Tag Archives: Girls Aloud

Call Off The Shots: Girls Aloud Split Up

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on March 21st, 2013

Girls Aloud at the 2009 Brit Awards. (AP Photo/John Marshall, JME)

It must be lovely to be a rocksnob. Imagine how much time you save in your music-loving day having your decisions already made for you.

Have You Heard ‘Something New’ From Girls Aloud?

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on October 17th, 2012

We love the Spice Girls as much as any Union Flag-waving Anglophile, but the girl band reunion that truly has our pulses racing is Girls Aloud‘s. A reality TV creation, they preceded One Direction by almost a decade, defied the ...

The Brit List: Five Great British Talent Show Contestants

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on May 23rd, 2012

A brief admission, so that you know my heart is pure. I don’t like TV talent shows.

News Roundup: ‘Harry Potter’ Star Arrested For Rioting

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on October 12th, 2011

The temptation to make some crack about evil Slytherins is almost overwhelming, but we’ll push on past it to bring you the unhappy tale of Jamie Waylett, who played Draco Malfoy’s henchman Crabbe in the Harry Potter ...

Girls Aloud Out Of The Running For The Olympics

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on May 10th, 2011

You may remember a short while ago we reported on the rumor that Girls Aloud would be reforming to celebrate their 10-year anniversary as an astonishing pop group, by appearing at the opening ceremony for the 2012 Olympic Games in ...

Girls Aloud For The High Jump?

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on April 26th, 2011

Is anyone else starting to get the distinct impression that the organizers of the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics are still stuck in the “throwing mud at the wall” stage of development? We’ve already had the ...

Girls Aloud NOT Recording Without Cheryl (But Still Not Recording)

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on April 20th, 2011

Good news one and all (sort of). If you’ve been reading disturbing press rumors that Girls Aloud have reunited to try and record some new material without Cheryl Cole, seeing as Cheryl is so busy with the X Factor and all, well ...

UK Chart Report: Adele’s ‘Rolling In the Deep’ at No. 2

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on January 24th, 2011

OK, no time to concoct a theory about this week’s chart, as it is all change in the Top 10, with five new entries arriving and booting everyone else down a few places. Were it not for the imperious presence of Bruno Mars at ...

Music Roundup: Coldplay Rejoin Brian Eno for ‘Concept’ Album

By MacKenzie Wilson | Posted on December 14th, 2010

When Coldplay frontman Chris Martin visited BBC Radio 1 earlier this month, he revealed that the band’s long-awaited fifth LP could be their “last big shot”.