Lopez Blogs

The weekend so often goes far too fast, doesn't it? I think that's why I whizz around like a loon on loon tablets at loon camp so early on a Saturday morning to ensure i maximise the time available. By 10.09am I had been to shopping, cleaned the apartment, had a starbucks and gone to Hollisters for some essential clothing items. By 10.09pm I was pondering whether I could pull off a tie, bowtie or cravat with this outfit and not done much inbetween. It was bliss. So I had plenty of time to check out some quality fella pop on my very lazy Sunday morning today. Here are two of my fave finds...

Ed Drewett ~ All Time Low: It's hard not to be entirely smitten with young Ed Drewett. He's more than a fine looking chappy. He's always quite well presented (see Champagne Lemonade video for example). He has excellent popstar hair. And his own music is very good indeed (see here and here). He's not averse to sharing his talents with other people though - he's popped his voice on a sizeable Prof Green hit and of course penned the above number one smash for boyband du jour, The Wanted. While the world impatiently awaits his next musical move, he's recorded his own version of All Time Low and quite smashing it is too. It's played out over Justin Timberlake's What Goes Around as a mash up and it gives the song that extra bit of edge and pathos from the still excellent Wanted version. The male-female vocal harmony tradeoff works really well as does the live, organic feel of it all, in particular the piano riff through the chorus. The middle 8 adds some urgency to the tune, making it an almost devastating accusation of what the protagonist in the song has perpetuated. Or I'm just reading far too much into it :) For more Ed, you should check your bad self and investigate another of his own songs - Vital Signs... It's the perfect showcase for Ed's clever lyrical ability and seeming ease to create a radio ready tune. This so needs to be released as a single and tout de suite. May the onslaught of Ed on the music world continue now please :)


Daniel Volpe ~ The Red BMX: After the blistering assault that was the electro clash genius of I Am Japan You Are Godzilla, Daniel is back to present us all with another sneaky peek into his forthcoming album, The Fairytale of Zorro Blak. While there is certainly nothing wrong with having a whole album of full on synth & bass driven tunes such as the aforementioned Godzilla track, it's also nice to have some variety in the mix. This tune will certainly provide that. It's a breathe of fresh air and a real summer anthem in the making. It's got a very laid back trance-dance feel to it with a propulsive beat, swirling drums and an insistent synth line on repeat (as well as some gorgeous string-like effects in the chorus). What holds the song together and lifts it soaring is the melody of the chorus. It's fair to say that it's absolutely exuberant and it's subject matter is one of those that evokes cheerful memories of childhood when everything seems so much easier. Great lyrics, great chorus, great vocals, totally charming song. What more could one want. Very excited now for the album :) Daniel increasingly is becoming a major player to keep an eye on in the world of blokey pop :)

Top 21 songs of the week:


21 ~ JLS, Eyes Wide Shut
20 ~ Lady Gaga, Born This Way
19 ~ LeKid, Oh My God
18 ~ James Blunt, If Time Is All I Have
17 ~ Julian Velard, Love Again For The First Time
16 ~ Andreas Johnson, One Man Army
15 ~ Sanna Nielsen, I'm In Love
14 ~ Rochella Danishei, Never Been Kissed
13 ~ Tove Styrke, High and Low
12 ~ The Moniker, Oh My God
11 ~ Take That, Happy Now
10 ~ Love Generation, I Dance Alone
09 ~ Maroon 5, Is Anybody Out There (NE)
08 ~ The Wanted, Gold Forever
07 ~ Same Difference, Best Mistake
06 ~ Eric Saade, Popular
05 ~ Elouise, Born This Way (NE)
04 ~ Andrea Lewis, She
03 ~ The Feeling, Set My World on Fire
02 ~ Kylie, Put Your Hands Up
01 ~ Sara Ramirez, The Story (NE/1 Week)