Paul Leake

News, reviews and interviews by Paul Leake on ClickMusic - The music that matters

Single Reviews: Rita Ora: ‘R.I.P’ review (16 May 2012)

Single Reviews: Tulisa Contostavlos: ‘Young’ review (12 May 2012)

Album Reviews: Marina and the Diamonds: ‘Electra Heart’ review (1 May 2012)

Features: Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’: the worst covers (28 Apr 2012)

Features: Friday Flashback: Strike ‘U Sure Do’ (27 Apr 2012)

Features: Songs of the week: Aiden Grimshaw takes the crown (26 Apr 2012)

Features: Lady GaGa’s ‘Born This Way Ball’: songs we can’t wait to see live (25 Apr 2012)

Single Reviews: Aiden Grimshaw: ‘Is This Love’ single review (22 Apr 2012)

Album Reviews: Nicki Minaj - ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’ album review (8 Apr 2012)

Single Reviews: Carly Rae Jepsen - ‘Call Me Maybe’ single review (8 Apr 2012)

Features: Competition: win two tickets to RockNess Festival 2012 (5 Apr 2012)

Features: Competition: Become a Samsung Global Blogger for London 2012 (4 Apr 2012)

Features: Competition: Win ‘This Must Be The Place’ vinyl soundtrack (3 Apr 2012)

Single Reviews: Casiokids - ‘Kaskaden’ single review (2 Apr 2012)

Interviews: Kassidy Interview: One Man Army (1 Apr 2012)

Features: Madonna makes UK chart history: her three best albums (31 Mar 2012)

Album Reviews: Madonna - ‘MDNA’ album review (30 Mar 2012)

Single Reviews: The Saturdays - ‘30 Days’ single review (30 Mar 2012)

Features: WIN: two tickets to see Alex Winston in London (29 Mar 2012)

Features: Sonisphere 2012 cancelled: three acts we were dying to see (28 Mar 2012)

Single Reviews: Justin Bieber - ‘Boyfriend’ single review (28 Mar 2012)

News: Tulisa confirms sex tape: “I have been deeply betrayed.” (22 Mar 2012)

Interviews: Decibels Interview - ‘Cutting up dirty electronics with pussy-pop vocals’ (21 Mar 2012)

Album Reviews: Marcus Collins - ‘Marcus Collins’ album review (16 Mar 2012)

Features: 2 Bears release ‘Heart of the Congos’ with Topman CTRL 2012 (16 Mar 2012)

News: Midweek chart update: Alexandra Burke can’t topple Gotye (14 Mar 2012)

News: Sean Conlon from 5ive rejected from BBC One’s The Voice (14 Mar 2012)

Single Reviews: Murray James - ‘Blue Today’ review (7 Mar 2012)

Single Reviews: Katy Perry - ‘Part of Me’ review (6 Mar 2012)

Album Reviews: The Ting Tings - ‘Sounds From Nowheresville’ album review (5 Mar 2012)

Single Reviews: Marcus Collins - ‘Seven Nation Army’ review (5 Mar 2012)

Features: One to watch: K Flay (4 Mar 2012)

Features: The Horrors give a special performance of ‘Changing the Rain’ (4 Mar 2012)

News: Atomic Kitten reunion confirmed by Natasha Hamilton for 2012 (4 Mar 2012)

News: will.i.am wanted Cheryl Cole and Michael Jackson to duet (4 Mar 2012)

News: Girls Aloud reunion confirmed by Nadine Coyle for 2013 (4 Mar 2012)

News: Dispatch to play Shepherd’s Bush Empire after overwhelming demand (2 Mar 2012)

News: Lady GaGa launches the Born This Way Foundation with Oprah Winfrey (1 Mar 2012)

News: The Monkees react to Davy Jones’ death at 66 (1 Mar 2012)

Album Reviews: Kap Bambino - ‘Devotion’ review (29 Feb 2012)

News: New Order add two extra dates for UK tour 2012 (28 Feb 2012)

News: 2 Bears and Huw Stephens take the helm for Topman CTRL 2012 (28 Feb 2012)

Single Reviews: Decibels - ‘The Lesser’ review (28 Feb 2012)

News: Line-up revealed for Dot-to-Dot Festival 2012 (28 Feb 2012)

News: Plan B debuts new single ‘iLL Manors’ - listen (27 Feb 2012)

Single Reviews: Kassidy – ‘I Can’t Fly’ review (27 Feb 2012)

Features: Arctic Monkeys - ‘R U Mine?’ first listen (27 Feb 2012)

