Olly Murs singing “Dance With Me Tonight” with The Muppets is the greatest X Factor guest performance of all time: discuss.

Nov 27, 2021Nov 26, 2021 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Olly Murs in rehearsals for The X Factor with The Muppets, November 2011. Image credit: Idil Sukan / Draw HQ With The X Factor finally given its official resting by ITV earlier on this year after 18 series, the dust has largely settled on the obituaries that said it should have happened sooner being delivered, … Continue reading Olly Murs singing “Dance With Me Tonight” with The Muppets is the greatest X Factor guest performance of all time: discuss.

The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 51)

Dec 17, 2020Dec 17, 2020 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a 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 (Bonus Tracks)

Dec 17, 2020Dec 17, 2020 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

I don't even know where the time has gone since I started The Story of Pop: 2000 exactly 51 weeks ago (rapidly, that's what). But doing that and the 1999 series in 2019 have genuinely been, as a retro 90s/00s pop geek - some of my most favourite blog posts I've ever written. And this … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Bonus Tracks)

The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 50)

Dec 10, 2020Dec 3, 2020 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

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)

The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 49)

Dec 3, 2020Dec 3, 2020 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

With more sights and sounds from the UK charts of Y2K than you can shake a stick at, this is The Story of Pop: 2000. This week: a second chart topper for pop's best loved club - raising money for charity to boot too... When we last left S Club 7 on the series back … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 49)

The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 48)

Nov 26, 2020Nov 28, 2020 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

It's Thursday, and midday, and thus time to bring you another golden nugget of pop goodness from Y2K with The Story of Pop: 2000. And once again this week, it's another number one from a hit movie soundtrack... 2000 had been a year of mixed blessings for Destiny's Child. On the one hand, there was … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 48)

The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 47)

Nov 19, 2020Nov 22, 2020 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

The Story of Pop: 2000. Our weekly series, every Thursday at midday, that recounts the UK chart movers and shakers at the dawn of the 21st century. This week: a chart topper from one of the box office smashes of the year... Prior to November 2000, US country teen star LeAnn Rimes was best known … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 47)

The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 46)

Nov 12, 2020Nov 7, 2020 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Taking you back in time with the hugest UK chart hits of the turn of the millennium, this is The Story of Pop: 2000. This week: the biggest selling single of 2000 in the UK not to make number one... It can't have escaped your notice that, over the course of this series, many of … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 46)

The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 45)

Nov 5, 2020Nov 9, 2020 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Taking you back to the chart toppers and shakers from the top of the 21st century every Thursday at midday, this is The Story of Pop: 2000. And one of Ireland's biggest boybands write themselves further into the record books for this week's entry... In a year of such rapid chart turnover, there was one … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 45)

The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 44)

Oct 29, 2020Oct 29, 2020 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Offering up more hits from the turn of the new millennium then you could shake a stick at, every Thursday at midday, this is The Story of Pop: 2000. This week: a ninth - and divisive - number one for the biggest girl group in the world... Anyone who's followed both this series of blogs … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 44)

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