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Popshow Valentines Party - Review Part 2

QBoy and his dancers getting all black and blue backstage at Popshow!

Welcome to Part 2 of our Popshow coverage EQs.  One thing we really love about Popshow is that there is a plethora of talent to hit the stage from all over the world.  We probably wouldn't have ever heard of Romanian electro synth band Insound if they wouldn't have muscled their way onto the Popshow stage.  Having traveled all the way from Romania for the show, it was quite a thrill to get to see them strut their stuff for the London audience.  We can't recall the names of the songs they sang, but we can tell you they were quite good and you can take a listen to them on MySpace on this link. 

Insound traveled all the way from Bucharest, Romania to perform for the Popshow crowd!

One surprise on the bill was Andrew Stone.  Andrew burst onto the stage with his dancers with such an energy and enthusiasm that it was really hard not to get fixated on him.  A lot of the comments about Andrew from the audience was that he had a certain Wham! 'I'm Your Man' vibe about his performance.  You can check out Andrew Stone and his "ready-made-pop-stardom" over on his MySpace page as well.

Andrew Stone and his dancers works the crowd over with his dazzling whites and dance moves!

It was great to see Rhea again on the Popshow stage.  Rhea's brand of R&B really isn't our cup of tea, but she has definitely stepped up her performance a great deal from her last Popshow appearance.  It's easy to see where Rhea's music is going and she definitely has the voice, the attitude and the persistence to go places in the UK R&B scene - great job Rhea.  To check out Rhea for yourself, make sure to visit her MySpace.

Rhea gives Popshow another go in her rollergirl disco getup and gets a great reaction from her brand of UK R&B funk!

And because we can't get enough of The Electric Dolls lately, here is another great shot of them doing their thing. 

So all-in-all another great Popshow by DJ Adamis and the Popshow team.  Make sure you check out Popshow on MySpace to stay updated on the UK's best pop and electro music showcase.  Next Popshow is on 14th June and if you're interested in performing at the event, make sure to get in touch with the team on their MySpace page as well!

Electric Dolls Popshow Extra...

Since we are on the subject of The Electric Dolls today, it's worth a mention that the gals unveiled two new songs on their MySpace today called 'Big Mouth' and 'Modern Love' and you can check out a BBC Upstaged performance of 'Baps R Bakin' above.

Love them dolls.

Popshow Valentines Party Review - Part 1

Madison and The Electric Dolls strike a pose backstage at Popshow

Popshow's Valentines Party was so much fun on Friday night.  Probably their best show to date and yeah, we know we keep saying that - but that pretty much goes to show you that this is one party that keeps getting better and better and that's why EQ is always there dear readers.  First of all, huge thanks to Nik Pate who captured the great shots you'll see throughout this post today.  Nik has a special way of capturing the magic on film that resonates very nicely.  Getting good shots of live acts is always a difficult job so huge thanks to Nik again for sharing his wonderful images with us.  Nik will be launching his edgy photography site very soon as well so if you're an artist looking for some great shots with a twist, then email us and we'll put you in touch with Nik.

Aren't the Electric Dolls the picture of total cuteness below?  The fiesty fivesome did a great performance of 'Baps R Bakin' and 'Love Me Long Time' to the energetic crowd having just come back from performing in Bristol as part of the BBC Upstaged competition.  The Electric Dolls are getting more and more exposure lately and it's nice to see the crowd go wild for their saucy and highly-charged performances.

    

Baps R Bakin and asses-a-shakin - The gospel as according to The Electric Dolls

So here's the scoop on Madison.  Madison is now a duo featuring the electro vocal stylings of the man himself alongside the eye-turning and playful antics of the lovely Sarah.  The duo performed their thumping and throbbing track 'Club' alongside their latest track 'Iconic' which you can listen to now in the 'Press Play Bitch' section of EQ.  Sarah was 'truly iconic' having cat-walked onto the stage in a huge blond wig and petticoat in which she diva threw it aside to reveal her hot Kylie-esque blue dress that, well, we just couldn't take our eyes off of.  Madison's performances are stepping up a level and if you haven't seen them live yet, you really need to make an effort to.

