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THE BEST OF 2022 (ACCORDING TO LOVE IS POP)

Posted on Jan 9, 2023

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by Michael McCarthy (Beaulieu) & Jay Cavalon First of all, I’m sure some of you will think that we’ve put some of these albums in the wrong categories. To that end, all we can say is that the best albums often transcend genre classifications and that this was what we came up with...

#albumoftheday – The North Atlantic All Star Band: One More Christmas (The Gift)

Posted on Dec 1, 2022

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Once upon a time I published a hair metal zine called ANT, The Only Cool Magazine That Bites. During that time, there was a rock band out of the Boston area that I fell in love with called Ragtime. They weren't exactly a hair band but I think they'd agree that they were...

#songoftheday – D.I.L.F. USA: “COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS”

Posted on Nov 29, 2022

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. Have you caught the holiday spirit yet this year? If not, no worries, we have the perfect new Christmas tune to get you in the mood! D.I.L.F. USA's "Countdown To Christmas" is a deliciously uptempo, rockin'...

BEFORE AND WAY AFTER: AN INTERVIEW WITH JUSTIN MASTERS

Posted on Sep 17, 2021

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interview by Michael McCarthy Singer/songwriter Justin Masters is one cool dude! He’s also a great friend. As someone who’s known him since the mid-90s or thereabouts, I am proud to know him and I’m even prouder that he’s releasing his music. Before And Way After is his second album, but rather than a...

#songoftheday / #amlistening = GARBAGE: “THE MEN WHO RULE THE WORLD”

Posted on Mar 30, 2021

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Garbage make their triumphant return with what is arguably their most pop song in years and it's sweet and delicious. Sing it now: "the violator, destroy the violator!"

Honestly, I couldn't...

#songoftheday = BODY COUNT: “THE HATE IS REAL”

Posted on Mar 23, 2021

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. Watch the winning video for "The Hate Is Real", created by 25 year old Brooklyn, NY-based filmmaker, Seby Martinez. We at Love is Pop think it's brilliant. Killer song, too. ...

#songoftheday / #amlistening = Lady Gaga – “The National Anthem”

Posted on Jan 21, 2021

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Here's Lady Gaga singing "The National Anthem" yesterday. I do believe you'll agree that she did a fine job. And I'm so glad my country elected Joe Biden president. I'm sure he'll do things I don't agree with at...

#songoftheday / #amlistening: Gabrielle Aplin – “Happy XMas (War Is Over)”

Posted on Dec 2, 2020

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I'm in love with Gabrielle Aplin's version of the John Lennon classic "Happy Xmas (War Is Over). It tugs at the heartstrings, ya know? I swear, she has the voice of an angel. So beautiful and perfect. I...

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

Posted on Oct 31, 2020

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On November 20th, Larkin Poe will release Kindred Spirits, an album of covers done in their unique, stripped-down style, and we can hardly wait. Especially after basking in this, their chilling version of Phil Collins' "In The Air Tonight," which is...

#songoftheday / #amlistening = DEMI LOVATO: “COMMANDER IN CHIEF”

Posted on Oct 16, 2020

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Brilliant. Watch. Listen. Vote. ...

#songoftheday = ANNIE: “THE STREETS WHERE I BELONG”

Posted on Sep 29, 2020

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Annie, Annie, Annie... Welcome back!...

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

Posted on Aug 24, 2020

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interview by Michael McCarthy On September 4th, 2020, the world’s most famous Christian rock/metal band of all time, Stryper, will release their 13th studio album, Even The Devil Believes, on Frontiers Music Srl. If you’re a fan of the band’s last three albums, No More Hell To Pay, Fallen and God Damn Evil,...

#songoftheday = FRONTIERS ALL STARS: “PUSH THROUGH”

Posted on Jul 18, 2020

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Now, that's what I call an all-star song. I am very impressed with this one. A powerful and inspiring song for our times if ever there was one. It's a perfect blend of catchy and ferocious. I love the...

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

Posted on Jul 4, 2020

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interview by Michael McCarthy One of the last heavy metal bands to make it big before grunge exploded and decimated the scene was a group out of Paramus, New Jersey called Trixter. The band’s self-titled debut came out in 1990 and their biggest hit, “Give It to Me Good,” was number one on...

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

Posted on Jul 3, 2020

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As a thick bass line lulls you in and gently massages your brain while stabbing piano keeps you from getting overly relaxed on Michael Rider's intoxicating new single, "Breakthrough." ...

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THE BEST OF 2022 (ACCORDING TO LOVE IS POP)

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#songoftheday – D.I.L.F. USA: “COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS”

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BEFORE AND WAY AFTER: AN INTERVIEW WITH JUSTIN MASTERS

#songoftheday / #amlistening = GARBAGE: “THE MEN WHO RULE THE WORLD”

#songoftheday = BODY COUNT: “THE HATE IS REAL”

#songoftheday / #amlistening = Lady Gaga – “The National Anthem”

#songoftheday / #amlistening: Gabrielle Aplin – “Happy XMas (War Is Over)”

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

#songoftheday / #amlistening = DEMI LOVATO: “COMMANDER IN CHIEF”

#songoftheday = ANNIE: “THE STREETS WHERE I BELONG”

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

#songoftheday = FRONTIERS ALL STARS: “PUSH THROUGH”

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

#songoftheday = Lolo Zouaï: “Alone With You”

MICHAEL RIDER, AMERICAN FIGHTER: AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

#songoftheday = Enuff Z’Nuff: “Mother’s Eyes”

RISING DURING THE PANDEMIC: AN INTERVIEW WITH RORIE KELLY

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

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