1991 was the year punk broke. Or so we thought. While the alternative rock genre became mainstream in the early ...
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The Story Analysis series is intended to offer a different take on film and TV appreciation above a typical review. ...
PoP10 : BEST SONGS OF THE EIGHTIESPoP10 : BEST SONGS OF THE EIGHTIES
To make these Best Songs lists work for me, even as I progress along the decades, I have made a ...
PoP THEORY : WHY RAP IS NOT MUSICPoP THEORY : WHY RAP IS NOT MUSIC
Form not substance To avoid any misunderstanding about the opinion I am about to express here, please note that this ...
PoP10 : THE BEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIESPoP10 : THE BEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES
Wow. I thought narrowing down the best songs of the sixties to ten in a list was a difficult task. ...
GEEK OUT! HOW DC FANDOME REBOOTED THE DC FILM UNIVERSEGEEK OUT! HOW DC FANDOME REBOOTED THE DC FILM UNIVERSE
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Nolan begins…. Christopher Nolan’s much vaunted Batman trilogy consisted of Batman Begins (BB), The Dark Knight (TDK) and The Dark ...
KEVIN MATHEWS COMPOSER : SONG STORIES – BEKEVIN MATHEWS COMPOSER : SONG STORIES – BE
This post will intersect amongst several of the concerns I seek to cover over here at the Power of Pop ...
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The best laid plans…. I intended to release a new album in 2020, with supporting events etc etc etc. And ...
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Why understand music genres? Music continues to be a major player in modern life and impacts all spheres of social ...
PoP10 : THE BEST SONGS OF THE SIXTIESPoP10 : THE BEST SONGS OF THE SIXTIES
Mention the sixties and a couple of fixed images come to mind. Men with long hair, women in mini-skirts, hippies ...
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TV EYE : THE BOYS SEASON 1 – STORY ANALYSIS (CONTAINS SPOILERS)TV EYE : THE BOYS SEASON 1 – STORY ANALYSIS (CONTAINS SPOILERS)
Not your typical superhero drama … ...
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Pop culture in a time of COVID-19 is something difficult to contemplate. At the beginning of 2020, I was planning ...
KEVIN MATHEWS COMPOSER : SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION – SONGS ABOUT SINGAPOREKEVIN MATHEWS COMPOSER : SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION – SONGS ABOUT SINGAPORE
While I have no problem with shamelessly self-promoting my own music, I would not discredit any of my PoP10 ‘Best ...
PoP10 : THE BEST SINGAPORE ROCK SONGS OF ALL TIMEPoP10 : THE BEST SINGAPORE ROCK SONGS OF ALL TIME
Yes, I know it’s a corny cliché but with this National Day weekend comes an opportunity to share my own ...
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Today, 8th August 2020, Netflix begins streaming two more Eric Khoo movies that I contributed music to. Over at the ...
PoP THEORY : CONSTANTINE – STORY ANALYSIS (CONTAINS SPOILERS)PoP THEORY : CONSTANTINE – STORY ANALYSIS (CONTAINS SPOILERS)
In the beginning … The character of John Constantine began life as a supporting cast member of DC Comics’ Saga ...
PoP THEORY : SONG ANALYSISPoP THEORY : SONG ANALYSIS
As mentioned in my PoP Theory article on Story Analysis, besides being a singer-songwriter/composer and a pop culture writer, I ...
TV EYE : TRUE DETECTIVE SEASON 1 – STORY ANALYSIS (CONTAINS SPOILERS)TV EYE : TRUE DETECTIVE SEASON 1 – STORY ANALYSIS (CONTAINS SPOILERS)
After having laid down the foundations for how we might break down the elements of a story via my inaugural ...
PoP THEORY : STORY ANALYSISPoP THEORY : STORY ANALYSIS
Besides being a singer-songwriter/composer and a pop culture writer, I am also a teacher of arts and music subjects. Which ...
PoP10 : THE Best Solo Artists of All TimePoP10 : THE Best Solo Artists of All Time
After sharing about the best bands of all time, it’s only natural to talk about the best solo artists of ...