Join us as we continue to revisit all the biggest UK chart hits from a quarter of a century ago with The Story of Pop: 1998. This week - a second chart topper for these ladies, offering up two unlikely covers for the price of one... Artist: All Saints Song: Under The Bridge / Lady … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 18)
Welcome once again to this week's instalment of The Story of Pop: 1998. Now it's at this point we should tell you that the UK charts of 25 years ago was full and plenty with girl groups, so here comes our first of two encounters with one of that year's biggest... Artist: All Saints Song: … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 2)
Good afternoon and welcome aboard this week's Pop Essays, our weekly look back at some lost classics in our music library that we dust off and polish good and proper to shine as they deserve to. This week: an overlooked single from one of my all time favourite bands... Artist: All Saints Song: Chick Fit … Continue reading Pop Essays #16: All Saints, ‘Chick Fit’
I've spoken many a time before on the blog about life after hugely successful pop bands - solo efforts from former members of girl groups in particular being my Mastermind specialist subject. And particularly, my love of those albums or singles from such artists that weren't broadly commercial or mainstream, but for whatever reason I … Continue reading Nicole and Natalie: from All Saints to Appleton – ‘Everything’s Eventual’ at 15
I've spoken many a time on this here blog before about my formative experiences with being introduced to music. And with the return this week of All Saints, the sassier, streetwise and grittier alternative to many of their 90s and 00s pop contemporaries, now seems like a good time to breach this very subject again. … Continue reading They’re moving, they’re coming: my thoughts on the glorious return of All Saints
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