Show notes
Hello and welcome to another episode of The Corner. In this episode Marvin and I speak about girl groups and boybands and we give our thoughts about our favourite bands and also about the industry at the moment.Some words used:00:14 Recurring- Something which keeps happening again 00:23 pop culture- What is popular among young people1:54 Transcending - to go beyond the limit2:02 gratifying - Satisfying2:43 re-emergence- To come back from something 2:44 Dying breed- Something rare or is starting to disappear 3:32 To a Tee- Perfectly, exactly4:11 Brief Skint- A short time4:27 Infamous- Famous for doing something bad 5:26 Cant shake- Can forget or can’t escape6:32 Reunite- Come together again7:40 Manufactured- to create something e.g. Some Boybands are manufactured by the record company7:43 Organically- Created naturally 8:50 Had a good run- To be successful9:12 TRL Period - TRL or Total Request Live was a TV show on MTV during the late 90s /2000s which would often feature popular artists and groups. The artists would come on the show for interviews and they would show the newest MVs from various artists.10:43 Synchronised - To do something at the same time10:51 Mimicked - To copy something 13:00 Triple threat - Someone who is very good at 3 different things13:50 Persona- The character which someone has, often different to their real personality 16:54 Heavy Hitter- The influential/important person18:53 Hood (adj)- To act like someone from the rough streets/ghetto20:53 Claim to fame- What someone becomes famous for22:38 Mickey Mouse Club- A TV show in the early 90s which performers would act and sing. Some famous artists were on the show before such as Britney Speaks, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, and Ryan Gosling.

