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#CrazyStupidPlaylist: *NSYNC

May 5, 2018May 5, 2018 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

It's fair to say this week has been a good one for 90s/00s pop geeks like myself. 20 years after the release of their debut album, all five members of legendary US boyband *NSYNC (JC Chasez, Lance Bass, Chris Kirkpatrick, Joey Fatone and yes, Justin Timberlake) were back together on Monday (30th April) for the unveiling of their … Continue reading #CrazyStupidPlaylist: *NSYNC

#BlastfromthePast: North and South

Mar 31, 2018Oct 31, 2020 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ 3 Comments

With TV shows like The X Factor and The Voice now the most commonplace location from which to launch a pop career via a TV show, it's easy to forget that back in the distant past, there was another way. Such was the case for the band we meet on today's DeLorean hop with the … Continue reading #BlastfromthePast: North and South

Christmas Song Advent Calendar 2017: Day 15

Dec 15, 2017Dec 14, 2017 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

ARTIST: Blue SONG: Lonely This Christmas ALBUM: Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word (2002, Innocent/Virgin) Originally recorded for one of the first ever BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge sessions all the way back at the start of their career in 2001, Antony, Duncan, Lee and Simon gave a soulful, stripped back take on Mud's … Continue reading Christmas Song Advent Calendar 2017: Day 15

World Cup of Boybands

Oct 10, 2017Oct 10, 2017 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

So. You may remember last week I launched a World Cup of Girl Groups - which the Spice Girls comprehensively won after over a thousand votes were cast - in honour of Richard Osman's brilliant new book The World Cup of Everything. Such was the success of this, that we felt it only fair the boybands got … Continue reading World Cup of Boybands

After winning BBC’s Let it Shine, why pop music needs Five to Five

Feb 26, 2017Feb 26, 2017 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Eight weeks later, and Let it Shine, the hit BBC One series looking to find a new boyband to star in a new stage show called 'The Band', based on the songs of Take That, has found its winners. But more than that, in Five to Five, as they are now called, Gary Barlow has … Continue reading After winning BBC’s Let it Shine, why pop music needs Five to Five

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