Best of 2025: Top 40 Singles
My Top 40 singles of 2025 including Self Esteem, JADE, Lady Gaga, Bon Iver and Fred again..
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Grammy Awards 2012 Nominations: Did They Get It Right?
As anyone who read my roundup of the biggest awards show in music earlier in the year knows, I have some pretty strong views on both the nominations and eventual winners of these awards. Unlike most years however, where a nomination in any of the big 4 categories would give you at least some chance … Continue reading
Everything Changes But The Music (Part 3)
Christina Milian – Dip It Low – 2005 For most people reading this blog, this part of the series will be the most surprising entry. Anyone who knew me at the time will understand how much Christina Milian meant to me. Much more than me simply being a fan, and not just a schoolboy crush … Continue reading
Everything Changes But The Music (Part 2)
Steps – Here and Now – 2001 It may not be the most important song on the list, but Steps were probably the most important group in my musical life so far. From the years of 1997-2001 when I was between the ages of 6 and 10, Steps were my life. Unlike Take That, who’s … Continue reading
Everything Changes But The Music (Part 1)
No matter what is happening in your life, whether good or bad, where you are in the world, or who you are with, the one thing that will send you back to those key moments in your life is the music you were listening to. Some see pictures, videos and people as the main cues … Continue reading
Who deserves the Mercury Prize?
One of the most important days in the UK music calendar, today is Mercurys day. 12 albums from a wide vareity of genres have been nominated for the twenty thousand pound prize, which has become a well respected honour over the last 20 years. Artists such as Dizee Rascal, Pulp and Elbow have won the … Continue reading
Adele
During 2011, the topic that has come up most when people talk to me about music has been decidedly absent from this blog. Adele is undoubtedly the Queen of the charts right now becoming the first artist of the decade so far to sell 1 million copies of one song, and selling a ridiculous amount … Continue reading
Sundays are empty without reviews to do…
As most of you know, I review a fair amount of games each month. On average I will usually have one game a week to play through and evaluate in 800 words. The last game I reviewed however was nearly two months ago, namely DiRT 3. ivar _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-11176202-2’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); … Continue reading
Top 25 Albums – Updated List
After going through my singles list, I found that my opinions on my top albums had changed a fair bit in the last year. So I decided to rejig my list and post it again here. I’ve gone for a picture approach instead, with some extra comments underneath. As I have done with my Singles … Continue reading
Top 10 Singles – Roundup
So there we are, the list of my Top 10 singles is official, with some entries that surprised even me. Here is the list in full: 1) Umbrella (Feat. Jay-Z) – Rihanna 2) Flashing Lights (Feat. Dwele) – Kanye West 3) Break The Ice – Britney Spears 4) Say It Right -Nelly Furtado 5) Be … Continue reading
Top 10 Singles – #1
Umbrella (Feat. Jay-Z) – Rihanna – Good Girl Gone Bad – 2007 Uvar _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-11176202-2’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); I have never mentioned … Continue reading
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