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NEWS: J-POP SUMMIT TO SHOWCASE COLORFUL JAPANESE FASHION TRENDS
J-POP SUMMIT TO SHOWCASE COLORFUL JAPANESE FASHION TRENDS AND EDGY APPAREL BRANDS AT THIS MONTH’S EXPLOSION OF POP CULTURE The San Francisco Bay Area’s Premiere Japanese Pop Culture Event Celebrates “Harajuku” And “Kawaii” Fashion With Guests Of Honor And Unique Opportunities To Purchase Products From A Dynamic Array Of Fashion Brands San Francisco, CA, July…
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NEWS: GARBAGE ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL US TOUR DATES
LOS ANGELES, CA – July 18, 2016 – This morning Garbage announced that they will be extending their Strange Little Birds US Tour, which kicked off earlier this month and will now wrap on September 24th in San Francisco, CA. Tickets for these additional tour dates will be on sale Friday, July 22nd at 10am local…
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#songoftheday = ZEBRAHEAD: “WHO BRINGS A KNIFE TO A GUNFIGHT”
Maybe you’ve got the Monday morning blues? Maybe even a Monday morning hangover? Just can’t get motivated today? Well, get ready for a shot of adrenaline! Zebrahead’s latest single, “Who Brings A Knife To A Gunfight” is one of those songs that just overflows with energy, has caffeine bursting out of every chord. Listen to…
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CATCHING UP 2.0: LYRA, RIO HIIRAGI, THE NIGHT OF, COOL GHOULS, ZOE, CEDRIC ANTONELLI (COLUMN IS NSFW: ALBUM COVER W/ NUDITY)
by Michael McCarthy If you like Florence + The Machine, you have to check out Lyra’s W.I.L.D (Wake – Induced Lucid Dream). It’s one of the best EPs I’ve heard all year. Truly breath-taking tunes that erupt like the kind of volcanoes that burn cities to the ground. Her verses can be subtle, almost gentle…
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GIVES ME CHILLS: BANKS & STEELZ: “SPEEDWAY SONORA”
Banks & Steelz is a musical collaboration between Wu Tang Clan’s RZA and Interpol’s Paul Banks. Don’t ask me why it’s not called BANKS & RZA or RZA & BANKS. I have no idea. What I do know is that this song kicks some serious fucking ass. RZA delivers verses that call to mind Rage…
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NEWS: VINYL DESTINATION (LOWELL, MA) HAVING BIG BLOW OUT SALE: Saturday, July 23 at 12 PM – 6 PM
Vinyl Destination, one of our favorite record shops, is having a huge blow out sale on Saturday, July 23rd from 12 – 6 PM. This is how they described it on Facebook: “We have never had a blowout sale like this. Not even close. Thousands of LPs, 45s, and thousands of CDs. Everything’s $1. We…
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#songoftheday = KATY PERRY “RISE”
SurpRISE! Katy Perry has released a new single! It’s called “Rise” and it’s made of awesome! I’m not sure all of her fans will like it though. You see, it’s very much in the trip-hop vein. Trippier than “Dark Horse,” in fact. That said, it’s very inspiring song and when combined with this video showing…
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An Exclusive Interview with Mallrat
I was recently introduced to the music of Mallrat, a really cool young woman hailing from Australia. She immediately reminded me of Lily Allen, who’s one of my top ten artists of all time, so naturally I fell in love with her music and had to inquire about interviewing her. As you can see, the…
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#albumoftheday = BIFFY CLYRO: ELLIPSIS
Few rock or alternative albums you’ll hear this year are likely to excite you as much as Biffy Clyro’s Ellipsis. If you’re a big fan of Foo Fighters and you’re not already on board the Biffy fanwagon then you need to get on stat because their music never fails to be a vibrant and energetic…
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RED HOT: BANKS: “FUCK WITH MYSELF”
Well, prepare to have your mind blown by BANKS once again. Her new single has arrived and it’s called “Fuck With Myself” and it is a scorcher. Like the Bo Rocha song I posted earlier today, it walks a fine line between pop and R&B but there’s also an electro element to it as well.…
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#songoftheday = Bo Rocha: “ENOUGH FOR YOU”
Bo Rocha will release a new 4-track EP entitled Hold My Gaze on 9th September 2016 via Bait and Switch Records. In the meantime, your summer is going to sizzle with her just released new single “Enough For You.” The mix of its hard-driving beats and her fluttery vocals is direct and moving and sure…
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NEWS: KT TUNSTALL HITS THE ROAD THIS FALL ‘GOLDEN STATE’ EP OUT NOW ON CAROLINE RECORDS NEW ALBUM DUE SEPTEMBER 2016
July 11, 2016…KT Tunstall announced today that she will hit the road this fall in support of her forthcoming new album due early September 2016 on Caroline Records (more information on the release to follow in a couple of days, sign up for KT’s newsletter here http://kttunstall.com/sign-up). The tour kicks off on September 14 in…
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CATCHING UP, VERSION 1.0: Róisín Murphy, Trick or Treat, Butch Walker, T.O.L.D., Perfume, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Ayumi Hamasaki, Hitomi Yaida
by Michael McCarthy, editor/publisher As I mentioned in my letter from the editor, my focus at this point is on interviews, something I think I’m much better at than writing reviews anyway. When I’m not doing interviews I’ll be hard at work writing books; being an author of fiction and non-fiction has always been my…
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: 7/9/16
As those who follow me on Twitter already know, I have spent much of my time lately working on my first novel in years. It’s called Book of Shadows and I’m hoping it’ll prove to be a successful young adult series. This is for a couple of reasons. 1. I love my characters so much…
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#songoftheday = Peter Eldridge & Becca Stevens: “WISH YOU WITH ME”
I can’t remember the last time, if ever, that I’ve featured jazz on Love is Pop. It surprises me more than it probably surprises you. I do like a little jazz music with my Sunday morning coffee now and then. Well, to be sure, I listen to jazz on other days, too, but there’s something…
incredible album
i luv nouvelle vague, enjoying her songs here too
these songs r great. i don’t have a problem with artists collaborating with ai. what i don’t want is someone…
I was at the show also. terrific. but i do agree that it should have been longer. I could listen…
A simple google search would clarify that it is NOT simply the track backwards lol you’re calling them lazy but…