The biggest gripe that diehard Trekkers have had about Star Trek : Discovery is that the new series has deviated from classic Trek TV. Perhaps this latest episode will make them all feel much better.
Month: October 2017
GEEK OUT!!! STRANGER THINGS 2 [SPOILERS]
It was a little instructional to binge watch this 2nd season to Netflix’s 80s scifi homage Stranger Things after catching the risible Thor: Ragnarok. If nothing else, Stranger Things 2 demonstrated that the golden age of scifi movies was definitely the 80s.
GEEK OUT!!! THOR : RAGNAROK [SPOILERS]
Director Taika Waititi attempts to graft the tone of James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy movies onto Thor : Ragnarok but it’s all painfully superficial.
GEEK OUT!!! MARVEL’S RUNAWAYS – TRAILER
Once the Marvel Cinematic Universe was up and running, it was only a matter of time before an adaptation of the teen-centric comic Runaways would become reality.
PoP RECOMMENDS | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : JULIEN BAKER – TURN OUT THE LIGHTS
Rock ‘n’ roll is not all about sex, drugs and partying but as an art form has allowed the fragile soul to express the deepest and darkest thoughts on existential angst. This is certainly true of singer-songwriter Julien Baker.
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PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER !!! RINA SAWAYAMA – RINA
There’s no way to write off modern pop music when artists like Rina Sawayama demonstrate that it is possible to imbue sophistication and verve into what many consider a pre-fabricated music format.
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LIVE NEWS | PoP LEGENDS : SQUEEZE LIVE IN SINGAPORE!!!
Oh we are so stoked about this news! Squeeze will play in Singapore on May 4th, 2018 at the UCC Hall, NUS.
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THE LISTENING BOOTH | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : SPENCER ROBINSON & THE WOLF SPIDERS – “DRINK GASOLINE, SPIT FIRE”
Spencer Robinson brings an interesting perspective to the now marginalised art form we call Rock ‘n’ Roll.
PoPTV | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : VISTA KICKS – “GOTTA GET AWAY” PERFORMANCE VIDEO
Los Angeles based Vista Kicks is Derek Thomas, Sam Plecker, Trevor Sutton, and Nolan LeVine.
The quartet, originally met on the kindergarten playground in their hometown and are thus more than bandmates. They are lifelong friends and creative brothers with a knack for writing infectious songs and throwing a great party.
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LIVE NEWS : BLUESFEST BYRON BAY 2018
Power of Pop will be attending Bluesfest Byron Bay 2018! The festival have already announced the likes of Robert Plant, Chic, First Aid Kit. Gov’t Mule, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real etc and have recently added to that list!
GEEK OUT!!! THE GIFTED – “eXit strategy” [SPOILERS]
The reason why Fox’s The Gifted is resonating with us while CW’s slate of DC superhero shows continue to bore and annoy is simple – the stakes seem real and urgent for the mutant characters.
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GEEK OUT!!! STAR TREK : DISCOVERY – “LETHE” [SPOILERS]
Six episodes in, Star Trek: Discovery takes time out to explore and examine two relationships key to our main protagonists – that between Michael Burnham and her adoptive Vulcan father Sarek and between Captain Gabriel Lorca and Admiral Kat Cornwall (Jayne Brook).
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PoPTV | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : SMALL TOWN TITANS – “ME, MYSELF AND MONSTER”
Hard rockers Small Town Titans hail from York Pennsylvania and already have two full-length albums under their belts.
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GEEK OUT!!! RESIDENT TOURIST (PART 9) BY TROY CHIN
If you are familiar with the underground genre known as “autographical comics” and its lauded authors viz. Robert Crumb, Harvey Pekar, Art Spiegelman, Joe Matt, Chester Brown et al, then simply put, Troy Chin’s Resident Tourist is the Singaporean version.
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SINGAPORE MUSIC SPOTLIGHT : NICHOLAS CHIM – “DOWN THE WAY”
A casual observer of the local music scene would not find acoustic-based singer-songwriter Nicholas Chim’s adoption of electronic arrangements a surprise, as this has become rather trendy in 2017.
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ROCK HISTORY | 1971 – NEVER A DULL MOMENT BY DAVID HEPWORTH
1971 – Never a Dull Moment: Rock’s Golden Year by David Hepworth
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
The story of the ascent of rock music is lovingly told by the author, who turned 21 that year. The context behind many of the classic rock artists and albums is vividly described. Well researched with detailed accounts, the reading enjoyment is enhanced by a Spotify playlist of course!
… still there’s more …
PoP RECOMMENDS | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : BULLY – LOSING
Broken record time – those of us who are rock ‘n’ roll observers have been talking up a 90s rock revival for some time now. So add Nashville’s Bully to the list of hopefuls…
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PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER!!! : XAVIER BOYER – SOME / ANY / NEW
Terrific news for the PoP faithful as Tahiti 80’s Xavier Boyer releases his debut solo album, Some / Any / New!
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THE LISTENING BOOTH | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : CURLS – EMOTION
Christopher Owens, who once fronted a band called Girls, has formed a new group called Curls!
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PoPTV | PoP LEGENDS : MORRISSEY – “SPENT THE DAY IN BED”
Indie pop pioneer Morrissey returns with his 11th studio album, Low in High School, his first with BMG and out in mid-November.
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PoP RECOMMENDS | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : THE NATURALS – WE ARE THE NATURALS
Fans of Retro-pop are drooling over the new releases from the Gallagher brothers. We say fuck them and instead spend your time and money on brothers Aaron and Keiren Jolly a.k.a. The Naturals!
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GEEK OUT!!! THE GIFTED – eXodus [SPOILERS]
It’s time to stop being surprised about how good The Gifted is! Episode 3 “eXodus” continued the standard of excellence thus far experienced with this well-written mutant series.
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GEEK OUT!!! PHILIP K DICK’S ELECTRIC DREAMS – “REAL LIFE” [SPOILERS]
Chances are if you are expecting Electric Dreams to be on the level of Black Mirror, then you will be upset and disappointed.
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GEEK OUT!!! STAR TREK : DISCOVERY – “CHOOSE YOUR PAIN” [SPOILERS]
Another riveting episode that builds up both plot and character as the series moves forward impressively!
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REEL TO REAL : MINDHUNTER [SPOILERS]
The best Netflix series hook you in sometimes on premise alone. And that was certainly the case with Mindhunter.