· PETE WATERMAN famously says you were bigger than Madonna and could still be if you had not retired so early. Why did you retire?
· HOW often do you get recognised in the street?
· WHAT do you think of the music charts today?
Monday, February 25, 2008
Ask: Rick Astley: questions and answers!
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Kakko performs "We Should be Dancing" on Motormouth
Kakko From Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia is one of the pseudonyms of Yamagata Kakuko (former name Suzuki Kakuko), a Japanese actress, TV presenter and former pop singer. Yamagata was born September 23, 1969 in Osaka, Japan. Under the name "Kakko", she was on the roster of Stock Aitken Waterman but met with little success in the UK charts.
Yamagata attended an American school in Kobe and aged 17 was spotted by a scout from CBS records. She moved to the UK to attend a music school in London before coming to the attention of producers Stock Aitken and Waterman.
Her first single, the Stock/Aitken/Waterman penned "We Should Be Dancing", was released in February 1990 reaching number 101 in the UK charts, while her second release, "What Kind Of Fool" (written by Harding/Curnow/Clift), didn't manage to get a chart rating.
She returned to Japan in 1991 and commenced working under the stage-name Suzuki Anju. She has become a popular actress in TV dramas and features in many commercials.
Kakko - We Should Be Dancing
Read about Kakko on PopLaundromat!
Kakko, "What Kind of Fool" live (ahem) performance
Kakko "What Kind of Fool" Interview
Review from discogs.com by Darian:
Released in 1990, this sparkling PWL production written and produced by Phil Harding and Ian Curnow/Clift could have passed for a song written and produced by Stock Aitken & Waterman. The 12 inch mix has all the elements of SAW with the vocal samples and various instruments building toward the chorus music. Shame it is a short 6 minutes or so but well worth hunting down. The B-side "I Pledge You My Heart" is nice as well.
Boy Krazy - That's What Love can Do
Their signature Pop song That's What Love Can Do, created by British music mega producers Stock Aitken Waterman and recorded in 1991, bubbled under for two years before getting significant airplay. Boy Krazy featured female singers Kimberly Blake, Josselyne Jones (Josselyne Herman-Saccio), Johnna Lee Cummings, and Ruth Ann Roberts (a former Miss Junior America). A fifth member named Renee Veneziale left shortly after "That's What Love Can Do" was first released, in 1991.
Boy Krazy - That's What Love Can Do - Live
Then came TOUTES LES FILLES - That's What Love Can Do
Kylie - Acceptance Speech for Best International Female @ Brits Award 2008
Kylie - Acceptance Speech for Best International Female
Kylie Wow live @ Brits Award 2008
Brit Awards Rihanna Ft. The Klaxons - Umbrella
Kylie Minogue is to present Paul McCartney
Kylie Minogue is to present Paul McCartney with his Outstanding Contribution To Music Award at the 2008 BRIT Awards.
The singer will hand over the special award to the former Beatle before he performs a medley of hits at the ceremony in Earls Court on February 20. ...
Kylie Minogue gets Brit Award at the Brits
" X "
‘X’
Kylie Minogue (EMI)
Grade: A
It’s puzzling how Kylie Minogue’s iconic stature in Europe and her native Australia hasn’t translated into much in the way of U.S. success.
And the mystery deepens if her new “X” doesn’t catch on in America, because a good chunk of the release sounds like a facsimile of the best recent music from Gwen Stefani, Nelly Furtado, Britney Spears and numerous others active on U.S. charts. ...
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Remembering Mel & Kim
Mel & Kim, a wonderful '80s duo. Very good dance routines.
And also, listen to this wonderful Mel & Kim Respectable 2007 Mix
Pete Waterman: I don't watch 'The X Factor'
This isn't a news but I liked to post it here, because I like this article.
Unlike a good proportion of the British population, Pete Waterman doesn't watch The X Factor, the hit ITV show in which thousands of people, talented and talentless, hopeful and hopeless, vie for the chance of fame, fortune and a recording contract.
Pete Waterman
Harmony rules: Pete Waterman has patched things up with former colleagues
But he can guess what it's like, having been a judge on the show's precursor, Pop Idol.
