Top Ten Teen Albums

There's been a fun little Facebook post going around. People are listing their favourite ten albums from their teen years. Well I am a sucker for a list, so knew I had to make one - even though this is really going to age me! The idea is, don't think too hard, just write down the ten albums you remember shaping your teen years. Love to read yours in the comments section.

Let Us Grieve - an opinion piece

Well today was another bad one for celebrity deaths, the ridiculously talented Debbie Reynolds died only a day after her daughter, Carrie Fisher. Many turn to social media to share memories, feelings and sorrow. Then there's the other social media users, the ones who seem to be telling us that we are not entitled to our grief.

The Best Pop of 2016 - The Results

We've just conducted our first end of year poll, and the results are in. Check out below for the results. Check back with us later in the month for our Top 10 albums of the year and our Top 50 singles of 2016.
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Live Review: Madonna @ Allphones Arena, Sydney - 19.3.16

So very lucky to have seen Madonna again this past Saturday night, this time in Sydney, and wow, what a night. Brilliant once again and there were so many bonus songs. Madonna is the ultimate performer and the "Rebel Heart" tour is the definitive proof..

Live Review: Madonna @ Rod Laver Arena - 13.3.16

Some things are worth the wait, 23 years of waiting. That's how long it's been since Madonna came to Australia with her brilliant, "The Girlie Show" tour. This past weekend she hit the stage at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, and she owned it, as proved why she is the Queen of Pop.

The Girlie Show - A life of love for Madonna + the cast's favourite Madonna songs!

So for the past few months I have been working on a play called, "The Girlie Show", a play set in 1993. It's all about 5 young Madonna fans who meet in line for Madonna's "The Girlie Show' tour, the first time Madonna came to Australia. And in a lovely turn of coincidence, Madonna will be back in just a few short weeks for "Rebel Heart" - I am going to Sydney and Melbourne and I am bloody stoked!

The Girlie Show: What was your first concert?

Besides sometimes blogging about pop music, my friends, I am also a theatre writer and maker. My latest play, "The Girlie Show", opens in Melbourne tonight. The play is set in 1993 and is about 5 youngins who meet in line while waiting for tickets to Madonna's "The Girlie Show" tour. While lining up they talk about their first concerts, and well that got me thinking, what a great idea for a blog.

Top 50 Songs of 2015

2015, what a great year for music! There were so many tunes that we loved here at Internal Jukebox, and there are some songs we can't believe missed our end of year countdown - 50 just seems too few. But take a look our list, and tell us in the comments section below which of these tunes you love, and what you would put on your end of year list.

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.

Top Ten Bond Songs

Bond. James Bond Themes. There's often as much excitement about the themes to the movies as there is about the films themselves. And they always attract major stars to record them. In a time when movie soundtracks really don't do as well as they used to, it's nice to see the Bond themes still as big as ever (the latest Sam Smith Bond Theme was last week number one in the UK). With the recent release of the latest Bond theme, it felt like the right time to look at my favourite Top Ten James Bond themes.

20 Should've Been Hits

There are songs we all love that we say to ourselves, “How the hell didn’t that become a hit? Seriously, it’s a good song!” That’s what this list is about. Songs I have always loved, but I may be alone in my adoration of these great tracks. Some were minor hits, but none of these brilliant songs were massive hits.

Happy Birthday Madonna - 57 Reasons You are the Best!

Happy Birthday to our Queen, Madonna! I like to celebrate every year for her. Some years I make a cake, other years I throw a party (last year's party was epic). This year I'm being a bit more casual, yeah there will be cake, but I wanted to celebrate a little different this year with a blog about my Queen. To celebrate her 57th birthday, I will list 57 reasons why Madonna is the best.

Fans, please share this post, and also tell me the reasons you love Madonna. These aren't in order, they are just awesome reasons why Madonna is, and will always be, the greatest star in the world!

My Top 40 Songs Of All Time!!!

Happy Birthday to me. 40 today. Cue the mid life crisis. But during the lead up to my 40th I have become quite reflective. I have had a few blogs looking back on my favourite things, but this is the ultimate - my 40 favourite songs of all time.

Single of the Week: Bitch, I'm Madonna - Madonna

Single number three from the brilliant "Rebel Heart" album and it's a divisive one. This loud, brash and arrogant song hasn't pleased some, but for me, it's just how I love my Madonna - iconic!

Dear Spotify Study - Screw You!

In exactly 13 days I will turn 40, and besides my usual blogs I've been doing some reflective blogs about my favourite music. Well today I wanted to write an angry blog, because at 40 I must be an angry old man. There was a study released recently, a few months ago, but the old man is late with these things; the study used Spotify data to conclude that people over the age of 33 just don't listen to new music anymore. Well, fuck you study!

40 Songs You Should Remember - The Last 20

Here we are, back again looking at the 40 Songs I worry have been forgotten over the years. These songs are awesome and I remember them with such great affection - I worry not many others remember them though!

Single of the Week: Ghosttown - Madonna

Single number two for the "Rebel Heart" and it's a stunning ballad, a beautiful example of how Madonna can command an incredible ballad. For anyone who doubted that Madonna had returned to form, they need to listen to this song and watch the incredible video.

Album Review: Madonna - Rebel Heart

Time for the conclusion to Madonna Week, and what a perfect way to finish, a review of the new Madonna album, the fantastic "Rebel Heart". I get so genuinely excited when a new Madonna album comes out. I've taken days off school, work, I even came home from University (five hour drive) to get the "Bedtime Stories" album. And now we have "Rebel Heart" - I wanted to listen to the leaked version, but I didn't, cause Madonna didn't want me to. So it was killing me I hadn't heard it fully, and yesterday I did - and it was worth the wait!

Madonna Week: 11 Best Non-Album Tracks

Day 6 of Madonna Week, and time for another little countdown. Last day tomorrow, and it's a review of "Rebel Heart", so check in then! This time it's my favourite 11 Madonna tracks that never appeared on a "proper" album, they may have been from soundtracks or on greatest hits collections, or just a stand alone track. There were a few great ones that missed the list, tracks like "Gambler" or "Hey You". But I truly love the 11 on the list, hence the reason for 11 - I just couldn't get rid of one to make it 10!

Madonna Week: Classic Album Review - American Life

Time to continue Madonna Week, and how I've loved writing these posts and thanks for all the support - yesterday's blog was my most read blog of all time! A big thanks to Madonna Nation on Twitter for the retweet! Anyway, today, and it's time for a classic album review, this time it's the much maligned "American Life", a favourite of mine and also many Madonna fans.