SINGAPORE ROCKS!!! WHY YOU NEED TO BE AT MANNEQUINS EP LAUNCH!!!

In many ways, the upcoming Mannequins EP launch show is a throwback to the recent past, a relic from a different age.

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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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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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POWER OF POP INTERVIEW : GLENN TILBROOK OF SQUEEZE

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Ahead of Squeeze’s anticipated first gig in Singapore on May 4th, at the University Cultural Centre, here’s a short e-mail interview with founding member and frontman Glenn Tilbrook.

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LIVE NEWS | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : SQUEEZE LIVE IN SINGAPORE

A reminder that Squeeze – with the only original member being singer-guitarist Glenn Tillbrook – performs in Singapore on Friday May 4th at the UCC Hall, NUS.

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LIVE NEWS | LANEWAY FESTIVAL SINGAPORE 2018 – WHO POWER OF POP WILL BE WATCHING

The schedule is out (see above) for the 2018 edition of Laneway Festival Singapore on Saturday 27th January.

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LIVE NEWS : YEO RETURNS TO SINGAPORE FOR “ALL THINGS NEW” WITH CHARLIE LIM!

Esplanade’s “All Things New” is a typically turn of the year event that “celebrate(s) new music and welcome(s) fresh faces as Singapore artists embark on brand new chapters of their musical journeys”.

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LIVE NEWS | AMATEUR TAKES CONTROL PRESENTS ATC EP2 RELEASE SHOW

The first weekend of 2018 sees an instrumental rock double-header at the Esplanade Annexe Studio. After Friday’s show with pg.lost and In Each Hand a Cutlass, it will be the turn of Amateur Takes Control to blow us away as they launch the dynamic new ATCEP2 on Saturday, January 6th!

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LIVE NEWS | PG.LOST: VERSUS TOUR (SINGAPORE) WITH IN EACH HAND A CUTLASS

If like us you need to have loud rock music blasting right in your face to celebrate the first week of the new year, then we highly recommend getting down to the Esplanade Annexe Studio this Friday, January 5th at 7pm.

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LIVE NEWS : BLUESFEST BRYON BAY 2018

An eclectic lineup for sure! Bluesfest Byron Bay promises a dynamic slate of rock ‘n’ artists – established and emerging – with a sprinkling of massive pop stars in the mix as well.

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LIVE NEWS : LANEWAY FESTIVAL SINGAPORE ANNOUNCES ASIAN ACTS FOR 2018, INCLUDING FIVE FROM SINGAPORE!

Laneway Festival Singapore is probably the biggest contemporary music festival in Singapore, bar none and it is exciting to see the organisers living up to their promise that more Asian and local acts would be added to the lineup each year.

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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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LIVE NEWS | MOSAIC MUSIC SERIES : YEO – LIVE AT THE ESPLANADE CONCOURSE

Yeo will be making his Singapore debut as a part of the Mosaic Music Series at Esplanade Concourse on November 11th at 7.45pm.

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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!

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LIVE NEWS : CHRISTOPHER OWENS – LIVE IN SINGAPORE

Singer-songwriter Christopher Owens is perhaps best known for his earlier project – Girls – and a penchant for retro-indie-pop that evokes the spirit of the 80s UK pop underground.

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LIVE NEWS: SONGS FOR CHILDREN AND OTHER SOUNDS PRESENT FAZERDAZE LIVE IN SINGAPORE!

Indie pop songstress Fazerdaze (a.k.a. Amelia Murray) and band brings her dream pop agenda to Singapore on Friday, October 20th.

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LIVE NEWS | FRED PERRY SUBCULTURE : GARY POWELL (DJ SET) X ASTREAL X THE BETTS

FRED PERRY SUBCULTURE LIVE returns on Friday 13 October at Esplanade Annexe Studio.

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LIVE NEWS | MUSIC MATTERS LIVE 2017 : FUZZCULTURE

FuzzCulture hail from India and their brand of electro-rock will keep audiences grooving when they perform at Music Matters Live ’17.

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LIVE NEWS | MUSIC MATTERS LIVE 2017 – SWIM SEASON

Melbourne band Swim Season draw from the five very different musical backgrounds of its members- James Seymour (Vocals/Guitar), Matthew Jennings (Guitar/Vocals), Danielle Smarrelli (Keys/Vocals), Nelson Yeung (Bass) & Jonathon Ferraro (Drums).

So what can we expect from this quintet with the shiny indie pop sound? Guitarist Matt fills us in.

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LIVE NEWS : MUSIC MATTERS LIVE 2017

While Singapore has been blessed with numerous big concerts in recent times, the one thing that is sorely lacking is the opportunity to catch foreign bands in a more intimate setting. That’s where Music Matters Live comes in to fill the gap.

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