I mentioned new psych-rock outfit The Ego Ritual about a month ago over here. Continue reading “PoPTV | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : THE EGO RITUAL – “CHAKRA MARACA””
Month: May 2018
GEEK OUT!!! THE FRANCHISE MOVIE AS BOX OFFICE GOLD
Before the release of Star Wars (never “A New Hope”) in 1977, there had only been a couple of successful movie franchises viz. James Bond and Planet of the Apes.
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PoPTV | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : BATTS – “SHAME”
You may laugh and scoff but I still believe in rock ‘n’ roll in whatever new forms it may take. So, here’s BATTS!
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PoP RECOMMENDS | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : THE LOVE-BIRDS – IN THE LOVER’S CORNER
From The Byrds to Big Star to The Soft Boys to R.E.M. to Felt to Teenage Fanclub and beyond, jangle-pop has always held a special place for lovers of Power Pop Rock N Roll. Now, add The Love-Birds to the list.
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LIVE NEWS : MANNEQUINS EP LAUNCH SHOW
Good news for S-ROCK fans as Mannequins finally launch their new EP – Four – on Saturday 23th June.
PoPTV | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : THE 131ERS – “CRAZY”
The 131ers premiere a new video for their song “Crazy” today, from their new album Nothing’s As It Should Be out on June 15.
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THE LISTENING BOOTH | POP POWER !!! MAGGIE ROGERS – “FALLINGWATER”
Maggie Rogers releases her first new music of 2018 with “Fallingwater”.
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LIVE NEWS : PVRIS TO PERFORM IN SINGAPORE FOR THE FIRST TIME!
Up and coming alt-rockers PVRIS, will perform in Singapore, on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at Hard Rock Cafe Singapore (Cuscaden), as part of LAMC Productions’ Rising Star Series.
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PoPTV | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : VALLEY QUEEN – “SUPERGIANT”
Valley Queen have dropped the video for their excellent title-track “Supergiant” from their debut full-length to be released July 13 on Roll Call Records.
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THE LISTENING BOOTH | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : OLDERMOST – THE DANGER OF BELIEF
Philadelphia-based band Oldermost, have announced the release of their fourth album, How Could You Ever Be The Same? (out July 13th via AntiFragile Music). In conjunction, the band is sharing the album’s rollicking, anthemic lead single “The Danger of Belief”.
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KEVIN SAYS … ART FOR ART’S SAKE?
As I watched Hanging Up the Moon (Sean Lam) deliver his beautifully crafted acoustic works in a little record store in the slick cold environs of the Esplanade Mall, I could not help but notice the curious onlooking shoppers wondering what the hell was going on.
PoPTV | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : JUNKY LOVE – “LOVE & LUST”
Singer-songwriter Axel Loughrey – previously a solo artist on All Sorted!?! Records – is now part of Junky Love (with Deniz Erdal), a new three piece rock n roll band based in London.
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THE LISTENING BOOTH | POP POWER!!! ASTRAL DRIVE – “SUMMER OF ’76”
Astral Drive is songwriter and producer Phil Thornalley’s vision of a long lost album from the 1970s that only existed in his own mind. A labour of love that is very much the statement of a lifelong music fan living in the modern world.
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GEEK OUT!!! SUPERHERO FILM : DEADPOOL 2 [NO SPOILERS]
After surprising most observers with a worldwide box office of $783 million (against a $58 million budget), it was inevitable that a Deadpool sequel would be produced and fast – within two years!
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PoPTV | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : THE CORAL – “SWEET RELEASE”
The Coral – those Noughties era retro Brit-rockers are back with a new single and an upcoming new album due in August.
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THE LISTENING BOOTH | POP POWER!!! MAMAS GUN – “ON THE WIRE”
London-based soul quintet, Mamas Gun are sharing their new single “On The Wire” – the latest to be taken from their Golden Days album, due out this Friday (May 18) via Candelion.
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KEVIN SAYS … THE FUTURE OF SG MUSIC
When it comes to the Singapore music scene, it does appear that its marginalisation in the 70s and 80s has ultimately caused the scene irreparable harm.
PoPTV | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : DUSTED – “DEAD EYES” [MUSIC VIDEO]
Dusted releases its video for “Dead Eyes” off the Blackout Summer album.
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LIVE NEWS | PoP LEGENDS : BOB DYLAN RETURNS TO SINGAPORE!
Bob Dylan will make his way back to Singapore in August this year. The concert will be part of his Asia Tour, which also includes Hong Kong and other cities in the region. He was previously here in 2011 as part of Timbre’s Rock & Roots.
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THE LISTENING BOOTH | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : WHITNEY FENIMORE – “STONES”
Enjoy the stomping new single – “Stones” from Whitney Fenimore’s upcoming EP, Battle Within.
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PoPTV | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : HORSE FEATHERS – “WITHOUT APPLAUSE”
Check out the video of “Without Applause” off Horse Feathers’ new album, Appreciation.
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SQUEEZE – LIVE IN SINGAPORE!
“Nostalgia vs relevance” is a constant conflict of principles within any veteran band in the modern rock landscape. Last night at the University Cultural Centre Hall, 80s band Squeeze found a comfortable balance.
PoPTV | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : ASH – “ANNABEL” (OFFICAL MUSIC VIDEO)
90s power trio ASH is back!
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GEEK OUT!!! SUPERHERO FILM : WHY INFINITY WAR IS THE BEST COMIC BOOK MOVIE ADAPTATION THUS FAR [SPOILERS]
Ironically, the groundwork for the enormous success of Avengers : Infinity War was laid almost EIGHTY years ago by Marvel’s main comic book rival DC Comics in Justice Society of America.
ROCK HISTORY – THE KEY GENRES THAT MAKE UP POWER POP ROCK N ROLL PT. IV
If you’ve missed it, I’ve covered the primary colours of Power Pop, Pop and Pop-Rock thus far. Last but not least of course, I want to talk briefly about Rock N Roll.
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