While trying to find more information about the group, I came across this absolute howler. Taylor Caine were the opening act for the UK and Ireland leg of Ronan Keating's tour in 2000. He toured with them for several dates, but according to this article "he had never heard of them". 💀

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It’s a kind of Magic We have no illusions about TAYLOR CAINE’s amazing talent, and now they’re ready to cast a spell on you lot!

First thing’s first. How did you meet?

Louise: It was during a woodwork class, when we were about 11. Some of my friends introduced me to Ross. I thought he was very loud and really bubbly. He was funny and I took to him straight away. Ross: If you believe Louise, then I was being a bit over the top and showing off.

And then, abracadabra, Taylor Caine were born?

Louise: Oh no, the band didn’t get going until about 1998. Ross had been working on some songs with a production company. He had taken his stuff round to a few people who all thought it would be good to get a girl involved, so Ross asked me. But I wasn’t really bothered to start off with! Ross, how did you manage to talk Louise round? Ross: Well, I said, ‘Look, I’m not a very good singer. How would you like to sing?’ She was really lukewarm about it. I couldn’t understand it! Lou told me straight, ‘If you get songs I really believe in, then I’m in - but not until then!’ It took a while and some hard work, but I got her in the end!

So what are Taylor Caine all about?

Ross: Pop is so bland at the moment. We’re not doing the same thing as everyone else and I think that’s the point! I think of us as pop missionaries - we’re on a mission to make pop good again!

That’s a pretty hefty responsibility!

Louise: I know, but there’s been no pop recently about which you think wow, that’s totally different. It’s not all mega-samey but nothing really sticks out. Pop’s a bit grey at the moment and we wanna spice it up! And can you explain exactly how this trick’s going to be done?!

Ross: Our songs are very accessible to lots of different people. We write about real situations instead of all that ‘I love you, you love me’ sort of thing. Our first single is about sex, the second is about fame and the third is about feeling totally lost and wanting to go home. We also have songs with real anger in them, which is different.

Think we know what you’re getting at! So who wears the trousers?

Louise: Oh me, definitely - that’s how it’s always been with us! I’m the one who fronts the band as well, and Ross is happy to be the cog in our musical works! I wouldn’t say I was in charge, but - I look after him. Ross: There are days when I’ll have something to say and Louise will slap me and tell me it’s wrong, ha-ha! No, seriously though, we talk everything out together so I don’t think either of us is the boss. So who has changed the most since you’ve known each other? Louise: I’m a lot more grown-up now and my opinions and views are more adult. Ross, however, is pretty much the same little boy who I met in woodwork class!

Your video has a strong magical theme. Would you say you’re magic buffs?

Ross: I’m into David Blaine. He’s so amazing, he’s almost creepily amazing! I probably watched a bit of Paul Daniels when I was younger, too, but that’s not up my street any more! Louise: I’m not especially into it but it’s very colourful and theatrical, so it’s a bit like us really. I tell you what though, I love those TV programmes where they expose all the secrets behind the tricks - they’re brilliant! What tricks do you need to have up your sleeve in order to work with someone who you’ve known for so long? Ross: None. It makes everything so much easier, it’s unbelievable. Actually, we were only saying that this morning. There are people in bands with people they don’t like and I don’t know how they do it! Me and Lou are really close. We sit in our hotel in the evenings and we hang out together watching films and stuff. Working as closely together as we do, I couldn’t think of anyone I’d want to work with more! Louise: Aah, thanks, Ross!

OK, you can perform one grand trick for the world. What’s it to be?

Ross: I’d like to flick my wand and make everyone’s videos and CD players change into different random things! No reason for it really, other than it would be a pretty impressive trick. Me and Lou could pack it in after a trick like that because we’d have certainly made our mark on the world! Louise: You can’t do that, Ross. You should use the power for something good. I’d make the entire population of the world go out and buy a copy of our record. That would be a good one for starters!

Taylor Caine - Bombshell Cabaret Promo (2001)

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Welcome Taylor Caine as they lift the safety curtain of pop, proudly presenting their debut single, 'Bombshell Cabaret', released on September 24th 2001 on Polydor Records. 'Bombshell Cabaret' is one of many chapters in the kitsch world of Taylor Caine, starring Louise Caine and Ross Taylor, the duo challenging the mainstream pop industry with their self-created, refreshing new sound. 20 year old Louise and Ross capture the heartbreak of relationship break-ups in the 21st Century from both a male and female perspective with 'Bombshell Cabaret', a worthy successor to 'I Will Survive', and the results are offered in an ironically up beat, bitter-sweet way. Despite the track dissecting an emotional break-up, it oozes seduction by combining the emotional honesty of today's youth with a dance beat, sultry vocal tones and the feeling that you are eavesdropping on the pair's love-dispute, giving it an innocently erotic feel. Louise confidently blasts out the anthemic baroque melody with a strong sense that she's experienced the 'Bombshell Cabaret' first hand. In an attempt to capture his debut single in words, not music, Ross describes 'Bombshell Cabaret' as 'a song about sexual game-playing. It shows both sides of the coin with the boy thinking he knows what's going on but with the girl always maintaining control – as is so often the case!' (The chorus line repeats the words 'I may be a woman but I won't be owned by any man.') 'Bombshell Cabaret' is a must have tonic in the record collection of anyone who's ever had a love split - and a damned good dance track for anyone who hasn't. Taylor Caine's strong imagery is almost theatrical whilst retaining a tongue in cheek, cabaret element to it. They sing like they mean it and the result is more than pop music, it's uber-pop to be enjoyed and taken seriously. Watch out for the debut album 'Universe by Storm' in 2002 where each song is a tale in itself - enough to get Oscar Wilde dancing in his grave!

Polydor boyband Triple 8 were gearing up for their big debut in April 2003. They spoke with CBBC Newsround and discussed their hopes and dreams for the future.

It's kind of sad to see them discuss an album that never came to fruition. But nevertheless, it is still interesting to read their perspective of things.

Taken from their debut single CD 'Knockout', released on the 21st of April 2003.