Month: May 2020

  • RISING DURING THE PANDEMIC: AN INTERVIEW WITH RORIE KELLY

    RISING DURING THE PANDEMIC: AN INTERVIEW WITH RORIE KELLY

    interview by Michael McCarthy photos courtesy of Rorie Kelly “You can’t keep this fucker down,” sings indie favorite Rorie Kelly on her ferocious new song, “Up From Here,” which she just uploaded a live version of on Youtube this week. It’s just one of several new songs the powerful singer-songwriter has unveiled as of late,…

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

    I’ve always loved this little ballad by Emeli Sandé and was surprised that it wasn’t a single. In fact, so far as I could tell, the audio hasn’t even been officially posted on Youtube, hence this fan-made lyric video.

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  • LUCKY SEVEN: CHATTING WITH MICHAEL SWEET OF STRYPER

    LUCKY SEVEN: CHATTING WITH MICHAEL SWEET OF STRYPER

    interview by Michael McCarthy If you’ve been following Love is Pop for any period of time then I’m sure you’ve realized that one of my favorite people to interview is Michael Sweet of the legendary heavy metal band Stryper. In fact, this interview is the seventh time we’ve spoken since we started chatting about his…

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