A brief 'in the studio' report involving Diana Vickers
We went to see Diana Vickers 'in the studio' yesterday. We met her once before, last year when we got quite drunk backstage at The X‑Factor and slipped into full-on…
The Briefing
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And 2009's worst album title is…
…'Rebelution'. Thank you Pitbull. Thank you for not only delivering one of 2009's least enjoyable dance records, but also for this phenomenally bad album title. We're listening to bits of the…
DOES ANYBODY KNOW IF LEONA LEWIS MIGHT HAVE NEW MATERIAL COMING OUT?
Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. Seriously, 10/10. A round of applause. A standing ovation. Well done to everybody involved in this news story. We love the way it's been reported in The…
Not The World's Worst Bootleg
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDjja11mqUo So this is the Little Boots / JLS Radio One Live Lounge thing we were looking for yesterday. (More bits at Radio One's website.) It's alright, isn't it. Apparently…
The World's Worst Bootleg
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD24yWfo7Po We were just looking on YouTube for Little Boots' Live Lounge cover of JLS' 'Beat Again', but it's not there yet. Instead we found this. JLS vs Little Boots…
Frankmusik, Erik Hassle, Visitor: we're literally giving away tickets
These are basically free advertisements aren't they. WIN! 5x PAIRS OF TICKETS FOR FRANKMUSIK, VISITOR ETC TOMORROW NIGHT As you can see from this flyer a variety of decent people…
Annie's 'Songs…'
We first wrote about Annie's 'Songs Remind Me Of You' in 2006. We wrote about it again in 2008, when it was about to be on Annie's second album. Now we're…
Apropos of nothing: James Blunt's '1973'. What a massive, massive tune
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAq0AbxhawI This track was on 'Smooth Radio' last night. It was the first time we'd heard it in some time — well over a year — and it struck us, as…
An unfortunately-titled VV Brown release
There's a new VV Brown video ready to be viewed. It's for a song called 'Game Over'. Have a little look at this. There are some problems with it — it's…
Your first chance to listen to Alphabeat's 'The Spell'
Picture editors of regional listings magazines can breathe a sigh of relief: a new Alphabeat album will mean new press shots. But they're not ready quite yet so we'll just continue…