRET' INVESTMENT
In October, Billboard ran a short but interesting report with a headline that did not dick about: 'Details on One Direction's Secret Financial Investment in 5 Seconds of Summer'. It's obvious…
2014 A‑Z: N is for NO CHORUSES
This is one of the 2014 A‑Z entries we were most looking forward to writing. We were going to have a bit of a chat about the trend for big…
2014 A‑Z: M is for MAYBE ONE SONG'S ENOUGH THANKS
We were quite into the idea of Meghan Trainor as a new interesting popstar. When we interviewed her, she was certainly entertaining. This said, we were slightly conflicted earlier this…
2014 A‑Z: L is for LITTLE BABY SHEEZUS
'Little Baby Sheezus' is the name Lily Allen should have given to the Christmas album repack that should have happened about a month ago. We have made some artwork for the fantasy…
2014 A‑Z: K is for KYLIE AND KATY
In March, we took this photo on the London Underground. On one side was a poster for Katy B's just released, mostly brilliant new album. On the other side was a…
2014 A‑Z: J is for JAZZ ALBUM
In 2008, Lady Gaga was the best popstar in the world. In 2009, Lady Gaga was the best popstar in the world. In 2010, Lady Gaga was the best popstar in the world.…