ABBA
by Bradley Stern
filed under: ABBA, Concert Review, Madonna, Natalia Kills, Robyn

Robyn 2 Robyn: Live at Radio City Music Hall (February 5, 2011) (Concert Review)
Photo courtesy of WireImage.

As the strobe lights began to flicker faster and faster to their dizzying, epilepsy-inducing speed, the deafening sound of a rocket touching down to Earth roared into the speakers of Radio City Music Hall on Saturday night.

And for the third time in less than a year, I found myself smack dab in the middle of Robyn‘s crash landing onto American shores for her third major headlining North American tour.

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by Bradley Stern
filed under: A Tribe Called Quest, ABBA, Adele, Beyonce, Britney Spears, Cathy Dennis, Cheryl Cole, Chris Braide, Daniel Bedingfield, Dave Stewart, David Albarn, Diana Vickers, Ellie Goulding, George Sampson, Girls Aloud, Gorillaz, Heart, Hello Leo, Human League, Interview, James Fauntleroy, John Lennon, Kate Bush, Marc Almond, Marc Bolan, Mark Ronson, Natasha Bedingfield, Nikola Rachelle, Pixie Lott, Prince, Q-Tip, S Club 7, Scritti Politti, Shirley Bassey, Snow Patrol, Soft Cell, The Buggles, The Saturdays, U2, Vanessa White, Warren Fu

CHRISBRAIDE 1024x682 Power Pop: Interview with...Chris Braide!

I don’t want to tempt fate, but if that’s not a number one, I’ll eat my sofa.

As the man responsible for such songs as Diana Vickers‘ “The Boy Who Murdered Love,” The Saturdays‘ “Chasing Lights,” and Will Young‘s “Anything is Possible,” as well as some of the upcoming material from Pixie Lott and JLS, pop songwriter and producer Chris Braide has seen his fair share of glory in the UK Top 40 recently.

Two weeks ago, I had the great pleasure of speaking with the busy producer from his studio in London (which is about to be packed away and carted stateside!)

I’m quite proud of this interview–we touched upon all sorts of artists and ended up having a really in-depth discussion about the very nature of pop itself.

Read on to hear all the gossip from behind Braide’s soundboard–loads of pop nerd chatter ahead!

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by Bradley Stern
filed under: ABBA, Dannii Minogue, Kylie Minogue


Start memorizing it if you haven’t already. Here’s the rumored Dannii/Kylie duet track that’s got everyone’s gold lamé hot pants all in a bunch—It’s ABBA‘s “The Winner Takes It All” from 1980, a surefire camp classic! Let’s all just have a brief prayer huddle in the hope that the sisters will recreate this video frame by frame, eye shadow and all.

by Bradley Stern
filed under: ABBA, Amanda Seyfried

It’s not “Hung Up.” It’s that original one…you know, of the ABBA variety. Well, not really. This is a cover by Amanda Seyfried, who’s appearing in the film adaptation of Mamma Mia! She’s got a pretty voice–a bit country-friendly even! Other than that though, this is a pretty solid Radio Disney production. Personally, I think she should stick to predicting the weather with her breasts.

Besides, everyone knows the best version aside from the original is this one:

Ahh. Sweet, precious memories.