Tag: #nowplaying
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I was excited when I heard that We The Kings were releasing a Christmas album. When I finally heard the album, entitled Greetings From The Sandbar, I didn’t know what to make of it. Why? Because it doesn’t sound much like We The Kings. Not because it’s Christmas music, but because it’s not pop rock…
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interview by Michael McCarthy When you listen to Jann Klose’s albums, you’ll immediately wonder one thing: why isn’t this guy a household name already? To my ears, the pop-rock singer/songwriter is his generation’s equivalent of Paul Simon or Paul McCartney. His songs are that varied and uplifting, full of boundless energy drawn from life and…
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“Staring at your own reflection / thinking of the things that you’ve done / you’re hoping for a change of direction / or maybe just a place in the sun,” goes the first part of the chorus to She Wants Revenge’s exquisite comeback single, “Big Love.”
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Lick Neon has been gathering quite the following from playing basements and bars around their home city (and Love is Pop’s nearest big city) of Boston, but since their adorable folk-pop song “Slip” went live on Spotify about a month ago, they’ve already racked up over 30,000 streams. Considering what a touching song it is,…
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“CES MOTS SIMPLES,” the beautiful new single by Vanessa Paradis, translates as “these simple words.” The video of Vanessa swinging with water below her, which she dips her tip-toes in, is rather simple, too.
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review by Michael McCarthy all photos by Khoi Ton, Mohegan Sun This past Saturday night on the 6th of October, 2018, Christina Aguilera brought her Liberation Tour to Mohegan Sun Arena, which is located inside Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut. The time listed on the tickets was 8:00 PM and they started letting people into…
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Interview by Michael McCarthy Photos of Sarah by Phil Nicholls (www.philnicholls.co.uk) Sarah McQuaid is fast becoming a legendary folk artist in England, although her career began in Ireland. She released her first album, When Two Lovers Meet, in 1997 and has been going strong ever since. Her new album, If We Dig Any Deeper it…
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interview by Michael McCarthy If you love pop music and keep up with the global pop scene then chances are you’re already quite familiar with Stockholm-born Rebecca Scheja and Fiona FitzPatrick, better known simply as Rebecca & Fiona. Ever since 2007, they’ve been making a name for themselves both by DJing and releasing their own…
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interview by Michael McCarthy You have just arrived at part two of my in-depth interview with Craig Goldy of Dream Child, a band that harkens back to his glory days as lead guitarist for Dio on the albums Dream Child, Magica and Waking the Dragon. During recent years, Craig has been the driving force behind…
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interview by Michael McCarthy Last Friday on August 24th, 2018, I had the opportunity to interview Craig Goldy, a guitarist extraordinaire who’s currently promoting his latest project, Dream Child. Goldy is perhaps best known as a guitarist for the late Ronnie James Dio, having played on the Dio albums Dream Evil (1987), Magica (2000) and…
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One insanely talented duo that I can’t get enough of is Larkin Poe. It seems like just yesterday that I interviewed Rebecca and Megan Lovell about their third album, Peach. Well, the roots rock/soul/blues sisters will be releasing their third album, Venom & Faith, on November 9, 2018.
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by Michael McCarthy all photos by Khoi Ton, Mohegan Sun, used with permission 16th, I had the pleasure of seeing The Rock ‘N’ Roll Express Tour – 3 Doors Down and Collective Soul – live at Mohegan Sun’s arena, which just so happens to be my favorite arena to see concerts at. As always, the venue…
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interview by Michael McCarthy If there is one thing Voivod fans have been able to expect throughout the band’s 35-year career, it’s that they never make the same album twice. You could say that’s true of all bands, but Voivod’s albums are very different from each other. Early on, such as on their first two…
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French DJ/producer/taste-maker Martin Solveig has just released his punchy new single, “My Love,” today on 6/29/18. That said, it’s likely that you’ll be hearing it all summer long, especially if you’re doing the Ibiza thing this year.