Category: 2024

Girls Aloud’s “What Will The Neighbours Say?” at 20: revisiting a modern pop classic

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One thing I have tried to curb a little bit coming into this year is the expansion of my vinyl collection. Some of this was borne out of necessity (I had to upgrade my storage trunks over Christmas, as my collection had outgrown the original ones I stored them in), but also to try and … Continue reading Girls Aloud’s “What Will The Neighbours Say?” at 20: revisiting a modern pop classic

Burning the God damn house right down: why Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Saltburn inspired renaissance is a very good thing

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It was just shy of two years ago on this here corner of the web that I was writing and enthusing about the 2020s renaissance that Kate Bush was enjoying at the hands of her song, "Running Up That Hill", being used in the Netflix supernatural drama series, Stranger Things.Little could I have foreseen then, … Continue reading Burning the God damn house right down: why Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Saltburn inspired renaissance is a very good thing