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Feb 202015
Blur is back! This time with the original lineup!!
New album ‘The Magic Whip’ out April 27.
New single “Go Out” sounds like a Bowie outtake from Low, not necessarily a bad thing but… not quite the comeback I was expecting. Ah well.
Pre-order now and get the track “Go Out” instantly:
Amazon http://smarturl.it/apoTMW
iTunes http://smarturl.it/iTMW
Official Store http://smarturl.it/osTMW
Feb 062015
Rock music is a genre of popular music that originated as “rock and roll” in the United States in the 1950s, and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. (W. E. Studwell and D. F. Lonergan, The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from its Beginnings to the mid-1970s)
So yeah, rock came from 40s/50s rock ‘n’ roll, which in turn is a form of pop music. So even The Carpenters or ABBA is rock, by that definition. So I am always comfortable to use the terms “pop” and “rock” fairly interchangeably, and get rather annoyed by the insane categorizations that is now so common.
In that light, let’s take a look at some of the different kinds of pop music, I am confident to label as ROCK!
BLUES
Feb 032015
American rockers Incubus returns to our shores on 9th March at the Coliseum. Tickets are still available online: http://upsurgeproductions.com/event/incubus OR http://incubushq.com/
Check out this video compilation of live performances.
PoPTV: BIRTHING THE POST-PUNK
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Feb 022015
Punk is conveniently used as the defining moment in the 70s where the rock scene was fractured bringing about bands/artists with more arty, conceptual and experimental sensibilities. Of course, by the mid-80s post-punk or new wave or whatever the hell you wanted to call it became the norm and by the 90s, something else had come along i.e. grunge and alt-rock. It’s revival in the last 15 years or so has rendered the ‘movement’ a fashion trend and nothing more. But it’s worth looking back to those special moments in the 70s, where the seeds were planted…
Jan 292015
When MTV first exploded, the music video suddenly became THE ultimate promotional tool for the record labels. Here’s five MVs from the 80s that we dug.
What were yours?
Jan 192015
Singapore readers! No, this isn’t a political post!! Check out what’s new in the world of music video.
Jan 122015
Music videos of new releases PoP will be covering soon…
JONATHAN RUNDMAN “PRIORITIZE US”
Off upcoming new album Look Up.
FERAL CONSERVATIVES “MISFIRE”
Off upcoming new EP, The Feeling Noise Becomes.
JSMN “MY WAY”
Off the JSMN (Blue Album) out now!
… still there’s more …
PoPTV: 2014 WRAP!
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Dec 222014
PoPTV: NICHOLAS CHIM PROVES THAT IT’S NOT ABOUT WHERE YOU COME FROM BUT HOW WELL YOUR MUSIC CONNECTS
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Nov 302014
Forget about how small Singapore is or how you need to sing in the native tongue in order to play overseas, singer-songwriter Nicholas Chim has broken all these rules to find acceptance in Germany! Well, don’t just take my word for it, check out his Tour Diaries below.
PoP RECOMMENDS: PUP
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Oct 102014
Regular PoP visitors will be keenly aware of my aversion towards ‘pop-punk’ in modern rock parlance. But of course, there is still a place for punk-rock in 2014 for any band who is clever enough to not be limited by ‘genre’ but instead is able to use punk as an attitude to approach music making. Case in point – Toronto outfit PUP, who consists of Stefan on vox / guitar, Zack on drums, Steve on guitar and Nestor on bass and simply classify their music as ‘loud’!
PoPTV: GARETH FERNANDEZ – SUBLIMINAL LOVE
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Sep 232014
Here’s a lively soul pop number with a fun video to boot! It’s awesome to see tons of familiar faces from the local music scene in the video as well (but what about moi?). That sense of playfulness is nicely contrasted with Gareth’s (and band’s) sophisticated image – y’know the suits etc. The song itself has a catchy horn(y) motif and chorus (though the song title seems a bit of a mouthful). Am glad to announce that Gareth’s debut EP will be dropping soon and the launch will be held at Barbershop at Timbre on 22nd October. This suave boy is going places so better get in on the bottom floor before take-off. Tickets available from http://garethfernandez.peatix.com/
… still there’s more …
Sep 112014
Vids we’re diggin’…
… still there’s more …
Sep 072014
Comebacks are on the agenda in today’s PoPTV.
80s band The Primitives are back with a new album. Here’s the video for title track and lead single.
Jul 042014
Whenever we can, we strive to remind you – kind visitor – what Power of Pop is all about. Sweet pop music, 60s/70s styled is definitely on the agenda. Bring it!
THE CANYON RAYS – “The Sunshine Growers”
Here’s the new single from Californian pop enthusiasts The Canyon Rays as visualized by director Justin Slade McClain. The track will appear on their upcoming West Coast Babes LP later this year.
