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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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.
PoP NEWS | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : KAI DANZBERG CROWDFUNDING FOR POP-UP RADIO VINYL
Earlier this year, we brought to your kind attention, the wonders of Kai Danzberg and his album, Pop-Up Radio.
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”.
THE LISTENING BOOTH | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : THE LONELY BISCUITS – “AFTERGLOW”
Perfect indie pop? “Afterglow” from Nashville trio The Lonely Biscuits comes pretty damn close.
GEEK OUT!!! SUPERHERO FILMS | NO WAY BACK FOR THE DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE
Black Panther‘s astonishing domestic box office numbers for its opening 4-days is $245 million, which actually betters Justice League‘s lifetime US box office of $228 million!
GEEK OUT!!! | SCIFI FILMS : UPCOMING MOVIES – REPLICAS, THE TITAN & THE CURED [TRAILERS]
Some scifi movies to consider in the months ahead.
GEEK OUT!!! | SUPERHERO MOVIES : ANT-MAN & THE WASP [TRAILER]
The first trailer for the upcoming sequel to the thoroughly enjoyable Ant-Man has arrived!
LANEWAY FESTIVAL SINGAPORE 2018 – YOU CAN GO YOUR OWN WAY!
Music festivals – like any other entertainment platform – are an intensely personal experience.
SEE YOU AT LANEWAY FESTIVAL SINGAPORE 2018!
Live updates at https://www.facebook.com/powerofpop/ https://www.instagram.com/powerofpop/ … still there’s more …
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.
MUSIC NEWS | PoP LEGENDS : YO LA TENGO RETURNS WITH NEW ALBUM, THERE’S A RIOT GOING ON
Indie stalwarts Yo La Tengo return with a new album due on March 16 (via longtime label, Matador Records) and yes, that is the same title as Sly and the Family Stone’s seminal 1971 album!
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”.
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!
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.
SINGAPORE MUSIC SPOTLIGHT | CLAPPS 2018
For all budding songwriters out there, don’t miss the CLAPPS music conference 2018 organised by the Musicians Guild, where you can get your song submissions analysed by Tat Tong or Charlie Lim! Sign up now! … still there’s more …
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.
LIVE NEWS : PLAYFREELY – NO MAN’S LAND
Tickets available from The Projector. Watch: … still there’s more …
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
LIVE NEWS | PoP LEGENDS : SQUEEZE LIVE IN SINGAPORE!!!
Oh we are so stoked about this news! Squeeze will play in Singapore on May 4th, 2018 at the UCC Hall, NUS.