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Oh Land ( Nanna Øland Fabricius) and Arthur Moon (Lora-Faye Åshuvud), two artists we've interviewed this year, have collaborated on a new EP! ...
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#songoftheday / #amlistening = MICHAEL SWEET: “SHINE”
Michael Sweet of Stryper is gearing up to release his tenth solo album, appropriately entitled Ten, which will be out on October 11 via Rat Pak Records in North America and Frontiers Music Srl in Europe. Today we're pleased to bring you...
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#songoftheday / #amlistening = BABYMETAL: “ELEVATOR GIRL” (ENGLISH VERSION) + U.S. TOUR DATES
Japanese metallers BABYMETAL have just released a new, English version of their smash hit "Elevator Girl" and we're loving it here at Love is Pop HQ! Like the original version, it kicks some serious ass. ...
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#concertreview #livemusic = RICK SPRINGFIELD @ MOHEGAN SUN ARENA 8/29/18
by Michael McCarthy First of all, I have to tell you something. When I go to shows that I’m there to review, I always write and post one. But when I go to concerts purely for leisure, I usually don’t review them because, well, I don’t think writing reviews is my strong suit....
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#songoftheday / #amlistening = RED VELVET: “UMPAH UMPAH” & AN EDITORIAL: WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE MORE ASIAN MUSIC ON LOVE IS POP?
Here's a catchy and fun song for you all to get stuck in your heads, the silly "Umpah Umpah" from South Korea's red hot Red Velvet, one of today's top K-Pop acts and one that I've been a fan of for several years...
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WORLD PREMIERE: TENTS: “MEDICINE” (#songoftheday / #amlistening / #worldpremiere)
Tents recently announced that their highly-anticipated album Medicine will be released through Badman Recording Co. (STRFKR, Mark Kozelek) on October 11, 2019. Today we are pleased to unveil their video for the addictive title track, which features spritely, young dancer Eirlin...
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GET EVERY BOOK BY MICHAEL BEAULIEU FREE ON PROLIFIC WORKS FOR A LIMITED TIME
As you probably know I, Michael McCarthy, Love is Pop’s owner and primary writer, publish books using the pseudonym Michael Beaulieu. So far, I’ve published two satires, Becoming Madonna and Reckoning Daze, and the first four volumes of my popular, young adult, urban fantasy series Book of Shadows. And right now — for...
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#songoftheday / #amlistening: AMANDA PALMER: “DROWNING IN THE SOUND”
The always spell-binding Amanda Palmer's new single, "Drowning in the Sound" is yet another chamber pop masterpiece from the insanely-talented singer/songwriter....
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ALL THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS: AN INTERVIEW WITH DONNIE VIE
by Michael McCarthy I remember first seeing the video for Enuff Z’Nuff’s debut single, “New Thing,” on MTV’s Headbanger’s Ball and wondering what planet they were from. Sure, there were plenty of heavy metal bands – like Poison and Pretty Boy Floyd – who wore a lot of makeup, but Enuff Z’Nuff took...
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#songoftheday / #amlistening = The Darkness: “Rock and Roll Deserves to Die”
When I think of The Darkness, I tend to think of songs that immediately grab you then blast your mind into a state of shooting stars and euphoria when they hit their highly infectious choruses. ...
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DIVING IN THE DEEP END: AN INTERVIEW WITH MARIELLE KRAFT
by Michael McCarthy I recently saw singer/songwriter Marielle Kraft celebrate the release of her new EP, The Deep End, by putting on a sold-out performance at City Winery in Boston. It was the first in a small number of dates to launch the pensive but catchy EP on which Marielle wears her heart...
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#songoftheday / #amlistening = DOE PAORO: “MIDNIGHT CHOIR”
"We're never-ending," sings the always impressive singer/songwriter Doe Paoro as the chorus of her inspiring new song "Midnight Choir" comes to its finish, her voice sounding like that of an angel singing to us from up above the clouds. ...
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CONCERT REVIEW: MARIELLE KRAFT WITH VISITING WINE – CITY WINERY 7/19/19
by Michael McCarthy Last Friday night on July 19th, 2019, I caught Marielle Kraft with opening act Visiting Wine at City Winery in Boston, Massachusetts. It was a great night and I have to start off by praising the venue, which I found most impressive. THE VENUE: CITY WINERY BOSTON First of all,...
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#albumoftheday = Ingrid Michaelson: Stranger Songs
Indie-pop, singer/songwriter Ingrid Michaelson has just released an exquisite new album called Stranger Songs on which every song is inspired by the Netflix series Stranger Things. The album came out just before the new season of Stranger Things started so a lot of the references were lost on me until I started watching...
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DEFINITELY NOT MADE OF CHEESE: AN INTERVIEW WITH ARTHUR MOON
Arthur Moon is a wondrous collaboration between Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Lora-Faye and musicians Cale Hawkins (Quincy Jones, Bilal) and Martin D. Fowler (a composer for This American Life). Arthur Moon is also the moniker that Lora-Faye herself goes by. (More on that in the interview.) Arthur’s debut album is out on vinyl now via...
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