Did DC / CW sneakily produce a 4-hour multi-character story before Avengers: Infinity War?
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Month: November 2017
PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER !!! : COSMIC ARMCHAIR – CONTACT [REVIEW]
Synthpop duo Cosmic Armchair release their first full-length album after a decade of music making via Belgian label, Alfa Matrix.
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GEEK OUT!!! INFINITY WAR TRAILER – THE MOTHER OF ALL SUPERHERO TEAM-UPS IS COMING …
This is what superhero geeks have been waiting for ever since Thanos was teased in that Avengers post-credit scene.
SINGAPORE MUSIC SPOTLIGHT | NATIONAL MUSIC CONSUMPTION SURVEY: WHAT DO SINGAPOREANS THINK OF SINGAPORE MUSIC?
With the seeming rise of Singapore music appreciation in the last couple of years, it was necessary to formalise certain findings about whether this increased appreciation was for real or simply a (optimistic) perception.
LIVE NEWS : KATY PERRY – WITNESS THE TOUR COMES TO ASIA
Produced by AEG Presents, Katy Perry will visit Singapore on 8 April 2018 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
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PoP RECOMMENDS | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : PUGWASH – SILVERLAKE [REVIEW]
Pugwash has gone from a quartet back to singer-songwriter Thomas Walsh with new album Silverlake.
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GEEK OUT!!! THE RUNAWAYS SEASON ONE EPISODES 1 – 3 [REVIEW]
Amongst comic book geeks, The Runaways has always been a no-brainer for either film or TV adaptation.
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THE LISTENING BOOTH | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : P76 – “POSTCARD FROM BONDI”
Aussie 90s pop underground outfit P76 return after a long hiatus with “Postcard from Bondi” and it’s a cracker!
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SINGAPORE MUSIC SPOTLIGHT : SHANNON LUKE – “OUT OF LINE/MALADJUSTED”
There’s a wonderful pop sensibility to Shannon Luke‘s post-punk revival agenda.
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REEL TO REAL – JIM AND ANDY: THE GREAT BEYOND [REVIEW]
There’s method acting and then there’s method acting! But when does it go too far? This documentary explores this issue without quite providing any concrete answers.
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GEEK OUT!!! REVIEW OF DOOMSDAY CLOCK #1 [SPOILERS]
If like us, you consider yourself a true fan of the Alan Moore/Dave Gibbons masterpiece Watchmen, then you will be revulsed by Doomsday Clock, the purported Watchmen sequel.
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PoP TV | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : STARCRAWLER – “I LOVE LA” [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
Starcrawler, one of our favourite new bands, is back with a new single and new album announcement!
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PoP LEGENDS | TOMMY KEANE (1958 – 2017)
Power pop legend Tommy Keene has passed away “unexpectedly and peacefully in his sleep,” according to his official website.
THE LISTENING BOOTH | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : DAVE KERZNER – “CHAIN REACTION” SINGLE
Dave Kerzner hits the sweet spot between progressive and pop rock in his music making.
PoPTV | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : BEECHWOOD – “I DON’T WANNA BE THE ONE YOU LOVE” [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
Remember, boys and girls, retro is good! BEECHWOOD is the best kind of retro!
PoPTV | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : THE CLAUDETTES – “24/5” [LIVE IN STUDIO]
Gotta love a rock ‘n’ roll band with eclectic influences!
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GEEK OUT!!! STAR WARS : CAN THE LAST JEDI AVOID THE FLAWS OF THE FORCE AWAKENS?
Star Wars VII : The Force Awakens was a smash hit in 2015 BUT failed as a story. As a ‘soft reboot’, the movie served to superficially give the fans what they wanted but essentially retold the original Star Wars (1977) plot in an inferior way – adding in new characters but changing nothing significant in the key story beats.
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GEEK OUT!!! THE PUNISHER
After the sensational first three Marvel-Netflix series viz. Daredevil, Jessica Jones and Daredevil 2, the franchise somewhat lost its way with the relatively disappointing Luke Cage, Iron Fist and The Defenders. Thus, there was definitely pressure on this adaptation of the fan-favourite character – The Punisher – to right the ship, so to speak.
SINGAPORE MUSIC SPOTLIGHT | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : THE PINHOLES – D’ANTARA KITA
Staying power is not usually associated with Singapore bands but to the credit of The Pinholes, the quartet have been soldering on for over a decade in the unforgiving local music scene. The band celebrate this longevity with an entertaining new album – D’Antara Kita!
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GEEK OUT!!! JUSTICE LEAGUE – THE SUPER HEROES THE WORLD DESERVES
To put it simply, Justice League is a mixed bag, an uneasy balance of light over darkness – which is probably what the general public wants right now for its super-hero movie diet.
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PoP RECOMMENDS | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : SOME KIND OF ILLNESS – AWAKENING
Post-punk revivalists Some Kind of Illness have returned with a new album – Awakening.
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THE LISTENING BOOTH | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : WATTS – “ALL DONE WITH ROCK N ROLL”
“All Done With Rock N Roll”? We think not! If going by the melodic rock agenda of Boston-based Watts is any clue.
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GEEK OUT!!! STAR TREK: DISCOVERY – “INTO THE FOREST I GO” [SPOILERS]
We have loved Star Trek: Discovery from the get-go and in this mid-season finale, the show gives us everything we have been waiting for thus far.
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PoP RECOMMENDS | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL !!! MITCH FRIEDMAN – BREAKING MUSE
The best thing we can say about Breaking Muse, the new Mitch Friedman album, is that he really sounds like he’s having fun putting this together!
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PoP LEGENDS | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL !!! : WEEZER – PACIFIC DAYDREAM
For their undying commitment to the power of pop, Weezer deserve to be recognised as PoP Legends! Evidence-in-chief – their latest album, Pacific Daydream.
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