I've been a Sugababes fan since I first heard Overload way back in 2000. It was, and still is, a pop classic. Over the years, I managed to catch them live a couple of times. The first time I caught Sugababes live was way back at Creamfields 2002. Unfortunately Siobhan had left the band by then and been replaced by Heidi, so I never got to see the original lineup. Did it matter much at the time to me? No, not at all, I was just their to party! As a side note, post Sugababes, Siobhan went on to release two solo albums, Revolution in Me in 2003 and Ghosts in 2007. The next time I saw them was at Oxegen 2008, and by then Mutya had left the band and was replaced by Amelle, leaving Keisha as the only remaining original member. It was a tad strange seeing the band with only one remaining member, but again, it was a festival and all we were looking for was a good time, which we definitely got! Another side note, just like Siobhan, Mutya went on to release her own solo work, a gr
I had no plans for this weekend until The DJ Bambi Show on Twitter uttered the immortal words 'Any interest in a ticket for...' and I, after thinking it over for a millisecond, said YES! The ticket was for Alex Gough in the Button Factory in Dublin. Now, I'd heard of Alex before, but if I'm being honest, I didn't know much, if anything about his music style. To make things interesting, I didn't listen to any of his tracks before I headed to the gig, so I walked in blind! I won't lie, I did get a tad worried when a group of young ladies sat at the table next to me though... I wondered was this guy going to be an Irish Justin Bieber! (not that there is anything wrong with his music, I'm just not his demographic!) I needn't have worried. To put it mildly, I was blown away, I really enjoyed his set. His singing style kinda reminds me of early Huey Morgan and there's a lovely bit of funk running through the music. The young ladies beside me?