 

"You're looking good tonite, well most of you"...quips Madison.

So going into Popshow, we weren't quite prepared for QBoy (pictured below).  We had seen a few of his YouTube videos and thought' "eh, not really our thing" but after seeing his live performance, we were nothing short of blown away.  Performing his new track 'Coming Out 2 Play', QBoy absolutely rocked the audience.  It was quite nice to see a hip-hop artist blend in and win the hearts so easily with the pop pimpers crowd.  EQ can easily say that we are fans now!

    

QBoy and his dancers rang our bell that's for sure...

James Leon (below) had the tough responsibility of warming up the crowd by being the first on the bill and he did just that with style and finesse.  Performing his funky-dory track 'Never Been Cool', James got a great reaction from the crowd.  We had a chance to catch up with James at the bar and we are so excited for what he is doing now.  He's a fantastic artist on the up and up and we can't wait to hear more of what he has in store for us.

   

Although he sings about never being cool, James Leon is 2 cool for school to us.

The Ultrasonics (below) were of course fantastic as usual and announced that their single 'Why You Had To Leave' is getting a release in Germany as well as being featured on the next electro compilation CD being put together by Electronically Yours as well.  There is just no justice in the world if 'Why You Had To Leave' doesn't become a hit for The Ultrasonics.  Being a staple at Popshow now, the group are bound to win over new fans with every performance.  We had quite a few people ask us where we can get their music after wards and that is always a good sign.  Kudos to the group for being the picture of electro perfection - and Johanna is just as cute as a button isn't she?

    

Johanna of The Ultrasonics working the gold lycra as only she can do...

Continue reading Part 2 of our Popshow Valentines Party Review...

What Are You Doing On Friday? Come To Popshow Valentines Party!

This Friday, Febuary 15th sees the retun of Popshow's legendary music showcase to The Soho Revue Bar in London.  This special show is for charity and it's one of the best new talent showcases there is!

Performing at the event is a pleathora of EQ favourites including The Electric Dolls, The Ultrasonics, James Leon, Madison and queer hip-hop maestro, QBoy.  Also confirmed on the bill are:

• Toochi
• Every Inch A Gentleman
• Rhea
• M2K featuring Don Dee
• Lauren Rose
• Insound
• The SuperBlondes

All those coming to the party will also receive an invite to The Enclave, a great new club in Soho!  So get your tickets in advance from Tickeweb on 08700 600 100 or on the door as the show kicks off from 7pm!  If you're an EQ reader, make sure you come up to me and say hello, and if you're cute, I may even buy you a drink!

Visit www.myspace.com/popshow for more details about the show and expect EQ to have the full details on who was hot and who was not!

It's Hard To Believe...

Here is some rather good footage of The Ultrasonics performing 'Why You Had To Leave' at the last Popshow. Sexy Johanna just owns the stage doesn't she? We can't wait to see an official video to this potential smash which we crowned with an EQ Number one quite awhile back.

The Ultrasonics have recently been signed to Pulsive Records in Germany so expect to start hearing more of them in 2008!

Popshow's Halloween Party Review

So on Saturday night, Geri, Keeleylicious and I made our way down to our favourite haunt the Soho Revue Bar for another exciting pop and electro fun-filled night.  Eleven almighty acts to get through, all hoping to embraced by the crowd and be known as the next big thing.  I have to say I was surprised by a few of the acts, so keep reading and if you like what you read, make sure to click the links to be taken to their MySpace page...

So Vigo were up first and they had the difficult task of warming up the crowd.  I couldn't help but notice that they were a man down but that didn't stop them from delivering their tunes which are were a combo of pop/dance/disco.  'Man Of Action' was rather good.  Bless em, it was their first Popshow and being the first act on the stage is always the toughest part of the night!  We hope to catch them again - the guy in the yellow shirt is just yummy...

