Sylvia Patterson (born 8 March 1965) is a Scottish author and music journalist. A former contributor to Smash Hits and the NME, she is the author of the...

Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2009. Sylvia Patterson (5 October 2008). "Girls uninterrupted". The Observer. London, UK:...

falsetto in the history of pop music EVER...", according to NME's Sylvia Patterson, and of an "unyielding groan" as described in Entertainment Weekly...

Graham Coxon said "It was Nirvana that really fucked "Popscene" up." Sylvia Patterson from Smash Hits rated the song two out of five. She wrote: "[The song]...

Kate Nash sound every bit as ordinary as they are." Also in 2008, Sylvia Patterson of The Guardian wrote, "Of all the gobby new girls, only Adele's bewitching...

Sylvia Alice Earle (born August 30, 1935) is an American marine biologist, oceanographer, explorer, author, and lecturer. She has been a National Geographic...

from Scripps Howard News Service called it a "reggae-paced" number. Sylvia Patterson from Smash Hits gave it two out of five. She added, "Much moodier than...

"cheerful" cover "will undoubtedly do well across the Continent." Sylvia Patterson from Smash Hits wrote, "This is hardly a radical interpretation of...

attributed to the "remarkable" impact of the Spice Girls. The Guardian's Sylvia Patterson also wrote of what she called the group's true legacy: "[T]hey were...

harm their chart fortunes if their US success is anything to go by." Sylvia Patterson from NME viewed it as "their least frantic rouser to date [...] but...

background. The "sunny day" pop track "Happy Face" promotes self-esteem; Sylvia Patterson from NME classified its genre as "cajun-R&B-yodel-pop". A string of...

double single 5 out of 5, adding that the song "is epic-length Pulp". Sylvia Patterson from NME named it Mirth-Quakingly Obvious Single of the Week, writing...

Kylie purrs in this folksy foretaste of the album of murder ballads". Sylvia Patterson from NME declared it as a "riverside melodrama duet of violin wobbles...

as a "fantastic collaboration" with En Vogue and a "masterpiece". Sylvia Patterson from Smash Hits gave it two out of five. James Hunter from Vibe noted...

Paul Evans from Rolling Stone felt it is "echoing '80s synth pop". Sylvia Patterson from Smash Hits rated it four out of five, writing, "An organ-grinder...

Decade: Sound of the Overground". NME. Retrieved 3 December 2009. Sylvia Patterson (25 March 2008). "EXCLUSIVE: How Girls Aloud beat Louis Walsh at his...

of the chart, and tee up their album A Pocket Full of Kryptonite." Sylvia Patterson from Smash Hits gave the song four out of five, viewing it as "feisty...

into trance territory. An odd combination, but likely to do well." Sylvia Patterson of Smash Hits praised Leila K's version, giving it five out of five...

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guitar and sweeping strings". In a review published in Smash Hits, Sylvia Patterson described the song as being "desperately dreary, flimsily tinkling...

most original bands around, but they are good fun. Sure to score." Sylvia Patterson from NME also named 'Trouble' Single of the Week, praising it as "fiercely...

the Peppers' finest piece, but it is exceptionally radio friendly." Sylvia Patterson from NME viewed it as a "ridiculous funk-doodle bass workout". The...

classic", while Gavin Hills from The Observer praised it as "wonderful". Sylvia Patterson from Smash Hits was less enthustiastic, writing, "Quack quack! goes...

Lewis-penned song called "I to You" did make the album. In September 2011, Sylvia Patterson of The Guardian previewed several tracks including "Sugar" and "Trouble"...

the Boy' so, umm, memorable." In a review published in Smash Hits, Sylvia Patterson described the song as being "a very smart n'speedy disco fizzler and...

Similarly, Q magazine named it one of the "10 Greatest Gigs of All Time"; Sylvia Patterson explained that, "in spring 1990, Madonna was not only the most regonisable...

example of a band which has successfully drawn the pop reggae card." Sylvia Patterson from Smash Hits viewed it as "unfeasibly catchy". "All That She Wants"...

with my girlfriend." The video was still seen as controversial, with Sylvia Patterson of The Daily Telegraph describing it as "a porno-pop video". Bass player...

June 1997. "Stop" was generally well received by music critics. For Sylvia Patterson of NME, the song is an "obscenely catchy Motown swinger", she added...

which could crossover in a big way thanks to its novelty value." Sylvia Patterson from Smash Hits gave "Doop" three out of five, writing, "Ludicrously...