Month: March 2017

  • Just when you thought Gigi Rowe was only good for retro-tastic, dance-pop magic, she pulls a bright, shiny love dove out of her hat, surprising us all. I had no doubt that she was capable producing a touching ballad, having interviewed her last December and gotten to know her as a well-rounded individual, but I…

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  • Today Lana Del Rey announced that her forthcoming album will be titled Lust for Life.  Like the Iggy Pop song!  Surely, that’s got to be a nod to Iggy.  Everyone knows that song.  There’s no way Lana just came up with that on her own without knowing about the Iggy Pop song. Here’s the photo…

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  • Good news!  Saint Etienne, long one of my favorite pop groups on the planet, will be releasing a new album this June and they’re doing a U.S. tour.  Check out the info below.  I am very excited about this. Saint Etienne Announce US Fall Tour New Album Home Counties, Out June 2nd On Heavenly Recordings Listen…

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  • Jon Lambousis is a songwriter / producer /guitarist based in Melbourne and Athens. Re-Arna is a singer / songwriter based in Melbourne and Los Angeles. Together they have crafted one of the most silky smooth, hypnotic dance pop songs I’ve heard in a while. I love its throbbing beats and seductive vocals. Indeed, it is…

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  • ‘ Body Count’s in the house, motherfucker. Body Count. Body Count.”

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  • If you like old school heavy metal you’re in for a real treat with this one. It’ll have you dreaming about hanging out on Sunset Strip in the hair metal heydays even if you’ve never actually been to Los Angeles. It’s cool like that. A slick, anthemic beast that proves that Erik Turner (guitar), Jerry…

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  • “Moon In Your Mouth” is the third song released from Goldfrapp’s forthcoming album Silver Eye, which drops next Friday on the 31st. To my ears, it’s a sonic orgasm. I’m a big electro-pop junkie and it just doesn’t get better than this. I’ll admit that I was disappointed with Goldfrapp’s last album, but I think…

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  • The following is a guest editorial by former music critic and current owner of Vinyl Destination record store, Dave Perry.  It was originally posted on Facebook on 3/19/17. The new point of sale at Vinyl Destination – or POS as those of us in the business world like to call it – lends us a…

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  • interview by Michael McCarthy all photos by David Butler II I could sit here and tell you that I’ve been a fan of House of Lords from the beginning, but that wouldn’t be entirely true. While I did see some of their early videos on Headbanger’s Ball – Saturday nights at midnight on MTV –…

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  • Interview by Michael McCarthy I do so many interviews that I sometimes forget who I’ve interviewed already. This has a lot to do with my memory problem, but the fact that I’ve interviewed at least 100 people in my life doesn’t help me keep things straight. Likewise, most of the people I interview do so…

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  • Co-written with Gotye and Milosh (of RHYE fame), this one is the best song I’ve heard so far this month. Kind of takes your breath away. So trippy and intoxicating. I can’t write anymore because my words wouldn’t do it justice. Just listen and feel. J.Views, how did I ever live without you?

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  • INNA has been a major fixture on the club scene since around 2009 and has released approximately a dozen red hot singles, and a handful of smashing albums as well, including last year’s killer self-titled full-length. Her songs are always club-ready, and they usually climb the to the top of the dance charts, but she…

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  • “Love wins every time,” sings Kurdish pop star and humanitarian Dashni Morad with a purpose, while heavy beats throb away and the hooks sink their teeth right into you. Suffice to say, “Love Wins” is one downright irresistible dance pop gem — a veritable breath of fresh pop air — but you’re listening to it…

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  • A year ago tomorrow I interviewed Boston artist Adam Jensen and we learned about his colorful if not checkered past. One thing is for certain: he’s a hell of a lot more interesting, not to mention edgy, than your average pop slinger (pun intended). On his latest single, “Tombstone,” he invites people to write “bad…

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