Month: March 2020

  • #songoftheday = GLEN HANSARD: “SONG OF GOOD HOPE” (#songsforourtimes #1)

    As of today, I’m starting something new on Love is Pop. Until the COV-19 virus, otherwise known as the coronavirus, is behind us or we’re at least in a much better position than we’re in right now, I am going to post a song of the day each day that’s relevant to what’s going in…

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  • FRENCH-AMERICAN STYLE: AN INTERVIEW WITH ARIANE

    FRENCH-AMERICAN STYLE: AN INTERVIEW WITH ARIANE

    interview by Michael McCarthy The following interview with French American singer/songwriter Ariane took place last Thursday on the 12th of March 2020. Not long after many people in the United States had finally started to feel the gravity of the COV-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. I think both she and I felt a little strange doing an…

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  • CAUGHT UP IN A SPHERE: AN INTERVIEW WITH POLLY SCATTERGOOD

    CAUGHT UP IN A SPHERE: AN INTERVIEW WITH POLLY SCATTERGOOD

    interview by Michael McCarthy On May 1st, Polly Scattergood of solo and onDeadWaves fame will release her breath-taking new solo album, In This Moment. It features 12 tracks that each tell their own story, which one might breathe in like unique snapshots. These scenes portray everything from hospital waiting rooms to Viking sea burials to…

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  • AN AMERICAN CLASSIC: AN INTERVIEW WITH FRANCESCA LIA BLOCK

    AN AMERICAN CLASSIC: AN INTERVIEW WITH FRANCESCA LIA BLOCK

    interview by Michael McCarthy Have you ever read a book that was so haunting you’ve never been able to get it out of your head? One that stays with you that you can’t stop thinking about? That just randomly pops into your head at the strangest of times and lingers for days whenever it does?…

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