Category Archives: Rock

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

Posted on Jul 4, 2020

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...

CHEERS TO THE BRAINWASHED GENERATION: AN INTERVIEW WITH CHIP Z’NUFF OF ENUFF Z’NUFF

Posted on Jul 2, 2020

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interview by Michael McCarthy On July 10th, Enuff Z’Nuff will release their all-new album, Brainwashed Generation, on Frontiers Records. It’s the band’s third record for the label and the second to feature bassist Chip Z’Nuff front and center handling lead vocals on all but one song, a blistering gem called “Strangers In My...

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

Posted on Jun 3, 2020

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This Enuff Z'Nuff classic from 1991 is a terrific anti-racism song if ever there was one. If you like The Beatles and hair metal, you're in for a real trea...

RISING DURING THE PANDEMIC: AN INTERVIEW WITH RORIE KELLY

Posted on May 23, 2020

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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...

LUCKY SEVEN: CHATTING WITH MICHAEL SWEET OF STRYPER

Posted on May 1, 2020

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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...

#songoftheday = JON BON JOVI: “DO WHAT YOU CAN” (LIVE FROM JERSEY4JERSEY) #songsforourtimes #22

Posted on Apr 23, 2020

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"When you can't do what you do / You do what you can," sings Jon Bon Jovi on his Covid-19-themed song "Do What You Can," which he debuted last night during Jersey4Jersey, a benefit show on behalf of the New Jersey Pandemic Relief...

#songoftheday = METALLICA: “ONLY HAPPY WHEN IT RAINS (LIVE)” (#songsforourtimes #20) + A-HA: “LIVING AT THE END OF THE WORLD (#songsforourtimes #21)

Posted on Apr 20, 2020

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Yeah, yeah, I know, this isn't exactly a hopeful song and it isn't about the end of the world either. But I do feel like "Only Happy When It Rains," a Garbage song which Metallica covered at the Bridge School Benefit on...

#songoftheday = BUTCH WALKER: “END OF THE WORLD (ONE MORE TIME)” (#songsforourtimes #18)

Posted on Apr 8, 2020

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"Skyrockets in flight / Get ready for a fight!" proclaims Butch Walker excitedly before a "hey, hey" during the bridge of his ultra-catchy ode to the end of the world, appropriately entitled, "End of the World (One More Time)." ...

#songoftheday = BON JOVI: “ROOM AT THE END OF THE WORLD” (#songsforourtimes #14)

Posted on Mar 31, 2020

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One of my favorite songs on the album is "Room At The End Of The World," which isn't a song devoid of melancholy, but it's also one that I find full of hope. ...

#songoftheday = CHRIS CORNELL: “SAFE AND SOUND” (#songsforourtimes #13)

Posted on Mar 30, 2020

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The late Chris Cornell left us with this gem from his 2007 album, Carry On, entitled "Safe And Sound," something I hope this finds you all. ...

BEING A CHAMPION IN THE TIME OF THE CORONAVIRUS: AN INTERVIEW WITH BIF NAKED

Posted on Mar 29, 2020

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interview by Michael McCarthy Doing music interviews in the time of COVID-19 is weird, man. You want to talk about music, but at the same time, it’s the nasty virus that’s at the forefront of everyone’s collective mind. So, I knew we were due for a new interview here on Love is Pop,...

#songoftheday = DONNIE VIE: “HOW ARE YOU” (#songsforourtimes #10)

Posted on Mar 27, 2020

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Former Enuff Z'Nuff frontman Donnie Vie took to Youtube today to release this version of his classic "How Are You?" recorded live in his home studio. ...

#songoftheday = Bad Marriage: “Mourning Hope” (#songsforourtimes #9)

Posted on Mar 26, 2020

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The guys in Boston hard rock/heavy metal band Bad Marriage have taken their usual sound and flipped it upside down for their new single, "Mourning Hope," which finds them ditching their usual four on the floor drums and blazing guitars in favor of...

#songoftheday = CITY AND COLOUR: “HOPE FOR NOW” (#songsofourtimes #8)

Posted on Mar 25, 2020

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Today's song of the day is "Hope for Now" by City and Colour, which is the moniker the insanely-talented singer/songwriter Dallas Green goes by. It's a bit of a somber song, but we also feel like it's an inspiring one. ...

#songoftheday = ASH: “THERE IS HOPE AGAIN” (#songsforourtimes #6)

Posted on Mar 23, 2020

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We thought we'd go with something with a more upbeat with #songofourtimes #6, hence our choosing "There Is Hope Again" by Northern Island rockers Ash, a spirited, uptempo number that would surely make you want to sing and dance if you heard it...

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

CHEERS TO THE BRAINWASHED GENERATION: AN INTERVIEW WITH CHIP Z’NUFF OF ENUFF Z’NUFF

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

RISING DURING THE PANDEMIC: AN INTERVIEW WITH RORIE KELLY

LUCKY SEVEN: CHATTING WITH MICHAEL SWEET OF STRYPER

#songoftheday = JON BON JOVI: “DO WHAT YOU CAN” (LIVE FROM JERSEY4JERSEY) #songsforourtimes #22

#songoftheday = METALLICA: “ONLY HAPPY WHEN IT RAINS (LIVE)” (#songsforourtimes #20) + A-HA: “LIVING AT THE END OF THE WORLD (#songsforourtimes #21)

#songoftheday = BUTCH WALKER: “END OF THE WORLD (ONE MORE TIME)” (#songsforourtimes #18)

#songoftheday = BON JOVI: “ROOM AT THE END OF THE WORLD” (#songsforourtimes #14)

#songoftheday = CHRIS CORNELL: “SAFE AND SOUND” (#songsforourtimes #13)

BEING A CHAMPION IN THE TIME OF THE CORONAVIRUS: AN INTERVIEW WITH BIF NAKED

#songoftheday = DONNIE VIE: “HOW ARE YOU” (#songsforourtimes #10)

#songoftheday = Bad Marriage: “Mourning Hope” (#songsforourtimes #9)

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