What the pop papers said: Shampoo wash Heavenly

From 1992, Shampoo - still in the bit between being fanzine writers and bona fide pop stars - take aim at Heavenly in the NME:

If you're too young to recall 1992: 'Having a go at Sarah Records' was a way of having one foot in the Pop Establishment while making it look like you were an outsider. Shampoo would go on to, erm, help promote the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers movie.

History repeats like cold turkey

Shampoo were shunned in their home markets, who seemed to think that screeching, unstable women weren't a good use of their leisure time. They managed to keep their career alive by focusing on the Japanese, who know a good joke when they see one.

Mariah Carey is still popular in Japan.