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John Lucas

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Here's a list of seven things to look forward to on The Big Reunion II

The Big Reunion was one of the surprise pop culture high­lights of 2013, shining a light on the often difficult road faced by mid-level pop stars in the years after…
Pet Shop Boys - Electric
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Here are five reasons why Pet Shop Boys' 'Electric' is their best album since 'Very'

There's a pattern to 21st century Pet Shop Boys releases that runs like so: Album is widely praised as a 'return to form'. Album sells a little bit less well…
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Eurovision 2013: A look at Bonnie's competition

Can you believe it’s been a whole year? At 8pm on Saturday, viewers of The Voice will have to put their excite­ment on hold for a week as the BBC…
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Farewell to The Big Reunion: Episode 9

There were tears, tantrums and a build-up to a climactic gig that felt like it lasted longer than the careers of half of the acts involved, but last night The…
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The Big Reunion Big Recap: Episode 8

Eight weeks into The Big Reunion and I’m no longer sure I can remember a life before my Thursday nights consisted of watching middle-aged pop singers attempt­ing to bodypop with…
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The Big Reunion Big Recap: Episode 7

As ITV2’s The Big Reunion marches towards its inev­it­able and yet strangely drawn-out con­clu­sion, the various groups continue to rehearse for the upcoming tour, a new act is airlifted in…
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The Big Reunion Big Recap: Abs/z from Five sent me a hat and now I love him even more

Last night on The Big Reunion, the six groups got back together and began rehears­als in earnest as the deadline for their London comeback show loomed ever closer. There were…
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The Big Reunion Big Recap: Episode 5

It was a bit of a 'cue Adele soundbed' episode of The Big Reunion this week, as 911 and B*Witched raked over their painful post-pop stardom years in the wil­der­ness,…
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The Big Reunion Big Recap: Episode Four

From Jedward bouncing through the Britney back-catalogue on The X Factor to Lisa Scott-Lee 'taking a moment' while waving a melo­dra­matic hand in front of a tear-stained face on Steps…
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The Big Reunion big recap: Episode 3

It’s week three of the Big Reunion, and time for a girl group special as double denim rule breakers B*Witched and the UK's very own Destiny's Child (hmm…) The Honeyz…
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    New Music Monday: Griff's Black Hole is super, and massive
  • 2
    New Music Friday: Let's kick off 2021 with some KLF
  • 3
    The Top 45 Singles Of 2020
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    New Music Friday: Mae Muller doesn't want to be dependent
  • 5
    New Music Friday: There's a big one from Royal & The Serpent
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    New Music Friday: Baby Queen takes the throne
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