Category Archives: Interviews

INTERVIEW: EXTRA HAWKE: AN INTERVIEW WITH ALICE KATZ OF YOUNGBLOOD HAWKE

Posted on Aug 18, 2014

There was a time, not so long ago, when any mention of “Youngblood Hawke” would have made me think of the book Youngblood Hawke by Herman Wouk. To tell you the truth, I’ve never read it, but it’s on the list of books that I intend to read in the not so distant...

INTERVIEW: YOUNGBLOOD HAWKE’S SAM MARTIN

Posted on Aug 12, 2014

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As you probably know, I recently reviewed Youngblood Hawke’s August 6th, 2014 show at Brighton Music Hall in Boston. My review was wholly positive and I feel the same way about their debut album, Wake Up, which is, in fact, crammed with plenty of gorgeous anthems to rouse you. Each of its songs...

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: MUSIC AND OTHER THINGS WITH OTHERWISE’S ADRIAN PATRICK

Posted on Aug 5, 2014

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interview by Michael McCarthy Recently Century Media Records sent me Otherwise’s new record, Peace At All Costs. As I listened to it, loving every minute of it, I could not figure out just what genre or sub-genre of metal they were. I remember going to bed thinking I’d just call them post nu...

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: CHRIS BARRETTO OF MONUMENTS

Posted on Jul 16, 2014

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Interview by Michael McCarthy Recently, I was introduced to the music of Monuments, a genre-defying band who are often mislabeled as various genres and subgenres, as you’re about to read below. Their music was like a sonic equivalent of a rich, complex roast of coffee… Sometimes I daydream about Starbucks using their Italian...

Q&A: Adrian of Klangkarussell

Posted on Jun 30, 2014

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Chances are you've just read the above subject line and thought, "Who the hell is Klangkarussell?" That's what I thought when their publicist first contacted me about them. But their publicist usually sends me great stuff, so I checked out the Austrian duo's album and immediately...

TURKISH DELIGHT REMIXED: EMINE SARI REDUX

Posted on Jun 27, 2014

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You may recall our interview with Turkish singer/songwriter Emine Sari from last year. Well, she’s once again popped up on our radar, this time with a set of highly addictive remixes of her hit song “Who Are You,” the original version of which spawned a viral video. Written by Emine and produced by...

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: I HEART SHARKS

Posted on Jun 17, 2014

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I Heart Sharks first broke onto the scene — the blogosphere, especially — with their much-praised 2011 album Summer, which featured such sun-kissed, blissed-out pop rock gems as “Animals,” “Neuzeit” and the super infectious title track, “Summer.” Now they’re primed to garner even more worldwide buzz with the release of their first EP,...

EXClUSIVE INTERVIEW: JULIETTE JULES

Posted on Jun 10, 2014

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interview by Michael McCarthy Recently, one of the publicists who consistently sends me great music — James at I.M.P. — sent me a press release about Juliette Jules, a young Parisian singer who was celebrating her 16th birthday by giving away her first EP, Black Crow. Being a big fan of French music,...

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: CHEERING FOR CHEERLEADER

Posted on May 5, 2014

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Last Monday’s #songoftheday was a track called “Pefect Vision” by a new five piece band from Philadelphia called Cheerleader. In our write up about the song, we remarked that it was one of those rare songs that’s so mind-blowingly good that we’re tempted to make it not merely our #songoftheday but a #songoftheweek....

BAT AND BALL: AN INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS AND ABI SINCLAIR

Posted on Apr 16, 2014

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The UK’s Bat and Ball are an immensely-talented outfit with co-lead vocalists Abi and Chris Sinclair hailing from West Country. While the two began writing and performing with various bands in their early teens, they never actually played in a band together until they both moved to London to study at Goldsmiths College,...

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: PETITE MELLER

Posted on Apr 8, 2014

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We’ve been fascinated by Petite Meller ever since she left a link to her “Backpack” video on our Facebook page last September. If you watched the video when we posted it, then chances are you remember it. It was the gorgeous homage to vintage French cinema shot on the French Riviera. Meller herself...

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: NINA PERSSON UNVEILS HER ANIMAL HEART

Posted on Mar 24, 2014

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interview by Michael McCarthy If there’s ever been someone we’ve interviewed here on Love is Pop who needs no introduction it’s Nina Persson. But, just in case her name doesn’t ring a bell, Nina is the beloved vocalist of The Cardigans. In most of the world, they’ve had roughly two dozen big hit...

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: EEMIA, A TALENTED NEW SONGSTRESS FROM LND

Posted on Mar 18, 2014

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You may recall Eemia’s SHY being our album of the day recently. If not, you should check it out because it’s a truly amazing EP from an extremely talented new artist who’s sure to become pop’s new “it” girl soon enough. With songs that meld together pop, soul and R&B for a sound...

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: JANN KLOSE

Posted on Mar 8, 2014

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As you’re about to find out, Jann Klose is an eclectic artist who’s equally at home singing, writing songs, composing music and acting. The amazing thing is that he’s brilliant at every single one of these things. Last year when I reviewed his superb album Mosaic I wrote that, stylistically, his voice and...

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: MICHAEL RIDER

Posted on Feb 27, 2014

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Recently one of my favorite artists, Charlotte Martin, made a post on Facebook about her new album, Water Breaks Stone. I left a comment asking whom I should contact about covering the album for Love is Pop. A fellow fan of Martin’s work, Michael Rider, saw my post and commented to ask if...

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