Next up on the bill were the lovely ladies Becky and Hollie from Rubies Rich that seemed to have nothing but huge smiles all night long.  They gave it their best shot and really put a lot of energy into their performance.  What I liked about them is that they didn't seem too overly styled or overly serious - I like that a lot.  They were there to have fun and bring their funky fresh song 'Bad Vibes' to the crowd which they did with ease.  I will be keeping a eye on this interesting duo.

4th Child was absolutely amazing to say the least.  I was very excited to see Lee perform his material which is gritty, raw and still wonderfully electronic all at the same time.  Instead of performing surefire crowd pleaser 'Now I Found You', Lee opted to showcase some of his newer songs 'Pulling On My Heartstrings' and 'One Night Stand' which were fantastic.  His performance made me really want a copy of his new cd even more - he can't get it done fast enough in my opinion.  It was great to see so many 4th Child fans in the audience as well - the buzz is certainly brewing and 4th Child is once again an act you should all be listening to.

Jenni Scott is a cute little woman.  She totally lived up to her penchant for the pinkness by entertaining the crowd with her cheeky and sultry song 'Nasty Boys'.  Many of the boys (and the girls) in the crowd were absolutely taken by her.  She kinda reminded me of the fun that was had when listening to Madonna's 'Confessions On A Dancefloor' CD with her pink cat suit.  She's got the look and the drive, so let's just see where Jenni Scott goes from here...

Introduced to the crowd as "Sugababes you betta watch out" Unleashed were well, 'unleashed' onto the audience.  Fun gals and fun songs with a great dance routine - you should take a quick listen to them if you can over on their MySpace...

Awwww, my boyz and Popshow favourites Switch22 delivered their usual set of 'Back To The Dancefloor' and '1985' but wait...they treated us to some great new mixes of the songs that were as big as SDB motions above!  Having heard so many different versions of both these songs now, we think these new mixes might just be the best ones as they really allow the boys personalities to shine through.  Bless SDB who was sporting his new haircut and also had his mum and dad in the audience.  Swanny looked amazing in his 'click, flick and lick' vest and thanks to the Swany for giving EQ big props - I was so excited I spilled my gin & tonic all over myself.  Oops!

Now to be honest, I was not really excited about Tru Calling.  I had a listen to their tunes on their MySpace and I didn't really pay too much attention.  But after seeing them live, all I can say is wow.  They worked it.  The gals looked great and the boys really took to the crowd.  The tunes sounded much better live too and Tru Calling if you're reading this - send me a CD ok!  They worked the stage so much it was a little difficult getting a halfway decent shot of them all together - see above!  Their songs are great and their cover of Kylie's 'Your Disco Needs You' really made the crowd go crazy. 

UPDATE:  Click here, here and here for some YouTubage of Tru Calling strutting their stuff on the night.

Well I have been waiting to see the enormous talent of The Ultrasonics for quite some time now since I interviewed them back in May.  And what a treat they were live!  Johanna Lee Gervin delivered a flawless performance of hot track of the moment 'Why You Had To Leave' as well as the current EQ number one single 'It's Over Now'.  Bringing a bit of retro to the night, Johanna performed a very hot version of The Eurythmics 'Sweet Dreams' as well which we have to wonder...will it be on their debut record?  Johanna is just a doll too as we had a chance to chat with her and Jon afterwards.  The Ultrasonics are head and shoulders above the rest and it's no wonder they keep getting asked back to the Soho Revue Bar for their outstanding performances.  You should be very excited about them EQs!  Johanna certainly has a star quality about her and backed up by the band's brilliant songwriting - The Ultrasonics are a huge potential force to be reckoned with.

