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The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 51)

Dec 17, 2020Dec 17, 2020 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ 1 Comment

Over the last 12 months, we've bought you the weekly retelling every Thursday of all the big hits from the UK singles chart of 20 years ago with The Story of Pop: 2000. Today, we make our final stop on our nostalgic pop journey - with the extraordinary story of one of the most bonkers … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 51)

The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 23)

Jun 4, 2020Jun 7, 2020 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ 1 Comment

Always here every Thursday at midday to revisit the sights and sounds of the UK chart as it looked two whole decades ago, this is The Story of Pop: 2000. Onto this week's entry then - and by my reckoning, it's time for a bit of an S Club party... The new millennium had undoubtedly … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 23)

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 24)

Jun 13, 2019Jun 17, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

It's Thursday, and time once again to bring you the best of the UK chart's biggest hits from two decades ago like an amazing pop tardis. This is The Story of Pop: 1999. This week: one of the largest - and loudest - new pop groups of the year make their debut at the top … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 24)

#BlastfromthePast: Brum

May 26, 2018Feb 4, 2022 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

It's another televisual legend we bring you for this weekend's #BlastfromthePast, so without further ado, let's begin our story back over two decades ago... As the 80s gave way to the 90s, British children's TV was changing. One of the most prominent new names of the time was Anne Wood. After leaving TV-am on ITV … Continue reading #BlastfromthePast: Brum

#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

#BlastfromthePast: The Queen’s Nose

Feb 10, 2018Feb 5, 2018 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

I firstly have to apologise. There's been a distinct lack of #SongoftheWeek, #TweetHeeHee and indeed, any of the regular blog series these last couple of weeks. I can place the blame safely on recovering from this awful virus/cold doing the rounds that I have only just shifted, but which has left me rather low on energy to … Continue reading #BlastfromthePast: The Queen’s Nose

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