Tag: 2014
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We’ve been big fans of Virginia Labuat here at Love is Pop for quite a while now. It’s our collective opinion that everything she does is flawless. So it should come as no surprise that we think her new acoustic version of the track “I’ll Find A Way” is entirely brilliant. From the touching lyrics…
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GREATEST LOVE SONGS VOL. 666’, ‘RAZORBLADE ROMANCE’, ‘DEEP SHADOWS AND BRILLIANT HIGHLIGHTS’, and ‘LOVE METAL’ OUT NOVEMBER 25TH – PRE-ORDER NOW! US Tour Dates Announced! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY (SEPTEMBER 15, 2014) – Finnish platinum selling band HIM have been a cultural phenomenon in the alternative rock world for over two decades, now they…
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When we last interviewed the UK’s critically acclaimed Bat and Ball they were promoting their glorious second single, “Stops My Mouth,” which blended an easy breezy pop melody with poignant lyrics and haunting vocals courtesy of Abi Sinclair, one of the band’s two lead singers. (The other vocalist is her brother Chris.) The same description could…
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okio Hotel have just released the above video for their new single, “Run, Run, Run,” and it is an astoundingly good — and beautiful — song that just might make you cry with its haunting, melancholic vibes. Seriously, this one cuts right through you like a master chef’s blade, going straight for the heart, through…
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“Like summer rain, I hate it when you come and go,” sings Marie Digby on her new single, “Vanish,” from her forthcoming Chimera EP. Like every song Marie writes, it’s poetic and lovely. It’s also mighty infectious, the chorus wrapping itself around you like a warm blanket on a freezing cold night. You hear this…
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interview by Michael McCarthy You know how they say there’s a first time for everything? Well, here’s a first for Love is Pop – an interview with a black metal band. Wiki’s definition of black metal: “Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted…
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On their last single, “Stops My Mouth,” Bat and Ball delivered electronic beats with sparse guitars and cool basslines. It was a somewhat melancholic tune with a haunting vocal courtesy of Abi Sinclair, who comprises the duo with her brother Chris. Now they’re back with their new single “Lizard Cuts,” a deeply melancholic song about “loss, desire…
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Sunday September 7, 2014 – Boston, Massachusetts: It’s no secret that I have fibromyalgia and one of the most important things when you have it is getting enough sleep. To that end, I slept in a bit on Sunday, missing the 11 o’clock train from Lowell to Boston, which meant I needed to wait for…
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Garbage are back in the studio. You can listen to an instrumental snippet on their site, so go there now: www.garbage.com
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Saturday September 6, 2014 – Boston, Massachusetts: Before I get into my reviews of the individual artists who performed on Saturday, I have to say something else about the people who attended the event. Not only were they peaceful, they were also friendly and trustworthy. I’d like to think that I made a few new…
