Hello people, and welcome to Day 4 of our #12ListsofChristmas series of blogs. Today's one is a bit different to the others, because we believe in using the blog platform we have as a force for good. Whilst Christmas is a joyful and peaceful time, for lots of people it can be difficult for all … Continue reading #12ListsofChristmas: Day 4
Well festive greetings and merriment all round blog reading people! And look, for our blog has even had a lovely Christmassy makeover for this month. And it's time for our annual Christmas edition of #TweetHeeHee to kick start this week for you, with seven festive nuggets of Yuletide hilarity from our social media travels. This … Continue reading #TweetHeeHee (Christmas Edition)
Hello gorgeous people, it's #12ListsofChristmas and we're now on Day 3, and precisely ten more sleeps until Christmas, so time for us to bring you another list of twelve festive faves. We wanna hear from you of course - what are your favourites, if you agree with our choices, let us know. You can comment … Continue reading #12ListsofChristmas: Day 3
Welcome people, it's Day 2 of our #12ListsofChristmas, where each day in the run up to the big day we are bringing you a new list of our twelve favourite things from a given Yuletide related topic. Don't forget to leave your comments below or Tweet us using the hashtag #12DaysofChristmas - what are your … Continue reading #12ListsofChristmas: Day 2
So. It may have not escaped your notice that I'm doing Christmas a bit differently on the blog this year. Where before I usually did my Christmas Song a Day Advent Calendar, this year I've decided to do something a bit more low maintenance. Along the same lines as my #15Daysof30Lists I did in the … Continue reading #12ListsofChristmas: Day 1
ARTIST: The Shires SONG: New Year SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? It's been a while since we last heard from The Shires, but good news, because - to use Smash Hits' parlance - they are Back! Back! Back! And not only are they back, but they're launching their forthcoming fourth … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: The Shires – ‘New Year’
ARTIST: Endor SONG: Pump It Up SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? It's been a while since the charts have delivered us anything resembling a floorfilling deep house/dance anthem, particularly at a time of year when seasonal ballads are generally the consensus. Brighton based DJ and producer Endor has delivered with … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Endor – ‘Pump It Up’
Happy December people! And it's a special blog tonight, as we announce this year's nominations for our sixth annual End of Year Prizes on the blog! As always on Boxing Day, we do a special blog post honouring those from music, film, TV, books and comedy we’ve absolutely loved in the last twelve months with … Continue reading Alex’s End of Year Prizes 2019: The Nominations (plus your chance to vote in Reader’s Choice)
In times of uncertainty in the world like now, it's important that we remember there are always good people making good things happen. And we're bringing three more of them now for you, in this week's edition of The Good News Week. If you enjoy the stories we've found this week, let us know - … Continue reading The Good News Week (27/11/2019)
If 2019 is going to be remembered as the year of anything music wise, it'll be of those unexpectedly brilliant pop comebacks from bands and artists that many thought were lost to time forever. Busted? Delivered the best album of their career. Jonas Brothers? One of the catchiest modern pop singles of the year with … Continue reading #CrazyStupidAlbum: Westlife (@westlifemusic) – ‘Spectrum’
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