Monthly Archives: September 2017

MUSICALLY SPEAKING: AN EXCLUSIVE CHAT WITH JUSTIN MASTERS: PART ONE

Posted on Sep 29, 2017

interview by Michael McCarthy In the early ’90’s, many of the hair bands I grew up listening to put out some of their best albums. Unfortunately, there were so many hair bands by then that the market was over-saturated. It had reached the point where it was like the last days of disco,...

DEFRAGMENTING JASON WERBELOFF, AUTHOR: PART TWO

Posted on Sep 28, 2017

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interview by Michael McCarthy On Monday we published part one of our two-part interview with Jason Werbeloff, one of the most exciting sci-fi authors to emerge during recent years. His series Defragmenting Daniel had me binge reading, immediately going from one book to the next, and I’m normally a slow reader. So, that...

DEFRAGMENTING JASON WERBELOFF, AUTHOR: PART ONE

Posted on Sep 25, 2017

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interview by Michael McCarthy I’m what you could call a book-aholic. I’m addicted to books. I’m so glad that Kindles came along when they did because I own so many hardcover books that I’ve long stopped counting. I’ve filled over five bookcases with them. Point being, I’ve literally run out of room. So,...

#songoftheday = MIMOZA H: “WELL OF MELODIES”

Posted on Sep 25, 2017

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It's always fulfilling when an artist you thought was brilliant turns around and releases something new a year or two later and they're still just as impressive. In other words, there's nothing worse than saying someone is as refreshing as a cool, sudden rainfall on a 100-degree day...

TALKING REVOLUTION: AN INTERVIEW WITH DOUG ALDRICH OF REVOLUTION SAINTS

Posted on Sep 24, 2017

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interview by Michael McCarthy Doug Aldrich is what they call a musician’s musician. A serious guitar player who’s well-regarded by his peers and highly sought after. If you look at his discography on Wiki, you’ll discover that he’s played on 36 albums so far. I’ve been following his career since the very beginning...

#songoftheday = Mcbaise – “Paradis Du Cuir”

Posted on Sep 20, 2017

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If you took Phoenix, Hot Chip and Passion Pit and chopped them up in a blender then made a gorgeous painting out of them and that painting could play music, Mcbaise is exactly what it would sound like. OK, so that's a bit of a stretch, but those are...

#songoftheday = REVOLUTION SAINTS: “I WOULDN’T CHANGE A THING”

Posted on Sep 19, 2017

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Revolution Saints is another project that comes courtesy of Serafino Perugino, who wanted to highlight acclaimed drummer Deen Castronovo's vocals. Deen has been in such bands as Journey and Bad English in the past, but always as a drummer. Thankfully, Serafino knew he could sing and put him...

#songoftheday = Aly & AJ – “TAKE ME” [POSSIBLY NSFW]

Posted on Sep 14, 2017

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"I know that you would want it if I could sink my teeth into you," sing Aly & AJ on their icy hot new single "Take Me." The fact that the song is uber-catchy alone makes it sufficient for a song of the day posting, but we have...

#songoftheday = DEATH FROM ABOVE: “FREEZE ME”

Posted on Sep 11, 2017

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If your favorite rock bands have bummed you out recently because their new albums aren't very good then you're in luck here. Death From Above 1979 has just released their fantastic new album OUTRAGE! Is Now and it's all killer, no filler....

NEWS: BOOK OF SHADOWS 2 NOW AVAILABLE AT SALE PRICE OR FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED

Posted on Sep 10, 2017

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Written by Love is Pop’s Michael McCarthy under the pen name Michael Beaulieu, Book of Shadows Volume One: Casting is the story of three sixteen-year-old girls who find the Book of Shadows (spellbook and journal) of one of their late great grandmothers. Upon trying a simple candle lighting spell, our narrator, Emma, discovers...

STREAM LINE CHATTING: An Interview with Miljenko Matijevic of STEELHEART

Posted on Sep 4, 2017

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interview by Michael McCarthy “You want it, you need it,” sings Miljenko Matijevic on “My Dirty Girl,” the second song on Through Worlds of Stardust, the ferocious new album by Steelheart, (due September 15th via Frontiers). It might not be the album what you think you want, but it’s definitely what you need....

Monthly Archives: September 2017

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