Viktor - with a "K" was fantastic.  You couldn't help but notice him walk in and he certainly has a loyal following as there were many Viktor fans and fiends in the audience.  Viktor was introduced as the 'royal prince of british electronic cabaret' or something like that and he performed his anthem track called 'Viktor' in which he proclaims that he IS your next superstar.  Ego much?  hehehe.  However his dancers were equally as fantastic and his performance of 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf' was phenomenal.  Viktor darling, please slip us a CD.  And if there were an award for 'Best Legs' of the night, Viktor wins - no contest.

Unfortunately, I got stuck at the bar during Limited Edition's performance...as it happens so frequently at the Soho Revue Bar...but Geri snapped this pic of them so why don't you take a listen to them over on MySpace to be fair - ok!

Those spunky girls from Fallen Angelz really worked hard on the stage.  The one dressed like Avril Lavigne in our photo seemed to be a really popular gal as well.  Even Geri wanted to get his photo taken with her but couldn't get close enough with all of her swooning fans (or friends) mind you.  These ladies are big fans of Popshow and it was nice to see them on the stage working their tracks for the audience.  Check them out on MySpace too...

So that's it - Great night out and thanks to DJ Adamis for spinning those hot electro tunes throughout and for being such a gracious host.  After the show we all caught up with rising soul songstress Sylvia Powell and "Touch Me In The Morning" legend Rui Da Silva for cocktails at the Soho Hotel which was of course, as you would expect, uberly fabulous.

Popshow Halloween Party - Not To Be Missed

London's best pop and electro showcase night 'Popshow' will once again be happening on Saturday, 27 October and I couldn't be any more excited.  Popshow has always been a fun evening out and the night never ceases to amaze me with how much great talent they manage to get on-board.  The best thing about Popshow is they always pick a worthy charity to support and their next event will see profits going towards The Terrance Higgins Trust.

Headlining the show will be the brilliantly electric The Ultrasonics (who currently hold the EQ Number One), breakout artist and one to watch out for...4th Child and those electro wonder boys Switch22!  Also appearing will be the gender bending Viktor, the hoping-a-Kylie-cover-will kickstart-the-frenzy Tru Calling, hunks of burnin pop love Vigo, new girlband Unleashed, the very pink Jenni Scott, and fresh n funky pop babes Rubies Rich.  Popshow always seems to have a few surprises up it's sleeves too and you can definitely bet there will be a handful of cool celebrities in the audience as well.  EQ has always and will continue to review the night giving you the best highlights from the show.

I've always thought Popshow is a little bit of the fun of X-Factor without all the silly judges comments mixed in with the brilliant electro mixtures of DJ Adamis and it truly is a night that you shouldn't miss before going off clubbing or enjoying the decadance of The Soho Revue Bar.  To view all my past reviews of Popshow, click here!  And if you can manage to make it down to London's Soho to take part in all the fun, you can buy your tickets here and let us know that you are going to be there, we'll buy you one of those infamous Soho Revue Bar cocktails that you'll never forget!

Regardless of whether you are there for the fun or can't make it - make sure you read about all the madness here on EQ!  Many of my favourite EQ artists have first caught my eye at Popshow like Madison, The Electric Dolls, State City Disco and Naked Highway! 

Popshow 6th Birthday Party Review

So last night EQ made his way down to Soho Revue Bar again for Popshow's 6th Birthday Party and it was a lot of fun as expected.  We stand by our testimony that it's one of the best night's out in London - it still remains a hidden gem amongst the plethora of clubs and cabaret nights you can see in London on any night of the week.  As some of the proceeds also benefit Breast Cancer Awareness as well, it's nice to know that going out and enjoying all this new music and cocktails is actually helping out a worthy cause.

First of all - we have to say that DJ Adamis is probably going to be our favorite electro DJ from now on.  Why you ask?  Well first of all - any DJ that can mix in Felix The Housecat's 'Money, Success, Fame, Glamour' in with super hit-in-the-waiting 'Baps R Bakin' by The Electric Dolls deserves kudos.  All the while you even got crowd pleasing electro remixes to 'Umbrella' by Rhianna and 'Ice Cream' by New Young Pony Club.  DJ Adamis deserves some recognition peeps - go out and experience his sound if you can!

