Tag: 2017
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Usually, our song of the day selections are just released, new songs. But sometimes one feels like shining the proverbial light on something that’s been around for a while. That’s the case with today’s pick, “Mahal Kita” by Emmy The Great.
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Hi Love is Poppers! Today the coin has been flipped. Instead of me interviewing someone, I’m actually the subject of an interview. The interview was done by April Wood of A Well Read Woman Blog and I talk not only about my books but my music journalism background and Love is Pop, too. Check it…
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interview by Michael McCarthy I recently fell in love with Canadian alt-pop singer-songwriter Adaline’s new album Aquatic, which contains a treasure trove of thought-provoking lyrics, sung over some of the most seductive basslines ever recorded and blissed-out beats that mix the organic and the electronic to perfection. I must also add that her vocals are…
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interview by Michael McCarthy April L. Wood has published two novels, both in her Season of the Witch series, which I have been mighty impressed by. The series is what’s considered urban fantasy, which is what you get when you take a contemporary setting and add supernatural elements. The series can also be described as…
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interview by Michael McCarthy I’ve known David S. Marfield for nearly my whole life. Back in 1995, I was publishing a hair metal zine called ANT, The Only Cool Magazine that bites. One of the interviews I did was with Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider. Rather than talk about music the whole time, I discussed…
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Brother and sister duo Angus & Julia Stone continue to take one’s breath away with their new single, “Snow,” which feels a lot more like summer than its namesake. The overall ambiance of the track — particularly its lovely background music — reminds me of The Beach Boys.
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by Michael McCarthy On June 9th at the Wolf Den in Mohegan Sun in Connecticut I was finally able to catch hair metal/classic rock legends Mr. Big live after wanting to see them in concert for roughly 25 years. Needless to say, I had high hopes. If they were great, I probably would’ve been slightly…
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interview by Michael McCarthy Today we have an interview with a brilliant lyricist and a true rock star, Edward Rogers, originally from Birmingham, UK, but who immigrated to the United States when he was 12. If you’ve never heard of him, that’s all the more reason to read this interview and get to know him.…
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With all of the different ways to discover new music these days, it’s not very hard to find a great song. Finding one so beautiful that it gives you goosebumps, however, can be rather difficult. Well, that’s exactly what we have here today with Auni’s ethereal track “The River.” Honestly, I haven’t heard a song…
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Back on February 13th of this year, I posted Sigrid’s “Don’t Kill My Vibe” as our song of the day. At the time, it was a little-known song that was only available to stream on Spotify. It had no music video and if it was on Spotify already it certainly didn’t have 24 million streams…
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As you probably have figured out by now, most of our song of the day selections are chosen because they’re catchy. It’s almost an unwritten rule that we only select the most infectious tunes we come across. There are exceptions to this rule and today is one such exception. Today’s song of the day, alt-J’s…
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“Why Bother” is the second single from Luke Faas, a 23-year-old Norwegian singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. It follows his debut single, “Should’ve Seen It.” At first, the lyrics of the punchy, seductive, electro-soul “Why Bother” might sound apathetic, like a depressed person not wanting to bother doing anything. (It shouldn’t surprise you that his forthcoming EP…
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Massive, pulsating beats that nod to the pop of the ’80’s make Lily McQueen’s fantastic new single, “Chasing Your Love,” both powerful as gunshots and as addictive as nicotine gum. She’s so cool that she’ll frost up your headphones in spite of the fact that her vocals are smooth and warm-hued. This is one of…
