After selling more than 10 million records and racking up five #1 hit singles, chart topping boy band JLS called it quits after five years back in April. The band first appeared in 2008 when they auditioned for the ITV talent show X Factor, and went on to take the runner up position behind winner… Continue reading REVIEW: JLS – Goodbye – The Greatest Hits
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REVIEW: Every Day – David Levithan
Published in August this year, Every Day spent the majority of summer hovering around my Goodreads’ recommendations. Initially, I avoided it. There was a number of books on my reading list already and, to be honest, the synopsis of the young adult tale didn’t come across as anything that couldn’t wait. But, when the book… Continue reading REVIEW: Every Day – David Levithan
Source Loves… The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games wowed the world back in 2008 when the first book was released. Set in a post-apocalyptic world where teenagers are forced to fight each other to the death, it wasn’t long until this gripping story found fame across the globe. Fast forward five years, and not only has there been two more… Continue reading Source Loves… The Hunger Games
REVIEW: Katy Perry – PRISM
Katy Perry became a household name back in 2008 with her hit single I Kissed a Girl. Since then, she’s rarely stayed out of the public eye, and gone on to achieve huge success with her music. Not only did her Grammy-nominated Teenage Dream album send a whopping five singles to the US No 1… Continue reading REVIEW: Katy Perry – PRISM
REVIEW: Lady Gaga – ARTPOP
Lady Gaga is one of the most successful and controversial solo artists ever to come out of America. Her debut album The Fame sold over 15 million copies worldwide and had us all belting out ‘just dance, gonna be okay, da da doo-doo-mmm’ and ‘p-p-p-p-p-p-p-poker face na na na na’ every time we hit the… Continue reading REVIEW: Lady Gaga – ARTPOP
INTERVIEW: Katie Sutherland
It’s Saturday 2 November, and Katie Sutherland is preparing for her first big performance. While the singer is no stranger to live shows, having supported stars such as Elton John and Sugababes in venues like Glasgow’s SECC, this could be seen as her big debut. Until this year, Katie had performed under the name Pearl… Continue reading INTERVIEW: Katie Sutherland
Why the McBusted tour is the best thing to happen EVER
Some might say that bread being sold in a ready-sliced format is at the top of the list of Brilliant Things in Life. And it might have been up until about 11am this morning. Because today the universe threw us a curve ball, and that well-known phrase was made redundant. It’s not the best thing… Continue reading Why the McBusted tour is the best thing to happen EVER
YOUR VIEW: It’s Christmaaaaaaaaaaass – and has been for a while…
On Saturday, I found myself in an unusual situation. The situation being that I was sitting at my desk, writing up the words you are about to read. The situation was unusual because my Saturdays tend to be much livelier. And by livelier, I mean living it up with The X Factor gang before going… Continue reading YOUR VIEW: It’s Christmaaaaaaaaaaass – and has been for a while…
REVIEW: Lorde – Pure Heroine
The opening sound of Lorde’s debut album had me imagining myself behind the wheel of a car during a city night-drive where the streetlights’ reflections on the windscreen appear cloudy under the raindrops that fall to beat. Lorde, or Ella Yelich-O’Connor to her folks, is described as ‘a woman noted for courage and daring action’ and… Continue reading REVIEW: Lorde – Pure Heroine