A Year In Pop: 26

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Whoa-oh, we're halfway there! And here's Bon Jovi to mark the occasion.

Expect a special halfway report later this week or start of next.

[Poll #1013930]

Meanwhile - Kate Nash???? Srsly???

Comments

[mcarratala.livejournal.com]

I like the Kate Nash single (and the video), and that's after having been totally baffled by the first one – couldn't tell whether it was a joke or not (although the beats reminded me oddly of Schoolly D). But Foundations is English kitchen sink pop, somewhere between Dubstar's No So Manic Now and Mike Skinner, I reckon. Nice tune, plausible way of talking about the situation. I can see how the bits where she splits a word – "bit-ah" could grate, and I'm not anticipating loving everything she does.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It reminded me a bit of Squeeze so yes, "kitchen sink pop". Except I like Squeeze.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

God yes it is very Streets isn't it. I think English kitchen sink pop is prob my least favourite thing ever, it seems to all be based on the assumption that a key English trait is to be mediocre at stuff, and that this is hilarious and something to be proud of, hence deliberately shitty rapping and stupid comedy accents and crappy production. I find that a really awful attitude.

[mcarratala.livejournal.com]

Blimey – it's like the spirit of Stuart Cosgrove is speaking through you. (Old man Sinker can explain when he gets here...)

total harmonic convergence salad of all the ancestors

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

haha i wz thinkin loneloonylex had been possessed by blissblogger vicar on earth KPUNK!