Monday, 30 November 2015

Single of the Week: Chains - Tina Arena, Jessica Mauboy & The Veronicas


I can tell you that when I first started writing this blog, I never thought that Tina Arena's amazing hit, "Chains" would end up a new single of the week, but here it is, featuring Tina with Jessica Mauboy and The Veronicas, and quite simply, it is brilliant!

Saturday, 28 November 2015

So 90s - Ten Awesome Songs From 1991


Two weeks ago we went back in time to 1990 to look at 10 awesome songs you may have forgotten. Well, this week, we turn back the clock to 1991 and there were just so many songs to choose from - but I must admit these are some great songs that have some truly great memories for me ... and maybe you.

Thursday, 26 November 2015

Album Review: 25 - Adele


If anyone doubted the gauntlet that is Adele, then they have been well and truly silenced. In its first week of release, sales of Adele's brilliant new "25" have out performed every other album from history for first week sales, beating N Sync's record of 2 million albums in one week - now that is impressive. Even more impressive, it looks like she will finish the week with 3 million sales, and that's just in the US alone.

Tuesday, 24 November 2015

Top 5 Songs: Britney Spears


Time to celebrate a legend. Britney Spears has been one of the world's biggest stars since 1998, she has produced some amazing pop that has really become a pop culture phenomenon. Time she was honoured with a Top 5 list.

Friday, 20 November 2015

Album Review: Made in the A.M. - One Direction


It's November, so it must be time for a new One Direction album, the fifth in five years. The sad news, this may just be their last album - thank heavens it's a stellar one ... as usual!

Wednesday, 18 November 2015

Album Review: Kylie Christmas - Kylie Minogue


Well, it's that time of the year again, Christmas, so here come the Christmas themed albums. Some of them bring a new meaning to the word dodgey, others are simply fantastic. Thank God Kylie has just released an album that is so festive and camp that it can't help but deliver some Christmas themed joy.

Tuesday, 17 November 2015

Top 5 Songs: Gloria Estefan


It's so great to make a list of Top 5 songs every week, it's great to look back at a wonderful artist and choose the five songs of theirs that I love most. This afternoon I spent time listening to Gloria Estefan's back catalogue - that is a good afternoon.

Monday, 16 November 2015

Single of the Week: Stitches - Shawn Mendes


Now I am fully aware how behind I am putting this as the single of the week, it was released earlier this year but in my defence, here in Australia, the song has only just started charting and it is massive here right now. And I've just realised how incredible this song is!

Saturday, 14 November 2015

So 90s - Ten Awesome songs from 1990


The 90s are so big, again. It's inspiring current music and fashion. Plus, it's great to go back and check out the awesome songs of the 90s, they do bring me sheer joy. That's what we're going to do over the next 10 weeks, look at the best songs of the 90s. These weren't the biggest songs of the year, and you may have forgotten some, but all these are tracks I look back on with great affection. First up, 1990.

Thursday, 12 November 2015

Album Review: Get Weird - Little Mix


There's a reason why many consider Little Mix the number one girl group in the world. they are seriously talented young women. With the release of their third album, "Get Weird", they look ready to maintain their crown.

Wednesday, 11 November 2015

Album Review: Delirium - Ellie Goulding


Ellie Goulding is not mucking around, she has just released a stellar album with 22 tracks that features three mammoth hits - this album is guaranteed of being a success. The good news, it deserves to be  - this is one brilliant piece of pop.

Tuesday, 10 November 2015

Top 5 Songs: Sheryl Crow


I'm always a fan of the acts we celebrate with a Top 5 list, but sometimes I'm a mega fan. Counting down Sheryl Crow this week, I fall very squarely into the category of mega fan! And with over 50 million albums sold worldwide, I guess I'm not alone.

Monday, 9 November 2015

Single of the Week: Focus - Ariana Grande


Ariana Grande is back with a fierce new single and an album on the way. While "Focus" may not have the immediate appeal of "Problem" and "Break Free", after several listens it gets stuck in your head and I felt no other option than to make it single of the week.

Saturday, 7 November 2015

Top 20 Songs from R&B Girl Groups of the 90s


Time to continue our fun Sunday blogs with a look back a great little list, the Top 20 Songs from R&B girl groups of the 90s.

Thursday, 5 November 2015

Album Review: Eleven - Tina Arena


Warning, I am about to begin gushing over the new Tina Arena album, "Eleven", cause quite frankly, it's pretty damn perfect. In fact it is rivalling "Don't Ask" as her best album - and that is a big call!

Wednesday, 4 November 2015

Album Review: Yours - Nathaniel


Former X-Factor contestant, Nathaniel, released the brilliant single, "You" in 2013, so it's been a long wait for his debut album, "Yours" - but the good news, the album was worth the wait.

Tuesday, 3 November 2015

Top 5 Songs: Mariah Carey


Go big or go home they say. This week for our Top 5 list we are going very big, one of the biggest and most successful recording artists of all time, the one, the only Ms Mariah Carey.

Monday, 2 November 2015

Single of the Week: Used To Love You - Gwen Stefani


Sometimes you can hear a song once and you immediately fall in love with it, that is what happened with Gwen Stefani's latest release, "Used To Love You" - a touching ballad that just had to be the single of the week.