Monthly Archives: July 2017

NEWS: BOOK OF SHADOWS 2 (RISING) NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER AND ADVANCE READER COPIES

Posted on Jul 24, 2017

Book of Shadows Volume 2: Rising will be out on its scheduled release date of August 10th, 2017 and is now available to pre-order here: http://amzn.to/2uQq6gg. Be sure to pre-order it today so that your Kindle gets its fix as soon as it’s available. Like magick! Of course, I’ve enrolled Book of Shadows 2...

DEFYING GRAVITY WITH ERIC MARTIN OF MR. BIG: PART 2

Posted on Jul 21, 2017

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interview by Michael McCarthy Today we have the second and final part of my in-depth interview with Eric Martin, the amazing frontman of Mr. Big. It’s my hope that it will get you excited to hear their new album, which is released today on July 21st, 2017 via Frontiers Records! Even if the only...

DEFYING GRAVITY WITH ERIC MARTIN OF MR. BIG

Posted on Jul 20, 2017

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interview by Michael McCarthy As you may recall, I wrote a concert review of a Mr. Big show I caught at Mohegan Sun Casino a few weeks back. Finally getting to see them live after being a fan since 1989 was a dream come true. I’d seen almost every heavy metal band back...

#songoftheday = GARBAGE: “NO HORSES”

Posted on Jul 18, 2017

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"This is the apocalypse," sings Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson as their new single "No Horses" comes to its chilling conclusion. It starts off sounding like it's going to be a synth pop song, albeit a dark one, with Shirley singing, "They'll love you, ...

RED HOT: SELENA GOMEZ: “FETISH” FEATURING GUCCI MANE

Posted on Jul 14, 2017

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A couple of weeks ago Selena Gomez surprised fans with the release of a new single in the form of the Talking Heads-sampling "Bad Liar." Selena played all the main characters in the video in which she has a crush on her father's mistress, who happens to be...

#songoftheday = GlideSonic – “Desire (just love me)” EDM remix

Posted on Jul 13, 2017

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Well, kids, the dance-pop world has two new mascots to worship. One of the guys -- assuming they're guys -- wears a fox mask and the other one wears a human mask except that it looks like he's a human from Gorrilaz. ...

#songoftheday = L.A. GUNS: “SPEED”

Posted on Jul 12, 2017

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#songoftheday = EMMY THE GREAT: “MAHAL KITA”

Posted on Jul 11, 2017

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Usually, our song of the day selections are just released, new songs. But sometimes one feels like shining the proverbial light on something that's been around for a while. That's the case with today's pick, "Mahal Kita" by Emmy The Great. ...

A Well Read Woman Interview of Michael McCarthy

Posted on Jul 10, 2017

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Hi Love is Poppers! Today the coin has been flipped. Instead of me interviewing someone, I’m actually the subject of an interview. The interview was done by April Wood of A Well Read Woman Blog and I talk not only about my books but my music journalism background and Love is Pop, too....

CANADA BY WAY OF LOS ANGELES: AN INTERVIEW WITH ADALINE

Posted on Jul 3, 2017

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interview by Michael McCarthy I recently fell in love with Canadian alt-pop singer-songwriter Adaline’s new album Aquatic, which contains a treasure trove of thought-provoking lyrics, sung over some of the most seductive basslines ever recorded and blissed-out beats that mix the organic and the electronic to perfection. I must also add that her...

#songoftheday = Suzanne Santo (of HoneyHoney fame): “Ghost in My Bed” (produced by Butch Walker)

Posted on Jul 2, 2017

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I loved Suzanne Santo in honeyhoney. I listened to their First Rodeo album on heavy rotation when it came out and still play it from time to time. And if her new single "Ghost in My Bed" is any indication her next album will be just as amazing....

Monthly Archives: July 2017

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AN OPEN LETTER TO MARILYN MANSON

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BEFORE AND WAY AFTER: AN INTERVIEW WITH JUSTIN MASTERS

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#songoftheday / #amlistening = LARKIN POE: “IN THE AIR TONIGHT”

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EVEN THE DEVIL BELIEVES IN STRYPER: AN INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL SWEET

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RAISE YOUR HANDS: AN INTERVIEW WITH STEVE BROWN OF TOKYO MOTOR FIST, DEF LEPPARD & TRIXTER

#songoftheday / #amlistening = MICHAEL RIDER: “BREAKTHROUGH”

CHEERS TO THE BRAINWASHED GENERATION: AN INTERVIEW WITH CHIP Z’NUFF OF ENUFF Z’NUFF

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MICHAEL RIDER, AMERICAN FIGHTER: AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

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RISING DURING THE PANDEMIC: AN INTERVIEW WITH RORIE KELLY

#songoftheday = Emeli Sandé: “HOPE” (#songsforourtimes #22)

LUCKY SEVEN: CHATTING WITH MICHAEL SWEET OF STRYPER

CANDID CONVERSATION WITH DONNIE VIE: A LOVE IS POP EXCLUSIVE

BEING A CHAMPION IN THE TIME OF THE CORONAVIRUS: AN INTERVIEW WITH BIF NAKED

#albumoftheday = KENNY ROGERS: THE LOVE OF GOD

FRENCH-AMERICAN STYLE: AN INTERVIEW WITH ARIANE

CAUGHT UP IN A SPHERE: AN INTERVIEW WITH POLLY SCATTERGOOD

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