So on with the reviews...

Sometimes it's hard at Popshow not to feel like Simon Cowell.  Twelve new acts, all longing for a big break - wanting to be the next Pussycat Dolls, Justin Timberlake or Fergie.  But at the end of the night, it's all about the entertainment.  And of course these acts mentioned below, throughly entertained us.

   

Oh now it wouldn't be a Popshow if EQ Fold member Madison wasn't performing right?  Madison performed 'Club' and 'Move Your Ass' to the up-for-it crowd and of course was as eye-poppin as ever with his flamboyant costume and sexy retro backing dancer.  It's great seeing Madison grow stronger and stronger with each new performance as you can tell this young man is completely dedicated to his mission of getting you all to shake your stuff on the dancefloor.  If you haven't discovered Madison for yourself then we haven't been doing our job.  More Madison here and try to catch him at Club Bliss in Brighton if you can!

State City Disco were phenomenal and lived up to our expectations.  Alex Surguy took to the stage with might and energy and delivered 'Excitement' with loads of enthusiasm and attitude.  Mitzi Deluxe on the keys is a woman wonder as well.  There is nothing like a strong woman behind a keyboard that just turns us on!  Even after seeing the band live, we still get a huge Human League vibe from them which is fab.  Stay tuned as we'll be featuring more of State City Disco on Electroqueer soon, but to get a taste for their excitement, go here.

So let's talk about Dyyce now.  Six sexy boys who might just give Westlife a run for their money.  There were a few boybands performing last night, but Dyyce stood out amongst the crowd.  They performed their touching ballad 'Beautiful' along with thier r&b dance number 'Roll The Dyyce' with charisma and charm.  If you want to check them out and download 'Roll The Dyyce' you can get all the info here and check out some of thier photos.  Good looking boys and great sounding poptunes...with new boybands not getting enough attention lately, we think that Dycce might just bring that all back.

So...we have never seen The Pussycat Dolls live yet, nor do actually plan on doing so...but seeing Touch2Wild perform their track 'Up Against Me' well sorta fulfills that longing for us.  We might even go as far as to say that these girls are brining sexyback to the girlgroup genre.  Basically it was super-sexual to the max with these girls when they took to the stage.  Polished dance moves, listenable tunes and nice chatty girls (our friend Vincenzo was a bit smitten with one of em...) we wish these girls all the best as they set out on their pop career. 

Last, but certainly not least.  Let's talk Will Rodrigues.  People are calling him the new Brazilian pop sensation and he certainly entertained us last night with his fun pop tracks.  It's the first time we got to see him perform and we can definitely understand why people are talking.  He's got a certain something and we'll watch with a close eye on how he develops - his pop career that is!!!

So that's it.  Another great Popshow and another fun night out.  Kudos to the Popshow team for putting together such a great night of new talent!  And we'll say it again - if you are free to catch Popshow the next go round, do so.  We need to get as many people as possible to this great night out.

Popshow Spring Forward Party - A Pop Gem Of A Night

Hello our lovelies.  EQ just got home from another fun night out at the Popshow Spring Foward Party in which once again we were thrilled to bits at discovering some great new pop and electro talent and having a good ol chuckle at some of the acts that just didn't seem to have it all together.

We also took our fave babes Claudia and Louise along (otherwise known as the EQ Sugamamas) whom EQ is forever indebted to.  The Sugamamas will be giving their pop commentary as well throughout this review...so long as EQ promises to cook them our famous Pad Thai on the weekend.

Say Hello to the EQ Sugamamas!  It's their first Popshow!  Watch yaself!

So first on the bill was EQ Fold member Madison.  Madison once again took to the stage and utterly conquered it with his dancefloor knockouts 'Move Your Ass' and 'Agitation'.  Sporting a golden jacket  and shiny black trousers designed by Ross Jenkins, Madison and his dancers once again proved that they are bursting with originality and glamour and were the perfect way to open up Popshow.  Madison has a few new tracks in the works too in preparation for his EP and we'll keep you updated on all the Madison news as it progresses.

