Spock has a sister?
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GEEK OUT! PHILIP K DICK’S ELECTRIC DREAMS – “THE IMPOSSIBLE PLANET” [SPOILERS]
The whole point of an adaptation is, not to slavishly follow the source material, but to utilise the changed medium to say something different but remaining true to the core of the original.
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PoPINIONS : GOING UNDERGROUND
“Music is a business.”
That’s a common adage perhaps but something that never came to mind during that honeymoon period of first discovery. Chances are most of us were teenagers when we, the PoP Faithful, were infected with an obsession that still keeps our attention decades later.
PoP RECOMMENDS | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : LINDA PERHACS – I’M A HARMONY
Rock is dead? Well, maybe as far as the mainstream is concerned BUT thanks to the internet, singer-songwriters like Linda Perhacs continue to make awesome new music for an appreciative albeit niche audience.
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SINGAPORE MUSIC SPOTLIGHT : JASMINE SOKKO – N°
The N° EP is a strong debut from Jasmine Sokko.
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PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER !!! : JENNIE VEE – SUFFER
It’s not too difficult to place Jennie Vee’s influences. The atmospheric, banks of guitar style on new EP Suffer are highly reminiscent of 80s/90s dream pop / shoegaze.
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PoP DISCOVERY | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : HIGH WAISTED / THE COAX SPLIT SINGLE
Here’s a fun rock ‘n’ roll treat for ya! Two great new rock bands for the price of one! Get the High Waisted / The Coax split single now!
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PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER !!! : HOWARD IVANS – BEAUTIFUL TIRED BODIES
Howard Ivans is really the musical vehicle for singer-songwriter Ivan Howard’s creative impulses. Howard is no stranger to the modern indie rock landscape being a integral member of The Rosebuds and GAYNGS.
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PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER !!! : THE LEMON TWIGS – BROTHERS OF DESTRUCTION
According to Brian and Michael D’Addario, this Brothers of Destruction EP consists of songs left over from the Do Hollywood sessions.
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THE LISTENING BOOTH | POP POWER !!! RINA SAWAYAMA – ALTERLIFE
Rina Sawayama is back with another genre-bending single!
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PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER !!! : FAITH HEALER – TRY ;-)
Faith Healer is yet another present from the music gods themselves, to re-assure us that pop excellence is still with us in 2017.
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LIVE NEWS : CHRISTOPHER OWENS – LIVE IN SINGAPORE
Singer-songwriter Christopher Owens is perhaps best known for his earlier project – Girls – and a penchant for retro-indie-pop that evokes the spirit of the 80s UK pop underground.
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PoP DISCOVERY | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : ADULT CINEMA – TEASER TRAILER (2016)
Mind blown. In the worst of possible times to write, record and produce rock music, perhaps that is the time where we are able to discern the most passionate and obsessive rock creators out there.
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GEEK OUT! THE ORVILLE – A BAD IDEA EXECUTED BADLY
Why does The Orville even exist?
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PoP RECOMMENDS | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : NIKKI LANE – HIGHWAY QUEEN
The legendary Gram Parsons once remarked that “country rock” was a misnomer and for him, rock ‘n’ roll included country music. Well, that certainly applies to Nikki Lane and new album Highway Queen.
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PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER !!! : DENT MAY – ACROSS THE MULTIVERSE
For his 4th studio album, classic pop singer-songwriter Dent May continues his explorations into elegant and whimsical pop music.
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THE LISTENING BOOTH | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : QTY – MICHAEL
New York duo QTY recently announced their self-titled debut album, released 3rd November through Dirty Hit, alongside new single “Michael”.
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PoP LEGENDS | ROCK N ROLL : THE DOORS – THE SINGLES
Not really a ‘best of’ compilation, more of a historical document of a chronological listing of The Doors singles (A and B sides).
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PoPTV | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : KRISTEEN YOUNG – CATLAND
Art rocker Kristeen Young has been variously described as a feral Tori Amos and a blend of Iggy Pop and Siouxsie Sioux.
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PoP RECOMMENDS | LEGENDS : BRUCE COCKBURN – BONE ON BONE
Legendary singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn is back with Bone on Bone, his first album since 2011 and it’s a cracker!
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PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER !!! : MICHAEL MCDONALD – WIDE OPEN
Yacht rock lovers rejoice as singer-songwriter Michael McDonald comes up with Wide Open, his first album in almost a decade.
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LIVE NEWS: SONGS FOR CHILDREN AND OTHER SOUNDS PRESENT FAZERDAZE LIVE IN SINGAPORE!
Indie pop songstress Fazerdaze (a.k.a. Amelia Murray) and band brings her dream pop agenda to Singapore on Friday, October 20th.
PoPTV | MUSIC MATTERS LIVE : CHILDSAINT INTERVIEW
Definitely, one of the highlights of the recently concluded Music Matters Live 2017 was catching Perth quartet Childsaint performing at the Timbre Substation.
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TODD RUNDGREN
A WIZARD A TRUE STAR: TODD RUNDGREN IN THE STUDIO by Paul Myers (Jawbone Press)
“Todd’s aphorism was, ‘If you know what you want, I’ll get it for you. If you don’t know what you want, I’ll do it for you.’” Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith Group)
Todd Rundgren is without doubt, one of the giants of rock music: not only as a solo singer-songwriter-performer but also as the mastermind behind progressive rock ensemble Utopia. And if that was not enough, Rundgren is one of the most prolific and successful producers as well.
BANDCAMP DISCOVERY | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : LIFE ON MARS – THE RESURRECTION OF ANTS
If like us you feel upset that our beloved rock ‘n’ roll seems to have lost its cultural importance in 2017, don’t fret, cuz there’s still great NEW rock ‘n’ roll music being produced out there.