walking the highwire

Stephanie McIntosh, Tightrope




'So Do I Say Sorry First' a decent pop offering and a hot looking blonde popstar, what more can you ask for? Like me you may well be tempted to buy the album after watching this video's. There are some flat vocals, and a distinct lack of dancing but if this was the era of pop on the telly maybe she'd be bigger than she is... well who cares heres pop on the net, buy it if u like... it sounds like Aly and Aj just merged into one blonde.


And she's clearly well connected, not only Jason Donovan's sister but faux dating Ryan Carnes in the video...for 'Mistake'

selfish narcissistic psycho freak n bootlicking nazi pimp

Robyn, 'Handle Me'



New Single / Old Video
Old Song / Fresh Sound

some like it hot

Sugababes, 'About You Now', HQ

Madonna, 'Beat Goes On' Demo?

Britney Spears, 'Baby Boy' Demo?

It seems everyone is trying new tactics to hype their new records; but I'd much prefer some decent tracks that actually hype the album they will feature on, rather than the uncertainty and inevitable disses that follows those records we're praying are only the unfinished demos.

Madonna, 'The Beat Goes On'

Press play and you will be disappointed. That isn't to say that this is terrible, it might prove to be a passable album track, but it's not hit single worthy and is therefore hopefully just a demo. It sounds unfinished- maybe that's wishful thinking, but it is undoubtedly a link sent to us from on high, I'm sure Madge would fiercely guard such a slip up. So plausibly this has been considered an album reject but worthy of being an album appetiser nonetheless. Make of it what you will.

she got it from her mama

Lil Mama, 'Lip Gloss' et al...



Lil Mama really made some noise this year, aiding and abeting not only Rihanna but Avril as well remix their hot tracks for a quick ride to fame... this is her first 'solo' single but you might find these ones more familiar to sing along too...

Grrr

Sean Kingston, 'Beautiful Girls': I'm beginning to hate this song, it plays every time i go swimming, and i dont like how its so catchy it has me singing about suicide, in such a cheery way.

They dont have to take their clothes off...

Billiam, 'Beautiful Ones'
They dont have to take their clothes off... but this is probably the nearest we'll get to a video.

I think people are being a bit hard on these boys, sure the song isn't great but i think its obviously been pushed to coincide with the photoshoot buzz, and given time these guys might offer something a little more... this centruy. While it is good marketing the photoshoot itself isn't -wholly- a 'get naked / make cash' ploy cooked up by some dodgy management, it was part of AXM's annual naked issue so im gonna give them some slack.

Tender Loving Care

TLC, Crazy Sexy Hits, is out this week. These girls had a few great songs, but i actually loved this LeftEye track, 'The Block Party' perhaps cos until now id never seen the video.

dont mess with my song

I like this song but i dont see why it needs a cover. Im not wholly feeling that this pairing are pop saviours either but consider my judgements reserved cos popjustice is harping on about their album.

lets get the job done

Darren Hayes, 'How To Build A Time Machine',
This Delicate Thing We've Made

I took me a while to count how many songs this reminds me of...but for now ill claim it an instant classic.

It opens a la 'Pi' Mister Hayes iterates the quantum design. The deep voice in the chorus, around 1.55, reminds me of the sound of 'Sat In You Lap' also mirroring it thematically; detailing a thirst for knowledge.

2.57 sounds like Bjork, i wanna say 'big time sensuality' cos its a title that springs to mind. The strings hit you in the fourth minute and sound like a million Kate songs - this is no bad thing.

Each time i listen i hear new things, 'calling my dad' got me last time, then i noticed that although running down the halls, should echo 'running down that hill' it's much more frenzied almost an homage to 'hounds of love'. Its in the trees its coming.

This is my current favourite. Buy the album. I'm focusing on Disc one only and each song gives me too much to write a coherent review. So lets just say i love it.

send her some love

I think this song makes a much better ballad, but as the plays wear on i see it as being much less of a Sugababes departure as i did, i think its pretty canonical all told.

