S Club 7: BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK (but who were they?)
That picture above is the first one we ever saw of S Club 7. A lady from their management company came to see us and brought the photograph with her. She…
The Briefing
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Taylor Swift shat in a yellow bucket and Canada took it to Number One
Three years ago we devised an idea that we hoped would change pop forever. We were bored by acts with millions of intensely engaged fans (and millions of pounds' marketing budget thrown…
Sportsman has done a pensive cover of a Taylor Swift song
Sportsman is a chap from Sweden who recently had an EP out on Best Fit Recordings. Anyway he's making his debut album at the moment but has decided to put all that to…
Nine key points about the song Nicola Roberts wrote for Cheryl's album
1. The tune in question is called 'It's About Time'. 2. Robbo wrote it with The Invisible Men and James Draper, who then also went on to produce it. The last time Cheryl, Nicola…
Q4 In Crisis: 49 things pop must deliver before January 1
Right, we've given it a week and we'll be honest with you: Q4 is underperforming. Yes, the David Guetta single is good in ways nobody could have expected. Yes, Avicii…
25 name suggestions for The X Factor's absurd eight-piece boyband
It is claimed that The X Factor's ludicrous/possibly amazing eight-piece boyband are still looking for a name. They are even running a competition to look for a suitable moniker. Let's assume…
Jennifer Davies has the biggest roll of Bacofoil you have ever seen
We've been following Jennifer Davies' pop adventures for a few years now. We've covered her as she's made music in a number of guises whose names have become less and less…
Pixie Lott's current single is actually alright
We like to laugh at Pixie Lott don't we. How we laugh! HA. Pixie Lott with her songs that aren't selling as well as the songs that sold well. HA HA. Pixie…
The actual best bit of the Olly Murs lyric video…
…is this. It's actually a different bridge so 6/10 overall but it was a decent attempt. (You can watch the rest of it here but you've already seen the best…
Notes on Ella Eyre's ex’s problematic telly
About a month ago I first watched the music video for Ella Eyre’s rather good song ‘Comeback’ (you can watch it above if you have no idea what I'm talking…