Tuesday, 02 October 2012 18:05
Beats and Pieces
Earlier this year, the news came out that X Factor boss, Simon Cowell, was looking to take the XF/BGT formula and add it to the DJ Booth. Not content with ruining Christmas, the mogul wanted to make a TV ‘talent’ show to find a DJ ‘sensation’. Presumably, Cowell saw what the likes of underground DJs like David Guetta can do to pop mediocrity and he wanted a piece. But Guetta’s…
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Sunday, 23 September 2012 23:14
Beats and Pieces
Gangnam Style by Korean singer Psy has inevitably moved up the UK pop chart and is perched at number 3 this week. The song itself is a mediocre dance pop tune that will become tiresome after a few hearings. It is more a soundtrack for the brilliant video that accompanies it. If you haven’t seen the video, then have a look on YouTube. The video is in fact the real…
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Monday, 17 September 2012 12:05
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This week the 12 albums shortlisted for the prestigious Mercury Prize were announced. One of those is the Jessie Ware album ‘Devotion’. I like her Sade-esque brand of leftfield soul. ‘Running’ is one of my favourite tracks of the year. 'Still Love Me' and 'Wildest Moments' are good too as his her rendition of Bobby Caldwell’s ‘What You Won’t Do For Love’- which wasn’t on the original album, but was…
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Sunday, 09 September 2012 20:28
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This week Ne-Yo hits the Numero Uno in the pop charts with new single ‘Let Me Love You’ and it would seem the days of tunes staying at the top spot in the pop charts for weeks on end may be over. Last weeks No.1 from Little Mix only lasted one week, as did Rita Ora and Sam & the Womp the previous two weeks. One tune that hasn’t charted…
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Sunday, 02 September 2012 22:31
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X Factor winners Little Mix have gone to the top of the UK singles charts with their new single Wings, while X Factor hopeful has also charted. Sam & the Womp only lasted one week at Numero Uno before being ousted this week by Little Mix. God knows why because the Little Mix track appears to have been around for at least a couple of weeks and isn’t particularly good…
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