Miley Cyrus Schools Bob Dylan

Is there no limit to Miley's brilliance? Not content with radically improving Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and bringing Poison's "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" to a whole new audience of drug-fucked teens, the iconic diva has just dropped a breathtaking cover of Bob Dylan's "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go" for a forthcoming Amnesty International charity album. I thought Ke$ha's contribution to that opus would be impossible to beat but...

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Ilia Darlin Returns With "Hit Me"

Ilia Darlin appeared on my radar early last year with her quirky debut single "Car Crash". That demented anthem was hard to ignore. The Greek Gaga (as she was erroneously described in press releases) delivered a heavily-accented gem about having the last laugh - complete with a butcher shop-themed video and a rather fetching neon string bikini. Needless to say, she became an instant favourite of mine and I had my fingers crossed that the song would...

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In Bed With Luciana

Here's a video interview I did with Luciana while she was in Australia to promote her recent top 50 hit "I'm Still Hot". That single has subsequently gone Gold and is still climbing the national airplay chart. I hear the much-loved dance diva is gearing up to release another single shortly, so stay tuned for more news. As for our intimate interview - it was definitely the most fun I've had in bed with a lady for a long time! Luci talks about her...

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Bai Ling & The First Great Pop Song Of 2012

Acting legend Bai Ling has taken another step towards pop immortality by releasing her second consecutive era-defining club anthem. The star of classic films like The Crow and Crank: High Voltage stunned the world last year when her debut single "Rehab" killed the game with its brilliant lyrics about dancing with sober friends and Chinese chanting. I was lucky enough to interview the exquisite diva about her budding music career - it should be ready...

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Elen Levon In China

Here are some pics of Elen Levon performing at the Gala World Music Festival in Beijing, which was broadcast to an audience of over one billion people. The 17-year-old sang two songs at the event - her next single "Like A Girl In Love" and another new track called "Sun Burns Out". In Chinese! I've heard the Mandarin version and it's really good. As soon as I get permission to share it, I'll post pop music's greatest linguistic triumph since this...

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Soraya Kickstarts 2012 With "Feeling You"

A year has passed since Soraya last blessed our ears with new music but the Spanish pop icon/world's leading James Brown impersonator has broken the drought by releasing a hot new dance anthem. "Feeling You" is yet another stunning collaboration with French DJ Antoine Clamaran. You might remember that they joined forces on the worldwide smash "Live Your Dreams" and the #193 Russian airplay hit "Stick Shift".If either of those jams pushed your buttons,...

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The 100 Best Singles Of 2011

2011 was a banner year for great singles. A number of the usual suspects dropped huge songs this year (Ke$ha, Katy Perry and Beyoncé) but most of my faves were slightly more random. There's a stunning anthem from Norwegian reality star on my list as well as a classical dance remix from Belgium and a couple of viral songs that escaped the YouTube ghetto and went mainstream. I'm really surprised by how many singles from Australian artists made the...

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