Pod Of The Pops (The Girlband Popcast)
Love pop music? We celebrate the best british girlbands hit records and personal lives. Its full on 90s and 00s nostalgia. Spice Girls series one hits the solo careers of Geri, Victoria Beckham, Mel B, Mel C and Emma Buton. Sugababes series 2 covers Siobhan, Mutya, Keisha, Amelle, Heidi and Jade as we go from Round Round to Wannabe. Its Girl power, reunion tours, splits and make up as we deep dive through the lifes of the women behind the music.
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Did you miss us? Well, we definitely missed you. So much so we have a little surprise gift for you (no, its not a full a series on Girls Aloud..... if you can get us a full sponsorship deal with your local library then - YES - we will do it)
Either way, we hope you like our offer
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The end of second series showcasing the Sugababes solo careers and we have come full circle. Mutya, Keisha and Siobhan have got back together.
We cover the whole messy reunion with their single, Flatline, and the would be album (of course we havent listened to the leak, of course not!). We've dodged it all series but we finally dived into the legal battle.... who owns the Sugababes name?!
Not since Michelle Williams has the phrase 'Poor' been needed than Poor Jade Ewen.
Despite hustling at Eurovision Russia, Girlband Trinity Stone and starring in a Busted video - Jade Ewen never got the appreciation she deserved... until now!
We celebrate Jade Ewens solo career pre and post Sugababes from Splash! to Aladdin. You could say its.... My Time (well, her time - shut up, it worked in our heads)
With Keisha kicked out, the Sugababes quickly (like, 48 hours quick) draft in Eurovision contestant, Jade Ewen, to film the About A Girl video and re-record their final album, Sweet 7.
We cover the release of the album and the slow breakdown of the best selling girlband of the 00s via promo release, Freedom, and a hilarious sponsorship deal with Microsoft Windows
Final original Sugababe Keisha Buchanan unfairly booted from the band in the middle of promotion for Get Sexy.
Maybe you think she didn't do anything solo..... let us prove you wrong. Unreleased demos, youtube and property. We deep dive into the longest lasting Sugababe.
Its the big one - the sweet (7) story -final original member Keisha Buchanan kicked out by management in just days before shooting a video!
We discuss the beginnings of the of the Sweet 7 era with the Bruno Mars penned 'Get Sexy' on Roc Nation (Jay-Zs record label). This is less than a year after the motown vibe album, Catfights and Spotlights.
If you thought the Sugababes were over once Mutya left.... you need to think again. ...
Who is the only Sugababe to get a solo number one single? Its your girl Amelle!
We break down that and all her 'would be, could be' singles. Not to mention a short actress stint, tumbling around in BBC Ones celebrity circus show and more than one controversial court case.
Amelle joins the Sugababes and, baby, is she put to work. She re-records an album, pushes out their greatest hits and goes on two tours within 18 months. What a ride.
In our 4th suga-story episode we go from the Greatest Hits to the number 1 Changes album. And on the way we pass the GREATEST video known to Babes: Easy. Filmed in a toilet in Romford complete with cubicles, toilet roll holders and red wigs.
Oh, and did you know ther...
The Real Girl herself, Mutya Buena, after leaving Sugababes she went onto a short pop career, a lifetime of one off singles and a lot of reality tv
Its just Tattoo and us on a journey through the social career of Mutua Buena
The Sugababes are riding high in 2005 with a number one album and a number one single but things aren't so rosy for the group as motherhood and personal difficulties mean Mutya needs to leave
We look at the highs and lows of their career covering Dallas Austin, Hair extensions and motherhood
Whos got the Range? Heidi Range
Its time to dig deep into the solo career of the REAL original Sugababe (please dont cancel us!). There may not be a music career but we get masterchef, dancing on ice and WINE. Plus, we rewind time and look at her start in life.... in Atomic Kitten!
Listen to our Heidi playlist on Spotify including the discussed previously unreleased Heidi solo tracks: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2KmIDLa8mS3...
See what we did there... its the second episode of our Sugababes deep dive and we recap Heidi joining the group for their first number one single, Freak Like Me, and then another number one.... and anoth- You get the picture. They just kept getting bigger as they release their most commercially successful albums - 'Angels with dirty faces' and 'Three'
But where there is spotlights, there is catfights (we got caught in a moment ther...
You know we love deep dives on the forgotten solo careers. This week its the turn of Siobhan Donaghy, the original flame haired irish Sugababe. Leaving after the mixed success of the debut Sugababe album, One Touch, Siobhan fires off with two albums of her own: Revolution in me and Ghosts.
Aside from music theres some surprises along the way including musicals and fashion.
Did you miss us like a hole in the head? Because we did, babes, and it ain't cool babes.
We know we took a minute to get back to you but we're coming right back at ya (this time) with a brand new series. We've done the best selling girlband of the 90s and now its the best selling girlband of the 00s.
Before we dive in, we're catching you up on in everything in our pop bubbles. We're SO glad to be back.
Pod of the pops, Series 2. T...
Pod of the Pops: The Girlband Podcast and in series 2 we are deep diving into The Sugababes. We're covering the biggest pop singles of the 00s and deep diving into the solo careers.
This week its the Sugababes debut album One Touch, including the era defining debut single Overload which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2020.
Find out how Mutya Keisha Siobhan went from Sugababies to Sugababes after being discovered by All Saints...
Final bonus episode of series 1 celebrating the solo careers of the Spice Girls and we have been inspired by the letter Victoria Beckham wrote in Vogue magazine.
We have written a letter to our pre podcast selves (yes its only been 9 months, but we're very self indulgent). We cover EVERYTHING - from Aarons stint on Britains Got Talent, to Laurens sex life (be safe guys), to Karens anxiety.
We hope you have loved listening as much...
Spice Girls reunion tour 2019 brings Spiceworld to a new generation (next!).
Baby Spice, Scary Spice, Sporty Spice, Ginger Spice (not Posh) are back together and singing all their hits, from Wannabe to Let Love Lead the Way (yes they did). Join us as we dissect the set list, the costumes, the merchandise, the stadium and, of course, the opening act (Poor Jess Glynne).
Whether you saw them in Wembley, Bristol, Sunderland or Dublin (...
In this episode we celebrate the legacy of once of Britains most enduring fashion icons: Me, Victoria Beckham.
We follow her journey from the first collection of dresses, through her many vogue appearances, to being an award winning UK fashion label. This is more than Posh Spice, this is more than girl power - this is fashion, darling.
Along the way we cover her many TV spots including stints on American Idol, Ugly Betty and her ow...
The solo career of Scary Spice, Melanie Brown, becomes quite difficult after the 2007 Spice Girls reunion. Despite proving herself as a successful TV talent judge, on formats such as X Factor and Americas Got Talent, Mel B has struggled in her personal life with accusations of Domestic Abuse and Drug addiction. Mostly connected to her marriage with Stephen Belafonte.
Although Pod of the Pops is a light hearted podcast, and we are r...
Baby Spice Emma Bunton may not have released much music but she was busy having babies, designing childrens clothing, nappy and products as well as hosting popular reality programmes in the UK and US. All whilst maintaining a steady radio presenting career on Heart FM.
It’s an exciting start to this era for Baby – because she has a baby. Her first, Beau, born in 2007.
2009 – Emma starts her stint on Heart FM. She covers a coupl...
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