Sam Sparro seems to have come from nowhere and launched himself a pop career which is getting a lot of attention here in the UK.
This is his début single, called Black and Gold, which gives a good taster of his soulful pop sound. I can also see this going down great in dance clubs, especially […]
At the beginning of the month I reviewed Soulja Boy Tell’em’s début (s)hit Crank That. At the time, I was really hopeful that it would be a one hit wonder, and I’d never have the misfortune of hearing anything so bad ever again.
Unfortunately, Soulja Boy didn’t take my wish that he would quietly retire from […]
There is a fine line between being subtle, and having just too God damn much going on with a song. And this, The Way That I Love You by Ashanti is a fine example of that line being crossed.
Both the song and the video have far too much going on, and here’s why.
However strong Ashanti’s […]
M.I.A. is a British artist that is virtually unheard of here in the UK, while getting more and more well known in the US. Kind of like the Scissor Sisters or The Killers (at least when they first came out) but in reverse.
This song, called Paper Planes, has been out for a while in North […]
Last week, I reviewed Taio Cruz Feat. Luciana with Come On Girl. I didn’t rate it very much, so I thought it would be fitting to go back and look at another dong featuring Luciana.
This song is by Bodyrox, although Luciana definitely takes centre stage and makes the song what it is. She also makes […]
If you’re currently residing in the US, you may well have heard this song, but might not have seen this particular video for it, as there is another one knocking about.
Rather than a monkey doing the housework, this one features British acting legend Bob Hoskins miming the lyrics while acting out a recreation of the […]
Right now Estelle is sitting pretty at the top of the British music charts, and is liable to do just as well in America with the help of her collaboration with Kanye West on American Boy.
But she’s actually been around for a few years now, and had a couple of songs enter the charts back […]
Is it Easter today? Oh crap, I’d better get to the shops and buy some Easter eggs for my nearest and dearest then. Or I could just listen to Easter by Marillion.
I’m reviewing this song today for no other reason than it is Easter Sunday, it’s as simple as that. I bet lead singer Steve […]
With a title like Love Song, this track needs to tick certain boxes for me:-
1. It needs to be a song - SCORE
2. It needs to be about love - SCORE
3. It needs to be good enough to warrant such a generic title as Love Song - MISS
This isn’t really a bad song, but it’s […]
The Futureheads are an amazing British band who have taken a whole host of influences, as well as their own style, and fine tuned it in to a unique sound.
They’re just about to embark on a UK tour, and have a new single out, but I thought we should go old school, and revisit what […]
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