Dec 26, 2025
It’s the season three finale of Can't Stop The Pop, and as befitting such an occasion, we’re looking back at ‘Viva Forever’ by the Spice Girls.
Matty and Craig reflect on how this – the fourth single from the ‘Spiceworld’ album – marked the end of the group’s imperial era as Geri Halliwell quit. We...
Dec 19, 2025
Things take a supernatural turn in this episode of Can't Stop The Pop as Matty and Craig discuss Goldfrapp’s 2005 hit, ‘Ooh La La’.
We examine how the duo’s sound evolved from their earlier material, resulting in a breakthrough that propelled them to new commercial heights and helped shape the charts. It seems...
Dec 12, 2025
In this episode of Can't Stop The Pop, two divas join forces to deliver a vocal masterclass as Matty and Craig discuss Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston’s superstar duet: ‘When You Believe’.
We look at the manufactured rivalry between the two singers and how their duet for the soundtrack to the animated movie...
Dec 5, 2025
The S Club bandwagon comes to a crashing halt in this episode of Can't Stop The Pop as we look back at the bizarre turn of events that was I Dream.
Find out what happens when you merge S Club 8 with five additional aspiring singers/actors, cast them all in a TV show and then release a single featuring just two members...
Nov 28, 2025
In this episode, Matty and Craig revisit the electrophonic revolution that was Phixx and their very '80s, very (homo)erotic debut single: 'Hold On Me'.
We're joined by Peter Smith from the group to discuss his dramatic exit from Popstars: The Rivals, how the sound and image for Phixx came together and what went wrong...