The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
It's Christmas time (nearly) and quite soon it will be impossible to switch on the radio without being bombarded by the preachy strains of a slightly shambolic Christmas song recorded 25 years ago in an effort to feed the world.
Big Stereo (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Luca C. & Brigante are the latest to make over Ali Love’s “Diminishing Returns” — we’ve been going gaga over this track for a while now and one more remix certainly is going to fuel our obsession. The interesting tidbit is Luca C. has helped pen some of Ali Love’s new album, so this is [...]
kenneth in the (212) (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
How I love me Shuv? Let me count the ways. Whether as one-third of Bananarama, one-half of Shakespears Sister or a simply the frontwoman of her own rocking band (and/or calling herself Shakespears Sister again), I've always had a serious thing for Siobhan Fahey. Even during the Ramas' most syrupy pop days, it was obvious she was the most talented member, and the one with the wild side, and the dark...
Blogcritics: Music (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Being for the benefit of your Beatles CD collection.
Digital Spy (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Siobhan Fahey announces details of her first live show as Shakespears Sister in almost 15 years.
andPOP.com News (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The weather outside will soon be frightful, and Canada’s Fucked Up is getting ready to make music to match. The Polaris Prize winners are using their prize money to record an all-star rendition of “Do They Know It’s Christmas'” a remix of the 1980s charity song by Band Aid. So far, Fucked Up have accumulated an [...]
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
02 Arena, Dublin November 7th THERE’S NOTHING quite like a 25-year reunion to get the oestrogen pumping. The Nolan Sisters might have seemed like squeaky clean girls next door, but they were the mould-breakers long before Bananarama, The Spice Girls or Destiny’s Child figured out the value of tapping a teen market with a canny combination of lusty lyrics and faux innocence.
The Moldy Doily (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Glad all of the new designers are starting to see things my way. I mean the overalls have been a staple in my sloppy painter world forever. And I mean FOREVER. I have been wondering when they would have a...
The 'Spill (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
As the adverts always have it - NEW! IMPROVED! VIM! And, no doubt, ZIP A DEE DOO-DAH! too So, Vim is a concept that can mean many things to many people. Over on the Mothership, some people seem to have objected to the idea that up tempo songs automatically means vimminess, but I don't know about that, one woman's Vim is another woman's Cillit Bang. Personally, a toe-tapping quality switches on my vim...
cowsarejustfood (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
the only good thing the smiths ever did was not reform. when that day comes as far as i’m concerned my personal seventh seal is broken. not just because i have a pathological loathing for all things smithsian but also because i have a pathological distrust for band reformations. a peculiarly new phenomenon ( i [...]
Discopop Directory (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
The success of Mini Viva's Left My Heart In Tokyo took a lot of people by surprise. It was by no means a bad song - but Radio 1's unwavering support was unexpected in a year when manufactured pop has been overshadowed by the home-crafted synth odysseys of Little Boots and La Roux. It doesn't hurt that the duo are managed by Simon "OBEY MY COMMANDS" Fuller, nor that they're releasing Xenomania...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
The rock-and-roll sisterhood gathered in London on Sunday as female singers helped to raise money to find a cure for breast cancer. The Women in Rock concert was held at the Royal Albert Hall and featured performances from female stars such as former "Spice Girl" Melanie C, Joss Stone, "Bananarama," and Bonnie Tyler. The show was organized by Hard Rock as part of its series of Pinktober...
kenneth in the (212) (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
I love a good list (apparently I'm not alone, ask any magazine editor what sells), so when I saw "The Top 40 Pop Singles Of The '00s" by my pal Robbie over at ChartRigger sitting in my In-box, I couldn't wait to check it out. Now given the fact that I'm just now working my way into the '90s -- OMG, have you heard "Apartment Life" by Ivy?!!! -- I was actually pretty impressed that...
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
LOOKING a million dollars, Jamelia opened with a jaw-dropping rendition of Superstar.
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
LOOKING a million dollars in a sizzling red hot number, Jamelia opened the show with a jaw-dropping rendition of Superstar.
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