Asten

We were basically S Club Juniors—only our arena was a carpeted bedroom and our fog machine was Impulse body spray. Do you remember the seriousness of it all? Socks on for extra slidey grip, bedroom door shut, Hi-Fi turned up to “Mum says turn it down,” and a sacred meeting of the council (aka three… Read more

File under: School Days • Pop Hazards • 00s Vibes Ah, the village hall disco. A magical mix of cheap lights, sticky floors, and a DJ with a very questionable playlist. Daisy says: “If your disco didn’t involve balloons threatening to detonate mid-Cha Cha Slide, did you even live?” Step One: The Outfit Sequinned halter… Read more

File under: Daisy Chaos • Weird Crushes • 90s/00s Feels Look. We need to talk about it. Why did so many cartoon foxes have… vibes? Like, straight up crush-material vibes? Daisy says: “Animators in the 90s/00s were out here assigning unreasonable charisma stats to woodland creatures and expecting us to be normal about it.” Exhibit… Read more

From the first time I heard Bring It All Back, I knew S Club weren’t just another pop group — they were going to be part of my story. And they were. They were my Saturdays on CBBC, my Woolies CD singles, my glittery school disco soundtrack. They gave me joy in S Club Party… Read more

I know I talk a lot about my past phobia of balloons but… honestly, it shaped my entire party personality. Everyone else saw balloons and thought: “Yay, fun!” Meanwhile, my brain went: “Nope. Absolutely not.” Looking back, it’s not hard to see why: “Balloon? More like landmine waiting to detonate mid–Cha Cha Slide.” — Daisy… Read more

You’d think the designers would hand our girls their iconic props: Ariel with a dinglehopper, Belle with her books, Cinderella with her pumpkin carriage. But nope. Sometimes they go full chaos and give them the very objects that nearly destroyed them. Daisy investigates… ✨ Honourable mention: Rapunzel rocking Mother Gothel’s grabby hand like it’s just… Read more

They weren’t the poster boys — but they lived rent-free in our heads. Before we knew what ~celebrity crushes~ were “supposed” to look like, we fell for some slightly random, slightly questionable, but absolutely unforgettable people/characters. They weren’t on the glossy teen-mag lists — but they still shaped us. 💿 Conclusion: Crushes never had to… Read more

When a song title screams “moody indie poetry” but the track itself is pure glitter-pop. Pop has always been dramatic — but sometimes the song titles sound like they belong to brooding indie records, deep poetry collections, or even epic fantasy novels… only to turn out to be sparkly radio-pop. Here are some of my… Read more

The things we shouldn’t remember… but totally do 👇 Your turn: What totally random school detail lives rent-free in your head? Read more

Fast-forward to the 2090s: I’m in a pink cardigan, ruling Friday nights from my favourite armchair while a baffled 20-something carer asks, “Who’s Basil Brush?” And I’m like: sit down, child — we’re doing a full 90s/00s curriculum. Capri-Suns chilling. Doritos in bowls. JLS on before tea or no biscuits for anyone. Because some things… Read more