It's Thursday and it's midday, and time once again to bring you a look back at another huge hit from the UK charts at the dawn of the new millennium in The Story of Pop: 2000. This week: a groundbreaking chart topper from one of the most successful rap artists ever... For some reason or … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 50)
If there's one thing you can be guaranteed of with Dido, it's that you're usually in for a long wait for new material. 2013 was when we last heard from her, with her fourth studio album 'Girl Who Got Away'. And the album before that, 'Safe Trip Home', arrived in 2008, a whole five years … Continue reading #CrazyStupidAlbum: Dido (@DidoOfficial) – ‘Still On My Mind’
ARTIST: Dido SONG: Christmas Day It seemed appropriate to end this year's Christmas Song Advent Calendar on a song named after this very day - and from a lady who we'll be hearing a lot more of again next year, as Dido prepares to release her long awaited new album in March. This gorgeous festive … Continue reading Christmas Song Advent Calendar 2018: Day 25
ARTIST: Dido SONG: Hurricanes SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? 2013 was when we last heard from Dido, with her brilliant 'Girl Who Got Away' album, which, in a nod to the sample of 'Thank You' from Eminem on his 'Stan' that sprung her to the incredible sales and plaudits enjoyed … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Dido – ‘Hurricanes’
It's Tuesday, and thus time for us to hop aboard our pop time machine that is #ThrowbackTunesday, where we flash back to five UK chart hits from this exact week in the past twenty-five years. As always, let's have a look at who's on the playlist before we get to our featured hit... 1993: Pet … Continue reading #ThrowbackTunesday: Episode 34
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