"I've never seen it, but the public watch The X Factor in big numbers," he acknowledges, sitting back in his recording studio on the South Bank in London. "A young lad who works for me watches it, though. He calls it 'car-crash television'.
"He loves car-crash television. The bigger the crash, the better. The truth is that when you get a big crash on a motorway people slow down to have a look. People see the sight of blood and they love it. The contestants are the modern-day equivalent of the Christians being thrown to the lions." ... ... ...
Kylie Minogue - Star at the “Golden Camera”-Festival in Berlin
Kylie Minogue came to world-wide fame when the Australian actor started her singing career in the 80ies with her smash-hit "I should be so lucky" produced by Stock-Aitken-Waterman in London. Over the next years...
Kylie Minogue takes Album X to Germany
Calvin Harris regrets Kylie rumour
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Kylie Minogue denies reconciliation with Olivier Martinez
The pair have been plagued by reconciliation rumours since they broke up a year ago and became the subject of speculation again recently after they were spotted together around Paris last week....
Mtv FANatic: Jorge meets Kylie
In this episode JORGE COLL from Guadalajara, Mexico got the chance to meet and interview his idol the australian singer KYLIE MINOGUE. An exciting moment all broadcast for Mtv Fanatic tv show. Miami, Florida, 2003
Mtv FANatic: Jorge meets Kylie: Part 1/3
Mtv FANatic: Jorge meets Kylie: Part 2/3
Mtv FANatic: Jorge meets Kylie: Part 3/3
Kylie Minogue Wow
| 4 | Kylie Minogue | 2 Hearts | Nov 2007 | |
| 28 | Kylie Minogue | Wow | Dec 2007 | |
| 22 | Kylie Minogue | Wow (re-entry) | Jan 2008 |
Kylie Minogue didn't reach high U.K. chart positions with the latest X's trackses. Why don't Kylie come back to S.A.W. Pete Waterman said it was difficoult the Kylie Era, to protect her and their pop from what people said about their pop songs. I don't know, I prefer S.A.W. sound for Kylie.
Wow the Video
Kylie Minogue Video Fails To Wow Censors
Pop star Kylie Minogue's latest music video has been axed by TV watchdogs - after the promo failed to meet strict viewing guidelines.
The Australian superstar's latest video offering for new release Wow was set to premiere on network Channel 4 on Wednesday night as an exclusive preview for fans...
Minogue 'ready to go on'
... "But no, not me. I'm not finished. I get joy out of what I do. I'm ready to go on," Minogue, 39, told Reuters in an interview...
Scooch... a brief history
This was Scooch Uk chart positions:
| Position | Artist | Title | Date | ||
| 29 | Scooch | When My Baby | Nov 1999 | ||
| 5 | Scooch | More Than I Needed To Know | Jan 2000 | ||
| 12 | Scooch | The Best Is Yet To Come | May 2000 | ||
| 15 | Scooch | For Sure | Aug 2000 | ||
| 5 | Scooch | Flying The Flag (For You) | May 2007 |
Scooch- More than I needed to know
Scooch - More Than I Needed To Know - LIVE TOP OF THE POP
Scooch - The Best Is Yet To Come
Scooch - The Best Is Yet To Come - Live TOP OF THE POPP
Scooch Flying The Flag UK 2007 Eurovision - 350.000 views!
Scooch Flying The Flag UK 2007 Eurovision - The video
Monday, February 4, 2008
Ex boy-band singer launches club night
THE 80s was a brilliant time for pop music, says a former boy band heart-throb who will sing live in Morecambe tonight (January 30).
Nathan Moore, who will launch 'Club Tropicana' – a new weekly celebration of the 1980s...
...In 1988, Brother Beyond had a massive hit with the Stock, Aitken and Waterman-produced song 'The Harder I Try', which reached number two in the charts...
Independent music makers (article related to Phil Harding)
In a bizarre twist of fate, Charlie had always been told that she couldn't sing and then discovered that no only could she sing but she was proud possessor of a simply stunning voice....
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Kylie Minogue & Sharon Stone
Review Kylie Minogue @Cannes 2007, perform "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" with Sharon Stone
MULTI-COLOURED KYLIE WOWS CANNES
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