Deconstructing the sights and sounds of the UK charts twenty years ago, this is our weekly series of posts we like to call The Story of Pop: 1999. This week: a fledgling Scottish indie rock act make the grade to the big leagues via an iconic Glastonbury performance... Some bands and artists really are the … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 32)
ARTIST: Kylie Minogue SONG: New York City SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? Finally, something is happening this weekend which we never thought we'd see the day of. 14 years after she had to cancel her appearance on the Pyramid stage owing to her breast cancer diagnosis, actual Kylie Minogue is … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Kylie Minogue – ‘New York City’
Last weekend, winners of last year's Band of the Year in my End of Year prizes, the mighty Coldplay closed the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury with a showstopping setlist of their greatest hits and tracks from their recent studio album "A Head Full of Dreams" - as well as a cameo appearance from Barry Gibb … Continue reading #CrazyStupidPlaylist: Coldplay
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