EQ Sugamamas: "No words to describe him - utterly speechless" - "Great style, his dancers are amazing".

The clear hands-down winners of Popshow last night (if it were actually a contest) were DISCOTHEQUE!  This was Discotheque's first ever public performance of 'Unsung Hero' and we were blown away with complete awe.  The group is bringing back that Alcazar energy that is missing in the pop charts at the moment and by the time the song was over, we wanted more!  The only problem was, there wasn't any more!  So sad.  Yes, Discotheque only did the one song - but boy was it amazing.  Loads of personality, polished and undeniably a pop pleasure to behold - we can only wait with baited breath to see more of Discotheque in the future.  Great job you guys.

EQ Sugamamas: "The best act of the night!" - "Bringing Swedish pop back in a good way!"

Next on the bill - was ahem...Billiam.  OK - we hate their name.  And the promo photos we seen haven't really got us excited that much.  But wait a minute...they are actually quite good.  We usually don't expect too much from boybands at all, but Billiam could be proving us to eat those words a bit.  Great pop tunes (which we hear are satisfying Westlife fans at the moment as they are on tour with them), good looks and their whole routine was entirely flawless.  These boys really have their act together and we liked it.  You can expect a few Billiam tunes to be debuting in our EQ Pop Chart most likely so stay tuned.  These good looking lads will most definitely be giving us something pop to write about when we want to take a break from our usual electro music musings.  We couldn't help but notice another band furiously taking mental notes during Billiam's performance - great stuff.  More Billiam

EQ Sugamamas: "We hope the one in the blue vest isn't gay - he's so fit" - "Oh yeah, blue vest boy makes our groins burn".  OH MY LADIES - ahem...the music?  LOL.

Kemal.  What can we say about him?  He makes us laugh...in the good way.  He's a confident and brave performer and his song 'Give It Away' really has us entertained at the moment.  We are actually a little perturbed he wasn't allowed to perform it for the Eurovision finals (see his Myspace for all the details on that) but we found him to be a fun pop act that could be very interesting to watch in the future.  He had some very good looking boys in the audience all aflutter too - we aren't jokin!  Thanks Kemal for keeping it camp - pop aint pop unless their are entertainers like you out there to keep the fun factor up.

EQ Sugamamas: "Where have I seen that guy before?" - "He looks better than I do in a leotard - not fair!"

Jade Ewen was pretty good.  She did a great little acoustic set and we heard she's signed on Sony BMG now - watch out for more from this chick soon.  Great voice, great performer and all around great gal.

EQ Sugamamas: Um...well they went to the restroom during this performance and missed out.

So all in all - not a bad Popshow.  We're hoping they'll consider moving it to a Thursday or Friday as it might be a sellout event then.  Unfortunately the Electric Dolls had to pull out of the night but we had a fun chat with Lynsey and Suzi and they are just the sweetest gals.  Beyond and Hannah from S Club were spotted in the audience as well taking a break from entertaining and enjoying the cocktails and show. 

As far as the other acts go that weren't mentioned, email or MySpace message us if you want the skinny.

We wish Popshow continued success and we will make sure we are there to give EQ readers the best highlights from this unmissable night out for charity.

More Popshow Goodness!

Hello Electroqueer readers - Happy Sunday to you.  We are still enjoying our cup of coffee and looking at the stack of dishes that's piled up since Friday, but decided that it would be lots more fun to do our follow-up post on Popshow instead.  So here goes...

