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#songoftheday / REVIEW: CHAIRLIFT: “CH-CHING”
Chairlift, the duo known as Patrick Wimberly and Caroline Polachek, worked on Beyoncé’s last album, Polachek writing and co-producing with Wimberly the R&B number, “No Angel.” So, it should come as no surprise that their new single, “Ch-Ching” falls in the R&B vein. It’s like a mix between Beyoncé and their usual electropop sound.
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#songoftheday / REVIEW: CHRIS RIVERS: “DOWNTOWN” (NSFW; MAY BE TRIGGERING; READ REVIEW FIRST)
“Downtown” is Chris River’s first single from the album Medicated Consumption, which will be out on October 21st. First of all, the Lana Del Rey sample is what first made me fall in love with this song. That’s how it begins, so of course that’s going to hook you first? But then Chris starts rapping…
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#songoftheday / REVIEW: ALXA: “LET GO”
https://soundcloud.com/vision-music-promotions/01-alxa-let-go-mstr-24bit44/s-TfdsK?in=vision-music-promotions/sets/alxa-lost-e-p/s-4Z5x1 Powerhouse singer/songwriter ALXA might only be 20 years old, but her voice and lyrics have the maturity of Billie Holiday and Nina Simone. And not just the maturity, that passion and pain both emoted perfectly. But ALXA is not a jazz singer. Not exactly. Likewise, she isn’t a soul or R&B singer, but there are shades…
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COMING SOON: KYLIE CHRISTMAS – COVER & TRACKLISTING UNVEILED
Kylie Minogue has finally made a Christmas album! This is something Kylie fans have wanted for, well, only around 25 years. It’s a miracle that this isn’t her second or even third Christmas album by now. But, hey, we’re just grateful that we’re finally getting one! We’ll be counting down the days until it’s released…
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RED HOT VIDEO: CHE-VAL: “LOVE STILL WAITING”
Che-Val’s awesome, funkified “Love Still Waiting” finally has a video! You may remember that I dubbed it #songoftheweek last month
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: KIM BENZIE OF DEAD LETTER CIRCUS
Of all the rock bands I’ve come across since starting Love is Pop, Dead Letter Circus is one of the most intellectual. Just pick any song from any of their albums and listen to it and you’ll see what I mean. Frontman Kim Benzie’s lyrics require deep thought to fully comprehend; they’re like riveting poetry…
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: TRACII GUNS OF DEVIL CITY ANGELS PART TWO
interview by Michael McCarthy Yesterday we ran part one of my interview with Tracii Guns. If you haven’t read it yet, please READ IT NOW. In part one, we talked extensively about Tracii’s new band, Devil City Angels, which also features Rudy Sarzo, Rikki Rocket and Brandon Gibbs. In today’s conclusion we talk about several other…
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: TRACII GUNS OF DEVIL CITY ANGELS
interview by Michael McCarthy When you hear the name of guitarist Tracii Guns you probably think of his most famous band, L.A. Guns. But I did not ask any L.A. Guns questions during this interview. It simply didn’t occur to me. I’d written questions beforehand, of course, but I had so many questions about his…
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#albumoftheday / REVIEW: SINDY: SELFIE
BACKGROUND: French singer Sindy is a member of a collective called Team BS, which was started by a highly successful French rapper/producer who goes by the name La Fouine. The group is called Team BS because the name of La Fouine’s record label is Banlieue Sale (translation: Dirty Suburb). Most of the team consists of…
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#songoftheday / REVIEW: Elliphant – Club Now Skunk (Official Video) ft. Big Freedia
OK, there’s no denying that this song is just plain silly. I nearly laughed the first time I listened to it. But, it’s pretty original, aside from being reminiscent of M.I.A., so I decided to make it song of the day for that reason alone. Thing is, I played it a couple more times before…
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CONCERT REVIEW + PHOTOS: GHOST AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES, BOSTON 9/28/15
Review by Michael McCarthy Photos by Joshua Bernard (and may not be used elsewhere without permission) Before I get into my review of Ghost’s show at the House of Blues in Boston this past Monday on September 28th, I must praise their opening act, a band called Purson, who hail from London, England. I’d looked…
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REVIEW: BOSTON CALLING: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2015
Dirty Bangs opened the festival on Sunday, but I missed them because the trains from Lowell to Boston only run every two hours on the weekend. (You’d think they would at least run as often as weekdays with people going into Boston for sporting events, concerts, and other leisure activities on the weekends, but, nope.) I…
I was at the show also. terrific. but i do agree that it should have been longer. I could listen…
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Dear Michael, I just wanted to say a huge thank you for the interview on LoveIsPop! Thank you very much…
BIG NO ON 8!!!
these songs r great. i don’t have a problem with artists collaborating with ai. what i don’t want is someone…