I'm often referred to as a veritable encyclopedia of useless Spice Girls information, seeing as though my sister was a huge fan of theirs and I sort of absorbed information about them through osmosis while she rode the wave of Girl Power, equalization between the sexes, etc.

In fact, one could say that I myself was a bit of a Spice Girls fan.

So imagine my interest when I saw the front page of the March 18 issue of The North Star. Imagine also my disappointment in seeing the amount of errors made regarding the post-Spice career of the five ladies who were part of the biggest girl group in pop music. I am writing this letter to correct your mistakes.

First, let's begin with Victoria Adams-Beckham, or “Posh Spice.” You failed to mention that she released a solo album of her own (“Victoria Beckham”) in 2001. While it never really sold much, it spawned a few decent singles. Of course, we never got to hear them in the United States because the Spice Girls (and therefore their solo projects) don't really have a market after the proverbial glitter faded. She wrote an autobiography called Learning To Fly, which is to be released in May of this year, according to Amazon.com (however, it's English counterpart reports that it is already available overseas).

On to Melanie Chisholm (“Sporty Spice”), whose name you misspelled. “Northern Star,” released in 1999, is not her only album, as your article would lead one to think. She is no longer releasing singles or making videos for it. Perhaps you are referring to her 2003 release, “Reason,” which also isn't available in the United States but is available as an import through Amazon.com (just like the other solo Spice Girls albums that aren't available here). Even then, however, she is no longer making music videos or releasing singles from that album. She is at work on a third album (“Beautiful Intentions,” to be released in England in April of this year) and is also considering writing a musical of her life. She has reportedly collaborated with Franz Ferdinand to write songs for their new album.

Emma Bunton (“Baby Spice”), who has made a bit of a splash in the United States with her latest album, “Free Me,” has released a solo album before called “A Girl Like Me” in 2001, which went unmentioned in your article. Aside from that, she hasn't done much since the Spice Girls disbanded in 2001.

Melanie Brown, or “Scary Spice” if you prefer, has not been staying out of the public eye as you stated in your article. While she doesn't have the same amount of exposure now as she did then, she has remained active. Her 2000 album, “Hot,” failed to generate an impressive amount of sales, leading to her getting dropped from the label it was released on. Since, she has worked as a host on British television and most recently played the role of Mimi in the Broadway production of “Rent” just last year. Melanie B is reportedly working on a new album, a few roles in movies, and a tell-all book about the Spice Girls.

Geri Halliwell (“Ginger” or “Sexy Spice”) has had arguably the most successful career after her departure from the group in 1998, just before they kicked off their “Spice World” world tour that rolled through Indiana. Contrary to your article, Geri has only released two albums – 1999's “Schizophonic” and 2001's “Scream If You Wanna Go Faster.” She is about to release a third album, titled simply “Geri.” The “two autobiographies” you mention, 1999's If Only and 2003's Just For The Record aren't necessarily two separate autobiographies. Just For The Record is simply a “Part Two.”

As you can see, a few missteps were made in the published article – all of which could have been fixed by doing a simple check on Amazon or by visiting a few fan websites' news sections.

The Encyclopedia of Spice,
Greg H-----