News: Bret McKenzie wins ‘Best Original Song’ at Oscars 2012 (27 Feb 2012)

News: V Festival 2012 line-up announced (26 Feb 2012)

News: Gotye retakes the UK singles number one (26 Feb 2012)

Features: Eurovision Song Contest 2012 - News that gives you Kittens (26 Feb 2012)

Single Reviews: Kylie Minogue - ‘On A Night Like This K25’ review (24 Feb 2012)

News: Kylie Minogue unlocks new version of ‘On a Night Like This’ as part of K25 (24 Feb 2012)

News: Happy Mondays to headline Camp Bestival (24 Feb 2012)

News: Lady GaGa adds extra date to Australian Born This Way tour (24 Feb 2012)

News: Marcus Collins reveals album tracks and artwork (23 Feb 2012)

Features: Listen: Rita Ora covers ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ (23 Feb 2012)

News: Gorillaz new track ‘DoYaThing’ with James Murphy and Andre 3000 (23 Feb 2012)

News: Adele breaks iTunes record (23 Feb 2012)

Single Reviews: Tigercats - ‘Full Moon Reggae Party’ review (22 Feb 2012)

News: Spring Offensive debut ‘Carrier’ video, announce tour (22 Feb 2012)

News: 2012 Brit Awards winners (21 Feb 2012)

News: Chris Cornell tribute to Whitney Houston (21 Feb 2012)

News: The Charlatans to re-release Tellin’ Stories, extend tour (21 Feb 2012)

News: Rizzle Kicks put PlayStation Vita through its paces (21 Feb 2012)

Features: Brit Awards - Memorable Moments (21 Feb 2012)

Features: Rusty Bear - ‘Falling Stones’ review (21 Feb 2012)

News: Lana Del Rey becomes a ‘Spender’ (20 Feb 2012)

Single Reviews: Lissie - Go Your Own Way review (20 Feb 2012)

News: Chris Cornell Brings Songbook To UK (20 Feb 2012)

News: DJ Fresh conquers UK top 40 with Hot Right Now (19 Feb 2012)

Features: Sunday Listening - Streets of Our Youth by Flight of Arrows (19 Feb 2012)

Features: Friday Flashback: Heavy D & The Boyz ‘Now That We Found Love’ (17 Feb 2012)

News: Adele blasts dad in Vogue interview (16 Feb 2012)

Single Reviews: The Veer Union - Bitter End review (16 Feb 2012)

News: Mumford and Sons in final stages of recording second album (16 Feb 2012)

Album Reviews: Toy Horses by Toy Horses review (16 Feb 2012)

News: Amelia Lily signs three-album deal (16 Feb 2012)

Features: Talented writers: Click Music wants YOU (16 Feb 2012)

Features: Whitney Houston vs Chromeo ‘When The Night Knows’ (15 Feb 2012)

Single Reviews: Jessie J - Domino (15 Feb 2012)

Features: Nicki Minaj - ‘StarShips’ (15 Feb 2012)

Single Reviews: Will Young - ‘Losing Myself’ single review (14 Feb 2012)

Interviews: Fenech-Soler: ‘Being Self-Dependent Is Important’ (23 Sep 2011)

Live Reviews: Bestival 2011 - Day Three (16 Sep 2011)

Live Reviews: Bestival 2011 - Day Two (16 Sep 2011)

Live Reviews: Bestival 2011 - Day One (16 Sep 2011)

Live Reviews: Camp Bestival 2011 - Day Three (19 Aug 2011)

Live Reviews: Camp Bestival 2011 - Day Two (19 Aug 2011)

Live Reviews: Camp Bestival 2011 - Day One (19 Aug 2011)

Live Reviews: Isle Of Wight 2011 (Day Two) (29 Jun 2011)

Live Reviews: Isle Of Wight 2011 (Day One) (21 Jun 2011)

Album Reviews: Ou Est Le Swimming Pool - The Golden Year (25 Oct 2010)

Album Reviews: Elliott Smith - An Introduction And A Goodbye (15 Oct 2010)

Single Reviews: Joe McElderry - Ambitions (13 Oct 2010)

Album Reviews: Hurts - Happiness (24 Sep 2010)

Live Reviews: Bestival 2010 - Saturday (23 Sep 2010)

Live Reviews: Bestival 2010 - Friday (23 Sep 2010)

Live Reviews: Camp Bestival 2010: Saturday (3 Sep 2010)

Live Reviews: Camp Bestival 2010: Friday (3 Sep 2010)