Rock ‘n’ roll might not have the same commercial or cultural impact it used to have but we promise to keep the flag flying. Here are videos of new music you should be watching that expresses the spirit of rock ‘n’ roll. Enjoy!
Punk
PoPTV – THE NEW ROCK ’N’ ROLL FT. EYES EAT SUNS, WILLIAM TYLER, SECRET SPACE, MUTE & JONNY FRITZ!!!
POP RECOMMENDS: FORESTS
Seeing is believing.
ALBUM REVIEW: B-LEAGUERS – DEATH OF A WESTERN HEART
Background Hailing from Lincoln in the UK, B-Leaguers describe their energetic, crunchy guitar rock as ‘powerpoppunkrock’. Consisting of James Popdog – vocals, Ched Howard – guitars, Mikey Barraclough – bass & Mark Barrett – drums/percussion, the band have released its debut album, Death of a Western Heart.
ALBUM REVIEW: BOB MOULD – PATCH THE SKY
Background Bob Mould is an American musician, principally known for his work as guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for alternative rock bands Hüsker Dü in the 1980s and Sugar in the 1990s. Patch the Sky is Mould’s thirteenth solo album.
FILM REVIEW: THE JAM – ABOUT THE YOUNG IDEA
We wanna say, we gonna tell ya/About the young idea/And if it don’t work, at least we still tried… (“In the City” – Paul Weller) The Jam (1972 – 1982) was more than a band, it was a way of life, a way of thinking. And of course, a documentary about Continue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW: THE JAM – ABOUT THE YOUNG IDEA
I have been in love with The Jam (viz. Paul Weller, Bruce Foxton & Rich Buckler) for so long that sometimes I take them for granted. Yeah, you know what’s that like, right? I can still remember the exact moment I first encountered the band. It was at the old Continue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW: BREAKFAST MUFF: THE FEELS
What the fuck is ‘sparkle punk’? It’s probably an ironic made-up genre but that and the fact that there’s a song called “Cock” is what caught my attention. Welcome to the world of Glasgow ‘glitter trash’ trio Breakfast MUFF. The Feels is the very anti-thesis of everything is ‘proper’ about Continue Reading
EP REVIEW: SWEET AND SOUR MORSELS FROM RICECRACKERS’ KOLOHE KID
So… I got to know about this Boston outfit as guitarist Huxley Rittman used to play in Singapore band The Cave. But once I began listening to the tracks, my attention was drawn to two things. One, the sheer eclectic spirit of the music and two, the dynamic vocal chops Continue Reading
ROCK ‘N’ ROLL – CRISIS? WHAT CRISIS?
Will we ever see a band like Nirvana again? It’s hard to believe that the Nevermind album – which changed the face of the music industry in the early 90s – is now 24 years old! And since the decline of rock ‘n’ roll music in the late 90s, no Continue Reading
PoPTV: BIRTHING THE POST-PUNK
Punk is conveniently used as the defining moment in the 70s where the rock scene was fractured bringing about bands/artists with more arty, conceptual and experimental sensibilities. Of course, by the mid-80s post-punk or new wave or whatever the hell you wanted to call it became the norm and by the Continue Reading
POWER OF POP INTERVIEW: PUP
Here at Power of Pop, we emphasize substance over form, artistry/creativity over genre/styles and champion the right attitudes over cynical media manipulation. PUP fits the bill perfectly. Its eponymous album is a shameless celebration of edgy pop-rock music with energy and melodies to die for! Power of Pop caught up Continue Reading
DISCOVERED @ SPOTIFY – FASTER LOUDER: THIS IS HARDCORE!
10 songs in 18 minutes – this is a playlist that lives up to its name! Drawn from the early days of hardcore punk – as young North Americans inspired by the Punk & New Wave of Heavy Metal explosions in the UK in the late 70s, began to express Continue Reading
PoP RECOMMENDS: PUP
Regular PoP visitors will be keenly aware of my aversion towards ‘pop-punk’ in modern rock parlance. But of course, there is still a place for punk-rock in 2014 for any band who is clever enough to not be limited by ‘genre’ but instead is able to use punk as an Continue Reading
ALIVE & KICKING: BOB MOULD + CYMBALS EAT GUITARS – LIVE IN SEATTLE
THIS IS HARDCORE My first proper gig overseas went without any hitch whatsoever. Got a nautical wheel stamp on my inner right wrist to indicate that I was on the guest list! (Well, it was the Neptune Theater). The Neptune was a small venue with ornate trimmings and classical ambience. Continue Reading
SKINNY GIRL DIET + THE ETHICAL DEBATING SOCIETY: SPLIT 7″ [REVIEW]
Is it 1991 again? I sure hope so! This split 7″ shared between two London-based punk outfits viz. Skinny Girl Diet and The Ethical Debating Society, is a refreshing kick in the nuts for music lovers tired of the travesty known as ‘pop-punk’. SGD‘s two tracks – “DMT” and “Homesick” strike a Continue Reading
PoPTV: PAUL WELLER [VIDEO]
SONGWRITERS SUPREME: PAUL WELLER Paul Weller first caught the public eye as a teenager with The Jam during the emerging punk years (late 70s) in England. Taking his cue from the Beatles, Small Faces, Kinks and The Who, Weller’s punchy and relevant songs launched the Woking trio (with bassist Bruce Foxton Continue Reading