The relationship between art and its patrons is an age-old one that dates back to the heyday of the Renaissance period. This dynamic is no different in the world of pop and rock music. Despite gatekee...

I have generally believed that greatness in a pop song is a function of an artist’s or band’s ability to make the most of the standard pop song structure that has become commonplace and a ...

Date: December 6, 2017 Venue: O2 Arena (London) Tour: Automaton Tour 2017 Jamiroquai is undoubtedly one of pop music’s most unlikely phenomenons. What seemed like it could have been a momentary ...

This concert review has been co-written with guest blogger Jordan Potts. Date: March 18, 2017 Venue: Echo Arena (Liverpool) Tour: Following My Intuition Arena Tour 2017 Artistry is a pre-requisite t...

In our article about “The Rules of going solo” for an artist that has emerged from an incredibly successful band, we highlighted Sting as having pulled off one of the most stunning stylist...

To say 2016 has paved the way for a full circle for late 80s (and early 90s) pop star Rick Astley would be quite the understatement. At the age of 50, hot on the heels of his 2nd UK #1 album (his firs...

In our article titled “Could Dua Lipa be the emerging ray of hope for pop music in 2016?” a couple of months ago, we gushed with an optimism that we rarely ever feel about the new crop of ...

This review is by guest blogger Bjorn Thomassen In the mid-to-late 90s, Canadian-British all-girl band All Saints emerged as a potent alternative to the heavily promoted Spice Girls. The band compr...

Some of our blog readers and radio station listeners might occasionally get the sense that our feelings towards the modern pop music landscape brim with pessimism. While this might be largely true, w...

This review is by guest blogger Mike Antonich from “Now It’s On” – The Best Music from Detroit and beyond In our post on “Veteran acts returning with new material in 2016â...