Deja Vu: Garage Rock ‘n’Roll from The Fuses

Back in July Essentially Pop went down to Guildford to watch “Guilfest“. One of the acts that took our eye was Brighton band, The…

Get Ready To To Be Spooked!

It was week 4 of the X Factor and they dubbed it ‘Fright Night for Halloween’. It was time for ghouls to appear on…

Annie Lennox Speaks to Yahoo.com

Regular readers of Essentially Pop will know that part of our remit is to cover those artists who are doing things on their own,…

It’s Here! Jedward are Ferocious!

The Irish twins John and Edward Grimes, better known as Jedward, continue to promote their highly anticipated fourth studio album, due for release later…

XF 80s Night: Could It Get Any Worse?

Yes, it’s week 2 and it was 80s night. When I heard this, I thought – Oh no they’re going to ruin all my…

Essentially Pop Talks to James Poole

James Poole is a singer-songwriter with a voice that sets him apart from the rest. Described as being able to “stir the soul”, James…

Live Shows – Where’s The Talent?

Well, it’s finally happened – The X Factor live shows have kicked off and I have to wonder if Lola brought some squid with…

Essentially Pop Talks to Neil Davidge

You may not recognise his name, but you’ll know the work of Neil Davidge. He’s best known for the production of Massive Attack’s ‘Mezzanine’…

Aaron Carter’s Wonderful World

Aaron Carter has packed more into his 26 years than most people do in a lifetime. The Tampa Florida native first started performing at age 7 when he was the lead singer of local band “Dead End”. He moved on to solo performances at age 10 when the band wanted to play alternative music, and he wanted to do pop. Opening for elder brother Nick’s band, “The Backstreet Boys” in 1997 led to a record contract, and his first single, “Crush On You”. His subsequent self-titled studio album went gold in Norway, Spain, Denmark, Canada and Germany.

No Way Is It Getting Boring!

It’s week 2 of the X Factor and I settled down in front of the TV with another bottle of wine to watch the…

The New Jedward? What’s Wrong with the Old One? (Part 2)

Another week of the X Factor, and another act with whom comparisons were made to John and Edward. This time it was identical twins,…

Jedward & Tara Collaborate Again?

Is Tara Reid going to be in BFF Jedward’s next music video? The Sharknado 2 actress got twitter all aflutter this morning when she…