Melbourne singer-songwriter Nick Batterham has a new album – Golden Boy – that is one for the PoP faithful to savour from start to finish.
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Month: March 2018
THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD – THE MUSIC OF KEVIN MATHEWS [SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION]
About under three years ago, I decided to retire from live performances after the dismal support given to my solo album, Present Sense.
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ARTSCIENCE LATE : LESLIE LOW [LIVE REVIEW]
By Yong Shu Hoong
When Leslie Low – of revered Singapore band, The Observatory, and previously from the 1990s’ Humpback Oak – was introduced by an ArtScience Museum staff as “the most important singer-songwriter that Singapore has given the world,” he seemed almost embarrassed. But, for the many fans gathered at the museum’s Expression Gallery, such high praise was no fluff.
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GEEK OUT!!! PROVIDENCE BY ALAN MOORE & JACEN BURROWS [REVIEW]
A bit late to this graphic novel but considering the responses to recent geek movies The Shape of Water and Annihilation, the moment seemed appropriate for quick thoughts about Providence.
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THE LISTENING BOOTH | PoP LEGENDS : NEIL YOUNG [SPOTIFY PLAYLIST]
Definitely amongst our top ten favourite artists, here’s our PoP Legends playlist for the genius that is Neil Young!
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PoP RECOMMENDS | RETROPOPOCK : NEW ALBUMS FROM DAVID BYRNE, YO LA TENGO, THE DECEMBERISTS AND GO-KART MOZART!!!
It’s March 2018 and we have been blessed – in this new year – by new albums from veteran artists that hold up against all the young upstarts! Enjoy!
GEEK OUT!!! DC COMICS’ SIDEWAYS : CLICHÉD SUPERHERO CHARACTER SAVED BY PROMISING ARTWORK
Sideways is basically your high school superhero comic – the Spider-Man trope.
PoP RECOMMENDS | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : ACID DAD – S/T [REVIEW]
We really do adore new bands that live in their own little bubble and don’t quite give a fuck about what’s happening in the mainstream music industry. Latest case in point – NYC’s Acid Dad!
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PoP RECOMMENDS | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : LIFE ON MARS – TRANCE FORMATION [REVIEW]
A heartfelt throwback to the glory rock ‘n’ roll days of the ’70s, Life on Mars evokes everything that made rock music so special way back when.
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PoP RECOMMENDS | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : KC BOWMAN – FRESHER TIN VILLAGES [1998, REVIEW]
Blast from the past! Out of the 90s Pop Underground to be exact. Check out the remastered Fresher Tin Villages, the excellent 1998 album from singer-songwriter KC Bowman, now available at Bandcamp!
PoP20 | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : SPYMOB – SITTING AROUND KEEPING SCORE [2004 REVIEW]
A gentle reminder that 2018 marks the 20th anniversary of Power of Pop and we continue to re-post items from the past. Today, it’s a review from 14 years ago! Enjoy!
GEEK OUT!!! SCIFI FILM : ANNIHILATION [REVIEW]
Thanks to the idiocy of Paramount Pictures, Alex Garland’s Annihilation adaptation was only released in Singapore today via Netflix! Thus, geeks in Singapore are denied the opportunity of watching this imaginative scifi horror movie in all its visual glory. Well, fuck you Paramount!
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GEEK OUT!!! JESSICA JONES – SEASON 2 [REVIEW]
A third of the way into the 2nd season of the Marvel-Netflix series Jessica Jones, one conclusion becomes unavoidable. The reason that Season 1 worked was down solely to David Tennant’s star turn as Killgrave.
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THE LISTENING BOOTH | POP10 FT. QUIET SLANG, RALEGH LONG, THE DECEMBERISTS, THE MAGIC GANG, SPOOKY RUEBEN, DERMOT KENNEDY, SHELL OF A SHELL, PUNCHLINE, JOUSKA, THE DAHMERS!
Another week, another Spotify playlist where we spotlight new modern rock music that we are confident you have probably never heard of BUT definitely should!
PoP RECOMMENDS | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : SHELL OF A SHELL – ALREADY THERE [REVIEW]
Shell of a Shell started as a bedroom side project for Chappy Hull that never released any recordings. Eager to play out when he wasn’t busy with other bands, Chappy asked Nick Swafford, Noel Richards, and Dylan Liverman to fill out the sound he had laid out in the earlier demos to be more of a “real” band.
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PoPTV | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : QUIET SLANG – “DIRTY CIGARETTES” [MUSIC VIDEO]
Last year, Quiet Slang released We Were Babies & We Were Dirtbags, an EP comprised of two Beach Slang songs and two covers from The Replacements and Big Star.
Simply put, Quiet Slang is the chamber pop side project of Beach Slang frontman James Alex.
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PoP20 | S-ROCK : GREAT SPY (ACOUSTIC) EXPERIMENT [2008]
The quality of a good song is evident in (almost) every musical context. Now, the Great Spy Experiment has wonderful songs and the challenge for the band at this Mosaic Music Festival event at the Esplanade Concourse tonight was to present them in an acoustic format. And the band delivered with aplomb!
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PoP RECOMMENDS | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : LOSTDOG IN LOVELAND [REVIEW]
Here’s one for fans of 70s glam rock – Bowie, T. Rex – as expressed by acolytes in the 80s (The Cure), the 90s (Suede) and the 00s (Dandy Warhols). Lostdog in Loveland might be a bit under the radar but a tidy discovery for those in the know.
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PoPTV | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : SPYGENIUS – “SHALL I SHOW YOU IN MY MIRROR” [MUSIC VIDEO]
This is absolutely great news for fans of our self-styled Power Pop Rock N Roll as the Big Stir label launches its assault on mainstream pop sensibilities with new music from Spygenius!
PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER !!! : PURKINJE – VOYAGER EP [REVIEW]
A dynamic pop EP we missed first time out that caught our attention recently, Purkinje’s Voyager deserves the spotlight.
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PoP20 | POP POWER!!! : EPICYCLE – JINGO JANGLE [2008]
EPICYCLE Jingo Jangle (Cirkle)
Sad to say but I believe that the powerpop genre has been going through a slump for some time now. With the odd notable exceptions, there has not been a genuine powerpop masterpiece this side of the millennium and even since perhaps Jellyfish’s Spilt Milk.
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SINGAPORE MUSIC SPOTLIGHT | BANDCAMP DISCOVERY FT. SWARM, CURLY TURBAN, BAD SATELLITES & HAUSTE
New Singapore music releases from the underground that might just pique your interest. Discover the true Singapore music alternative right here, right now!
PoP RECOMMENDS | PROG POP : IN TALL BUILDINGS – AKINETIC [REVIEW]
So what in the world is prog pop, you might ask?
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THE LISTENING BOOTH | POP10 FT. YO LA TENGO, LUCIUS (WITH ROGER WATERS), MOOSE BLOOD, THE BREEDERS, DRYSPELL, UNDER THE OAK, JOSH ROUSE, GIRL RAY, THE FLESHTONES, LLLL (WITH YEULE) [SPOTIFY PLAYLIST]
Spotify playlist where we spotlight new modern rock music that we are confident you have probably never heard of BUT definitely should!
This week’s recommendations!
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… still there’s more …
PoPTV | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : THE FOXFIRES – “DON’T GIVE UP” [MUSIC VIDEO]
Since ‘indie pop’ does not quite have the same meaning as it’s original meaning – y’know C86, guitar pop music on independent labels etc – we will call the music played by folks like The Foxfires, “The New Rock N Roll”.
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