Listen to/download from Bandcamp
MONOMYTH – “Patsy”
Canadian quartet Monomyth pride themselves as being slightly left of centre as new single “Patsy” and its seriously weirded out video proves. Their debut album, Saturnalia Regalia!, comes out on July 22nd, 2014 on Mint Records!
Listen to/download the Monomyth eponymous EP from Bandcamp.
BLACK MOTH – “Blackbirds Fall”
And ‘classic’ hard rock is always part of POP POWER equation! Britain’s young new heavy rock heroes Black Moth release the first single and video from their forthcoming new album Condemned To Hope coming this fall. Horns up!
… still there’s more …
PoPTV: BEATLES ARE FOREVER
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May 172014
Because we can, here are our favourite solo Beatles videos. Enjoy…
JOHN
PAUL
GEORGE
RINGO
Apr 092014
More latest music videos for your viewing pleasure but keep your pants on. Please…
Apr 052014
A picture paints a thousand words. Allegedly. So enjoy the latest music videos from the latest singles out there from the modern rock wasteland.
Mar 102014
Cody ChestnuTT
Nice & smooth. Cool soulful vibes from Cody ChestnuTT on this video of “Love is More Than a Wedding Day”. Off ChesnuTT’s latest album, Landing on a Hundred.
Sep 232013
PoPTV: APRIL FIFTEEN [VIDEOS]
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Apr 152013
Some new (official) music videos we’ve come across recently … enjoy!
RENDEZVOUS “EGYPT”
TEGAN & SARA “CLOSER”
CINEMASCAPE “PRIVATE PROPERTY”
DALE EARNHARDT JR JR “IF YOU DIDN’T SEE ME (THEN YOU WEREN’T ON THE DANCEFLOOR)”
BAKER “OVERLOAD”
Yeah I know I know, it’s all fookin’ dance pop innit? NEXT!
Apr 132013
If you’re reading this and were born in the 90s (I know, unlikely), then hopefully you’d know who Nirvana was and not be caught wearing the above tee merely cos it’s ‘hip and cool’. Thing is, of course, the early 90s saw the last commercially viable rock music before the music scene went pear-shaped in the noughties. In any case, the 90s witnessed the weird going pro as alternative rock became fashionable…. these are my favourite musical memories from that special time…
REM “Shiny Happy People” (ft. Kate Pierson)
NIRVANA “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
DINOSAUR JR “The Wagon”
FLAMING LIPS “She Don’t Use Jelly”
JANE’S ADDICTION “Been Caught Stealing”
RADIOHEAD “High & Dry”
THE SMASHING PUMPKINS “Tonight, Tonight”
SUEDE “Trash”
BLUR “Song 2″
TEENAGE FANCLUB “The Concept”
Just the tip of the fucking iceberg!
…still there’s more…
PoPTV: INTRODUCING OFM [VIDEO]
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Mar 232013
Jeff Tweedy/Wilco
“Old Fart Music” or “Dad-rock” are two derogatory terms that the music press might use to brand a ‘genre’ or band as past its sell-by date. But this is all nonsense, of course. All rock music is derived from “Dad-rock” as Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy was quoted in Rolling Stone in 2011 —
“When people say dad rock, they actually just mean rock. There are a lot of things today that don’t have anything to do with rock music, so when people hear something that makes them think, ‘This is derived from some sort of continuation of the rock ethos,’ it gets labeled dad rock. And, to me, those people are misguided. I don’t find anything undignified about being a dad or being rocking, you know?”
Indeed, I hate to break it to you, kids, but EVERYBODY grows old. The true artist is someone who still has something to say even when he or she is much older. Every youth culture is based on something that came before so kindly refrain from these ageist pronunciations.
For this bright Saturday morning’s PoPTV, we’ve decided to bring you some of our favourite OFM or Dad-rock for your edification and information. Enjoy…
Jan 122013
What will be the next rock trend the new kids on the block will cotton on to? Well, in the last five years the post-punk/new wave of the 80s has been fairly squeezed dry by new bands so perhaps now it’s time to move up a decade. If we look at the early 90s, power pop definitely was popular enough for major labels to sign the likes of Weezer, Jellyfish, Teenage Fanclub, Semisonic, Fastball, Superdrag, The Grays, Wanderlust and the like.
PoPTV: XTC
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Dec 302012
XTC.
Probably one of the finest ‘pop’ bands to ever write and record music in the rock history. Well, that’s my humble opinion anyways. The band built around the songwriting core of Andy Partridge (vocals, guitar) and Colin Moulding (bass, vocals) and ably supported by Terry Chambers (drums, 1977 – 1983), Barry Andrews (keyboards, 1977 – 1978) and Dave Gregory (1978 – 1998). XTC effectively dissolved in 2005. These ten songs below represent merely the tip of the iceberg of the truly amazing music produced by XTC and hopefully, you will be inspired to find out more…
(The best online XTC resource)