NME have put together the top new acts for 2001, interesting they have done an equation to give us an idea what they will sound like. You can catch the full list at the link above but when the equation mentions STEPS I’ve placed it below – look out for the real STEPS related group! AllSTARS Handy equation: Steps + North & South + The Monkees + S Club 7 x Hollyoaks + Sunny Delight = AllSTARS They are: Sam, Thaila, Ashley, Rebecca, Sandi And… With TV series ‘STARStreet’ kicking off on ITV in Feburary, it looks like Sam, Thaila, Ashley, Rebecca and Sandi’s arrival on planet pop will be met with the hanging out of bunting in quantities not since since then end of World War 2. Including someone from a Sunny Delight advert and the one who was always arguing with Sol in ‘Hollyoaks’, AllSTARS are set to be the faces of chirpy pop in 2001 tbc Handy equation: O-Town + Steps = tbc They are: Hidden in a house somewhere. Ooh! The mystery! And… They’re the new O-Town! ‘Popstars’ the TV show started on the UK’s ITV network last week, following a group of pop hopefuls across a 13-week string of trauma and exhilaration. And so on. It’s based on a New Zealand format (the Australian equivalent ended up being called Bardot and are bloody massive), though it’s pretty likely they’ll end up sounding like Steps, to be honest. Anyway they’ve signed to Polydor. BROTHERS Handy equation: Lisa Steps – boobs + penis x 3 = Brothers They are: Andy Scott-Lee, Stephen Scott-Lee, Anthony Scott-Lee And… They’re brothers! Actually, quite literally, brothers. And Brothers. Do you see? BUT! Not just Brothers of each other – they’re the brothers of Lisa out of Steps too. Coincidentally, they turned up in a support slot on the Steps Into Christmas tour. They’re looking for a deal at the moment, so watch this space. AllSTARS Handy equation: Steps + North & South + The Monkees + S Club 7 x Hollyoaks + Sunny Delight = AllSTARS They are: Sam, Thaila, Ashley, Rebecca, Sandi And… With TV series ‘STARStreet’ kicking off on ITV in Feburary, it looks like Sam, Thaila, Ashley, Rebecca and Sandi’s arrival on planet pop will be met with the hanging out of bunting in quantities not since since then end of World War 2. Including someone from a Sunny Delight advert and the one who was always arguing with Sol in ‘Hollyoaks’, AllSTARS are set to be the faces of chirpy pop in 2001