http://www.poprockfactory.com/ Pop Rock Factory en Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:48:00 GMT Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:48:00 GMT info@poprockfactory.com info@poprockfactory.com http://www.poprockfactory.com/collecting-vinyl/ If you are to believe the figures, vinyl records are being sold in greater numbers than CDs at the present time - putting the so-called defunct technology at the cutting... http://www.poprockfactory.com/collecting-vinyl/#comments http://www.poprockfactory.com/collecting-vinyl/ Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:48:00 GMT http://www.poprockfactory.com/famous-bands/ Ever thought about the number of bands who for one reason or another journeyed down a particular naming genre. Some took a walk on the 'wild side' such as The... http://www.poprockfactory.com/famous-bands/#comments http://www.poprockfactory.com/famous-bands/ Mon, 26 Dec 2011 11:46:00 GMT http://www.poprockfactory.com/rock-trivia/ Thought you knew a bit about music trivia - well so did I. It's not until you stumble across another book, movie or interview usually involving either a disgruntled manager... http://www.poprockfactory.com/rock-trivia/#comments http://www.poprockfactory.com/rock-trivia/ Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:07:00 GMT http://www.poprockfactory.com/rock-and-roll-trivia/ Amaze, amuse and delight your workmates when you're next in the tea room or simply bore the pants off friends with these completely useless - yet true pieces of trivia... http://www.poprockfactory.com/rock-and-roll-trivia/#comments http://www.poprockfactory.com/rock-and-roll-trivia/ Wed, 07 Sep 2011 06:18:00 GMT http://www.poprockfactory.com/who-am-i/ You probably knew them in their prime - but would you recognise them now? Take a look at these pictures of 70s and 80s rock and pop stars and tell... http://www.poprockfactory.com/who-am-i/#comments http://www.poprockfactory.com/who-am-i/ Sun, 21 Aug 2011 08:31:00 GMT http://www.poprockfactory.com/80s-girl-bands/ Mention girl bands and the traditionalists will immediately point to the Shirelles, Diana Ross and the Supremes, even The Andrews Sisters - but the 80s inspired a new breed of... http://www.poprockfactory.com/80s-girl-bands/#comments http://www.poprockfactory.com/80s-girl-bands/ Thu, 21 Jul 2011 02:25:00 GMT http://www.poprockfactory.com/worst-songs-ever/ Since starting a 'tragic tracks' segment on PopRocks (note of explanation - it's a little radio program I host each Tuesday night) - there has been an explosion of interest... http://www.poprockfactory.com/worst-songs-ever/#comments http://www.poprockfactory.com/worst-songs-ever/ Fri, 27 May 2011 00:48:00 GMT http://www.poprockfactory.com/songs-from-the-70s/ The 70's were a Golden Era of horrible songs . . . Cite just about anything by Tony Orlando and/or Dawn, Cher or Donny and Marie and you can see... http://www.poprockfactory.com/songs-from-the-70s/#comments http://www.poprockfactory.com/songs-from-the-70s/ Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:40:00 GMT http://www.poprockfactory.com/american-top-40/ "Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars." This was Casey Kasem's weekly signoff as host of American Top 40. As a teenager growing up in... http://www.poprockfactory.com/american-top-40/#comments http://www.poprockfactory.com/american-top-40/ Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:27:00 GMT http://www.poprockfactory.com/popular-music/ In Australia he was known affectionately as 'Squeak'. He found fame through the program Countdown with Molly Meldrum and was rediscovered by a new legion of fans all over again... http://www.poprockfactory.com/popular-music/#comments http://www.poprockfactory.com/popular-music/ Sun, 03 Apr 2011 09:58:00 GMT http://www.poprockfactory.com/one-hit-wonders-of-the-80s/ Talking with a few tragics the other day and being as the discourse revolved around the 80s - there was a deal of head scratching going on afterwards as we... http://www.poprockfactory.com/one-hit-wonders-of-the-80s/#comments http://www.poprockfactory.com/one-hit-wonders-of-the-80s/ Thu, 10 Mar 2011 02:15:00 GMT http://www.poprockfactory.com/disco-hits/ The halycon days of disco were undoubtedly those years between 1976 and 1980 - when dance floors were littered with would-be Travolta's and dancing diva's. It was when record company's... http://www.poprockfactory.com/disco-hits/#comments http://www.poprockfactory.com/disco-hits/ Mon, 21 Feb 2011 03:19:00 GMT http://www.poprockfactory.com/music-trivia/ The Beatles took their name from an animal (well ok, an insect and a misspelled one at that!) so it's perhaps no surprise that they also included animals names in... http://www.poprockfactory.com/music-trivia/#comments http://www.poprockfactory.com/music-trivia/ Thu, 20 Jan 2011 23:47:00 GMT http://www.poprockfactory.com/popular-songs/ OK - so let's get this out of the way first up - we don't rate "Happy Birthday to You . . . as some stroke of masterclass and melodic... http://www.poprockfactory.com/popular-songs/#comments http://www.poprockfactory.com/popular-songs/ Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:06:00 GMT http://www.poprockfactory.com/santa-claus/ You may not agree with the video list here - but hey, it's Christmas isn't it? So what better reason than to kick back and take 2 minutes out of... http://www.poprockfactory.com/santa-claus/#comments http://www.poprockfactory.com/santa-claus/ Thu, 23 Dec 2010 23:36:00 GMT