MOVED. on Mar 23, 2010The author has decided to discontinue this blog. Instead, please visit http://popfromtheblock.blogspot.com/...
Song of the Day on Mar 21, 2010 in Music Diana Vickers Song of the Day Fans of the 2008 X Factor contender Diana Vickers will be happy to hear that she is finally getting some material out (it's about time). Once is the first single off her debut album, Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree, and it is quite a proper pop t...
Update: American Idol 9 Top 11 Theme on Mar 21, 2010 in Music American Idol 9 American Idol top 12 A press release from Fox Flash stated that the theme for the Top 11 is 'Teen Idols', which, if you ask me, is a bogus idea for a theme (think "Big Mike singing One Time" - @champerez). Or Paige Miles raping The Climb once more. Anyway, the Teen Idols...
The Couch features... on Mar 20, 2010 in Music The Couch features... Sky Ferreira Sky Ferreira, an American singer/songwriter based in "Fucking LA", and has been described in The Guardian as "the Lolita from LA, the It Girl from Orange County". And truly, Sky Ferreira is quite a character (who apparently made Michael Jackson cry w...
The ever-flexible Adobe Photoshop. on Mar 20, 2010 in Web Features Adobe Photoshop Tips and Tricks Today's Web Feature is on Photoshop Lady, a compilation of the best PS tutorials and techniques screened from thousands of websites. Instead of bulldozing through heaps of ambiguous, head-splitting tutorials, Photoshop Lady already filtered out the...
Song of the Day on Mar 20, 2010 in Music Rox Song of the Day One of the nominated acts for the BBC Sound of 2010, Rox proves to be an exciting new prospect with her latest single, My Baby Left Me. The pop-soul tune suggests similarity to other Brit artists like Adele, Duffy, and a hint of Corrine Bailey Rae. M...
Music Review: Lights by Ellie Goulding on Mar 19, 2010 in Music Reviews Ellie Goulding Being the Critic's Choice Awardee at the 2010 Brits Awards, Lights, the debut LP of English singer/songwriter Ellie Goulding, faced high expectations even before its release. Goulding, who also topped the BBC Sound of 2010 poll, showed much potential...
Music Review: Lights by Ellie Goulding on Mar 19, 2010 in Music Reviews Being the Critic's Choice Awardee at the 2010 Brits Awards, Lights, the debut LP of English singer/songwriter Ellie Goulding, faced high expectations even before its release. Goulding, who also topped the BBC Sound of 2010 poll, showed much potential...
Song of the Day on Mar 19, 2010 in Music Sia Song of the Day The flagship of Australian pop singer Sia's forthcoming album (We Are Born), is today's track of the day. Clap Your Hands is a quirky, catchy, last-song-syndrome sort of tune that us pop enthusiasts would love to have on loop.
The World Wide Web. on Mar 18, 2010 in Music Web Features If you want to get updated on the latest pop tunes from the UK, then Pop Justice is the go-to site. Instead of warbling on and on and gushing about Cheryl Cole, PJ gives us a variety of listenable artists away from the mainstream scene (and certainly...