Lancaster library

Who knew that my local library actualy offered gigs, not only gigs but gigs featuring my faves, The Long Blondes and Bat For Lashes? It doesnt surprise my lancaster is aways doin odd stuff but i cant believe nobody filmed me shouting at Dorian during Summersonic but somebody filmed this etire gig in my free net sanctuary.

retro tuesday: Emiliana Torrini

'To Be Free' was the first song that made me listen to Lady Torrini. Since then of course shes invariably mentioned for her talents of singing 'Gollums Song' and writing 'Slow' for our Kyles. Yet the crowning achievement of her career so far is the album Fisherman's Woman.

Fisherman's Woman is almost a concept album which for me describes a whole year being apart from your loved one. The title shows the flights of fancy that our minds take us on during this heightened sense of loneliness, she imagines hes not gone, but is really a brave fisherman 'on the sea, where he has to be for months at a time'. Melancholy sweeps over her, good days turn sour when she thinks she saw him on the train, and endless coffee mornings highlight the cheery monotony of life untroubled by love until at night both must listen to the sound 'of the boat creaking' to get to sleep.

The brightest. and one of the most poignant tracks, 'Sunny Road' talks of the letter he wrote. Foreshadowing the halcyon days at years end, when they can go and meet upon the Sunny Road. Maybe the year apart turned to years, or it just seems that way, and maybe they grew apart, but the image of the Sunny Road keeps them bound.

boys will be boys

Billiam, 'Beatiful Ones'

Serendipity· n. the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way, thus AXM offer a naked photo-op and a new boyband generates buzz for thier single. But hands up- who actually contributed to the myspace plays? Well done guys for not promoting too soon, giving us all just two weeks to buzz around your single and not enough weeks to get bored of it. Unless like me you clicked it once and wont be clicking again soon. A movie would be good to promote the album though.

dollshouse

Electric Dolls n. a bad name for a girlband, but they're offering a three track download for us to change our opinion of them, this could be the sound of 2008, you have been notified.

is this real?

Zac Efron,'Bet On It'

I have a hyperbolic love thing going on with Zac, i also love this song, but this clip? is it really from the most watched TV show ever?...and when can i watch it?

a friend you dont know

Hilary Duff, 'Stranger': The Duff is a stranger to dancing and also -some might say- singing, but her album is undeniably one of the best pop offerings this year. This single isn't my favourite per se, but its a solid effort, so well done Miss Duff.

superstylish

UnkleJam v. to unklejam is to make pop music that your uncle might like, unklejamming is often known as the Radio 2 effect, and is what happened to pop in the early half of the 21st century. Unklejam may also be an ironic reference to good music that your uncle may like if he is gay and made in the 80's, hence it being chosen as the name of 2007's mst underrated dance act (see Unklejam : underrated dance act)

'Stereo', new single, hot clockwork orange inspired video, lazy summer chorus, hot guys in hotter fashions, checkmate.

'Love Ya', for some reason this band have been giving super stylish videos. thats probably cos the band is super stylish themselves and can evenmake popworld seem fresh and exciting.

'What Am I Fighting For' another great video another lazy sumer dance hit, proving that these boys are the most worthy act to be popstars ive seen all year.

its not medevac

her name is dirt

Nicole Scherzinger, 'Supervillian' Her Name Is Nicole

... her song is kinda ok in a fergie stylee.

I just want batman to love.

Dont we all.

the professor is mad and hes working at feverish pace

Okay one more post, seeing as its technically Sunday here now...
I like the new Sugababes song and you might too? hinthint clickclick

I also love the Darren Hayes album: 'The Tuning of Violins' sounds like Keanes 'Somehwere Only We Know?' but with much more sunshine, and 'Waking the Monster' shows such good narrative storytelling, so everyone please buy it next week and in lieu of my own heres Simon Curtis with his review for ElectroQueer.

Breaking news... electroqueer ... aka Raj is now engaged to his beloved boyfriend so big congratulations guys! and everyone leave him a comment when u follow the link.