Parallel Reality

Pauline... :wacko:

01 (02) Jale (02-01) - I feel like she's genuine and honest and someone I'd be around in real life. 02 (01) Matthew (01-02) - I understand his humour and I think he could make a good housemate! 03 (03) Ashleigh (03-03) - Seems lovely and keen to help. 04 (09) Toya (09-04) - Has serious potential for being a great housemate. She seems great in tough situations so far. 05 (11) Kimberly (11-05) - Seems levelheaded and rational. 06 (05) Christopher (05-06) - Friendly enough. 07 (12) Chris (12-07) - Find him a little odd, but not in a bad way. 08 (07) Mark (07-08) - Seems like a good laugh, but also a sheep. 09 (16) Danielle (16-09) - Very intriguing, want to see more of her even though I don't necessarily agree with a lot he says. 10 (13) Marlon (13-10) - Has done nothing yet. 11 (14) Ash (14-11) - Has done nothing yet. 12 (15) Tamara (15-12) - Not particularly likable, but could redeem herself. 13 (08) Winston (08-13) - A bit shallow to be honest. 14 (10) Steven (10-14) - A lapdog/ 15 (06) Pauline (06-15) - Annoying. Used to like her but now I think she'll become irrelevant. Will probably be out by week 5. 16 (04) Helen (04-16) - Dreadful, awful and can't believe we're stuck with her until the final!

I can't believe we might have to endure Helen till the final. -_-

I can only see Jale getting the killer nomination now. I guess BB thought it might be a good idea with Deana being nominated nearly every week and surviving till 3rd but I don't think Jale will survive too long. Hope she can though. I don't like how Mark hangs on every one of Pauline's words but Tamera just seems to have no redeeming qualities.

01 Matthew 02 Jale 03 Ashleigh 04 Helen 05 Christopher 06 Pauline 07 Mark 08 Winston 09 Toya 10 Steven 11 Kimberly 12 Chris 13 Marlon 14 Ash 15 Tamara 16 Danielle

I'm heading the other way, the more I hear, the more excited I'm getting! Love 'Ultraviolence' now, it's sad and tragic, and completely Lana. As it becomes more well known I can see critics reacting similarly to when Florence + The Machine first released 'A Kiss With A Fist'. This whole album so far feels more relaxed and less forced than BTD, however it's still uncomfortable in places IMO, which is a feeling that's always ran through Lana's music. I find West Coast different to the other three tracks I've heard so it's hard to draw a comparison, but, I think... Shades Of Cool > Ultraviolence > West Coast >>> Brooklyn Baby I do really like all four so far though.

I really like 'Ultraviolence', it sounds so dreamy! Still prefer 'West Coast' and 'Shades Of Cool' at the moment though!

It's not bad by any means, in fact the song and the video are quite cute. I think 'Heart Cry' would have made a better single though IMO.

This is so good! Three listens and I'm hooked!

'Shades Of Cool' is good. I can't wait for the album! :wub:

Great news for Paloma, it's an incredible achievement for one of her post-album singles even breaking top 40 but top 5 on iTunes is fantastic, and quite surprising!

I wish 'Still' by Katy B would climb! :( Glad to see Gods & Monsters talking off, it's perfect for the Eastenders promo it's used in!

Sounds great on first listen! :)

The song and video are atrocious!! :o

Now #2 on US iTunes and catching up with 'Happy'. Craziness! I think this will do well initially, another top 10 for her. She has a huge online fanbase (particularly on Tumblr and the like) but I'm not sure about the UK specifically. I would love for it to go top 5!

It's not as catchy as a lot of her other previous material from BTD or Paradise, but it's a nice new direction to take. It's already growing on me and feels a lot more natural than some of her previous tracks (although I loved them).

Lana just posted this on her FB page :wub:

I echo what other people have said - More of the world need to hear 'Love Into The Light', 'Thinking Of You', 'Last Goodbye' etc. I really loved 'C'mon' and although it is a little weaker than other singles, I still thought it would do better than it did. Shame it didn't get much radio play. And the music video is great!

I'm not a massive fan of 'Our Time' but I did like 'Air Balloon' and 'Hard Out Here' so I will check this album out when it gets released!

I loved Yasmin and the three singles, 'On My Own' was fantastic. I think the gap she left between 'Finish Line' and 'Light Up (The World) was too long though. I thought Erik Hassle would be a lot bigger than he was in the UK, catchy songs. 'Hurtful' was a tune. The same with Eva Simmons, everyone was talking about her hair when 'This Is Love' came out and IMO she made the song, but not much materialised after that. Shame, I think she could have been a massive popstar. Robyn was another one - Yes she's had a couple of hits but with how great some of her songs are (more recently as well... 'Indestructible' and 'Call Your Girlfriend', it feels like she should have been bigger. -- Also Wynter Gordon! 'Til' Death' and 'Buy My Love' were TUNES. 'Sugar' and 'Dirty Talk' should have peaked higher too IMO.

Not feeling 'Fancy' but I loved her previous three!

Enrique tends to be a bit hit and miss, especially in recent years but he's a lot more generic now than he ever was before - I actually did/do love 'Takin Back My Love' with Ciara, 'Heartbeat' and even 'Tonight...' a little bit. 'I'm A Freak' just doesn't sound good IMO. 'Ping Pong Song' remains GREAT however.

I think 'Heaven Knows' is incredible :wub: - Though I'm still in love with 'Miss Nothing'.

I really wish Pixie released 'Heart Cry' instead of 'Nasty' as a lead single. I do like 'Nasty' but 'Heart Cry' is fantastic IMO.

To be fair to her, they probably, indeed, aren't playing it because it is her. 'Picking Up The Pieces' only got B-listed by Radio 1 and then all subsequent singles got snubbed - Maybe they just consider her as a Radio 2 artist now. Which should be a crime in itself if she's missing out on the bigger radio stations, I've got a feeling if someone else sung this track, even in a similar way it would have got more support. That's just the way it goes I guess. :(