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 Unfortunately Siobhan had left the band by then and been replaced by Heidi, so I never got to see the original lineup.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
The early 90s... what a time for Rock n' Roll that was! Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, I could go on, but I won't. The music was dark, angry, emotional and it struck a chord with with a whole generation. In amongst those bands were Ugly Kid Joe . They came to prominence with their EP 'As Ugly As They Wanna Be' and the single ' Everything About You ', a catchy song with the epic lyric 'And I get sick when I'm around, I can't stand to be around, I hate everything about you!' Now, if ever there was a lyric that summed up the general feeling of the youth in Ireland at that time, that was it. Celtic Tiger hadn't hit and times, whilst not as bad as the 80s, weren't amazing. It reached Top 5 in Ireland, Top 5 in the UK, Top 5 in Australia, Top 10 in the US, so it's safe to say, that song became an anthem, Anyway, enough of the history lesson. 31 years later, Ugly Kid Joe are in Dublin playing The