Another shot of Madison and his fabulous dancers with pink foreheads!  We love Madison's style - he's gonna bring back belts in a big way we think!  You can purchase some of Madison's tracks including a great club mix of 'Agitation' over at www.ishouldbesolucky.com/madison

www.myspace.com/madisonsmusic

We didn't catch Beyond's performance in full as we were stuck at the bar, but from what we heard, they sound like they are set to be the new Liberty X.  Popjustice gives them big kudos as their mosst promising new act.  Good luck to em.

www.myspace.com/beyondpop

Swany from Switch22 exclaims, "Dude I think I see my spaceship! I see home!"  A Switch22 fan asked EQ on the night if Swany and he were related.  Awww - asian pride man!  Don't frak with us REAL asians, we'll karate chop you in half.  LOL.  OK, Electroqueer has been watching too many episodes of Battlestar Galactica lately.  Our two new favorite things - Battlestar Galactica and Switch22.

www.myspace.com/switch22home

Sexy Matthew from Jean strikes a pose on their fanatstic set and gets all the boys and girls in the audience hot and bothered with his magical eye-makeup.  We like Jean a lot and everyone should check them out on MySpace now.  We've been listening to 'Electric Legs' for months - hot track and hot band.

www.myspace.com/abandcalledjean

Here is another little pic of the Digital boys performing 'Dancefloor Officer' and 'Get Ya Kit Off'.  Baz and Josh from Digital are the nicest guys and we wish Digital the best of luck in their upcoming gigs!

www.myspace.com/digitalofficial

Brit Chix are hoping to rock your pop socks off.  We have to say as soon as they came on-stage we thought, 'oh no'.  But the minute they opened with their rock-anthem 'Brit Chix United' we thought, "Hey these chix are alright.  Cute, spunky, and proud to be British - that's rad."  Check em out on MySpace today!  Congrats to the Brit Chix as they have lined up a gig opening for Electric Six in March!

www.myspace.com/britchix

Popshow Live at Soho Revue Bar

Last night Electroqueer had the pleasure of attending Popshow at the Soho Revue Bar.  In all honesty, we only had intentions of enjoying the Switch22 and Madison performances, but we were extremely surprised at the plethora of talent on-hand to entertain the enthusiastic crowd.  Popshow is a must-not-miss evening now on our agenda and we'll make sure to keep you informed when the next one is announced - way way better than a night out at G-A-Y if you ask us.  Spotted in the audience:  Limahl, Jocelyn and Ben Adams!  So no MySpace discovery blog today, because all of these acts are worth checking out!

SDB and Swany from Switch22 were definitely the crowd pleaser of the evening - The hot electro duo sang 'Back To The Dancefloor', '1985' and 'Electric Girl' - A song SDB claims is about how a toaster fell into the bathtub with his ex-girlfriend still in it.  Hilarious!  Thanks to Switch22 for giving Electroqueer a 'shout out' in their live performance - awww shucks.  Kudos to our boys as well - they've just lined up 5 shows in New York City.  More details to come and the Switch22 interview is still in the works!  Stay tuned.

www.myspace.com/switch22home

OK - we were a little nervous for Madison.  It was his first Popshow and he's still relatively new to the pop scene, but wow - we were amazed or what?!  Think David Bowie meets the Pet Shop Boys with a little Madonna 'Lucky Star' costumery thrown in.  Madison commanded the stage with his hot tune 'Move Your Ass' and the beautiful electro-ballad 'Agitation'.  Madison picks up where Patrick Wolf leaves us hanging.  More on Madison is in the works as well!

www.myspace.com/madisonsmusic

The Electric Dolls are a bit different - and that's what they are aiming for.  Huge surprise to our eyes and ears!  Think Gwen Stefani meets the Spice Girls.  The Electric Dolls have potential to be a huge force in the electro world.  We got a chance to catch up with Lynsey from Electric Dolls afterwards and we can't wait to do a feature on them very soon!

www.myspace.com/electricdollstracks

Holly Berry shined brightly on the evening - huge voice and very listenable.  We fell charmed to her presence and her lovely tunes - one called 'Ice Cream'.  We will be following Holly very close and so should you!

The boys from Digital gave a great performance and you can tell they've been practicing their dance moves!  The boys posed for this great candid shot and let's hope to hear more from this promising new boyband in the future!

www.myspace.com/digitalofficial