It's Thursday, it's midday, and time once again to revisit another huge UK chart hit from the turn of the millennium with The Story of Pop: 2000. This week - the debut UK number one for Southampton's biggest musical export... It's funny really. A record like Artful Dodger's seminal UK garage banger 'Re-Rewind' that we … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 15)
Welcome to the penultimate installment of The Story of Pop: 1999, our weekly series on the blog where we recount all the UK singles chart's hot movers and shakers from two whole decades ago. This week: a UK garage anthem that defined a generation - and launched the career of one young bright thing from … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 50)
ARTIST: Craig David SONG: When You Know What Love Is SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? So then. The first brand new material from Craig David for more than a year (unless we're counting his collaboration with Nile Rodgers for his last album) and it couldn't be more well timed if … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Craig David – ‘When You Know What Love Is’
There is a question that has been on the lips of many for the last three years. Namely: just how has Craig David managed to pull off the comeback he has when, back at the start of this decade, labelless and living out in Miami, it appeared to be all but over? The present writer … Continue reading #CrazyStupidAlbum: Craig David – ‘The Time Is Now’
It's time to welcome back an old friend to the blog after the festive break as #SongoftheWeek returns for 2018! And we've got a corker for our very first one this year... ARTIST: Craig David feat. Bastille SONG: I Know You SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? OK, so this song came out … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Craig David feat. Bastille – ‘I Know You’
ARTIST: Craig David SONG: Heartline SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? He makes it look easy, doesn't he? Winner of our Comeback award in last year's end of year prizes on this here blog, pop's very own Phoenix from the flames, Craig David, has had another stellar year by all accounts, … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Craig David – ‘Heartline’
Happy Boxing Day one and all! Hope you are having a lovely Christmas so far, whatever you may be up to (cue festive emojis 🎅🎅🎅 🎁🎁🎁 🎄🎄🎄). Today's blog sees the third annual giving out of my End of Year Prizes. 2016 has, it's safe to say, been an odd mistress of a year, but … Continue reading Alex’s End of Year Prizes 2016
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