Category: Reviews
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Vega, Vega, Vega — how do I begin to describe you? You’re a unique one, you, what with your mix of hard rock, classic rock, melodic rock, modern rock and hair metal. It’s as though you’re trying to appeal to every sort of rock audience all at once, to which end it would seem you’re…
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As you can hear above, Sarah Jaffe has done an exceptional cover of the Old 97’s “The New Kid.” The track, which sports some great upright bass, is from the benefit album Desperate Times. The project consists of artists such as Ben Kweller, Polyphonic Spree, Hayes Carll, The O’s and others covering Old 97’s tracks…
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If you like artsy, experimental pop then today’s #songoftheday should put a huge smile on your face. It delivers more sounds than one could possibly count, layers and layers of them, and it also shifts directions when you least expect it. A real artistic statement, not something even remotely aimed at the radio. All in…
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interview by Michael McCarthy Currently, the lead singer of the famous German heavy metal/melodic rock band Bonfire, David Reece is no stranger to the scene. He first shot to fame in 1989 when he replaced Udo Dirkschneider as the lead singer of another German metal band, Accept. He was only with Accept for one album,…
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Have I mentioned how happy I am that Kerli is making electro-pop again? Her dance music was great, sure, but her lyrics and voice fit electronic soundscapes better than club beats. At least that’s my opinion.
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This is the first Ace Frehley and Paul Stanley collaboration in years. In over a decade, I believe. In any case, they still sound great together. More importantly, Ace can still fucking shred. His long solo here is fantastic. It’s no wonder there’s lots of smoke — the legend is on fire!
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There are albums that are difficult to wrap your head around and there are albums that are impossible to wrap your head around. I thought the album Triangle by Switzerland’s Schammasch was going to be the latter after reading the press release, which points out that it’s 100 minutes long, a triple album in three…
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RAC has been one of my favorite remixers for ages now. His versions of Lana Del Rey’s “Blue Jeans” and Katy Perry’s “This is How We Do” are easily as good as the originals. His version of Foster The People’s “Houdini” is better than the original. I could go on and on. Well, now we…
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Today we’re premiering “Piece of Me,” the title track to Simon Shackleton’s upcoming album, and fans of electronic music are in for a real treat here. With pulsating, electronic bass and subtle bass guitar it manages to evoke both The Chemical Brothers and The Crystal Method. Meanwhile, some of the richly layered beats could be…
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You never know where you’ll find a good song. I went to Youtube to check out a video by a rapper a record label sent me the link for. Well, to be perfectly honest, it was rubbish. But then this one came on and immediately grabbed me. First, I was just impressed by Ruth B’s…
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Like many Silverchair fans, I still haven’t gotten used to the fact that frontman Daniel Johns put out an R&B/neo-soul album (last year’s Talk). That said, he lends his vocals to Slumberjack’s latest, “Open Fire,” and it’s a contagious ball of wonderful, which also happens to be in the R&B/neo-soul vein, albeit with some dubstep…
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“Bloodline” is the second song offered from White Sea, a.k.a Morgan Kibby, from her art project Postcards From Nowhere, which allows her to share an interactive experience with fans and gives her the platform to release songs whenever she likes without planning an album or EP. “I know a monster / It’s in my bloodline…
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Amazing, amazing, amazing. Yes, Garbage’s new single, “Empty,” is so amazing that it deserves it being said three times. Well, OK, I’ve just used it four times. Do I need to say it again? Seriously though, Garbage’s pop sensibilities remain in tact as do their massive guitar hooks and Shirley Manson’s ever intoxicating voice. The…
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Today Inglorious have released their new video for “Holy Water,” a swampy blues track from their self-titled debut released back in February via Frontiers Music. (Read our interview with frontman Nathan James here: https://loveispop.com/interviews/an-exclusive-interview-with-nathan-james-of-inglorious/) It’s the sort of wicked song you used to have to go to a crossroads and sell your soul to the…
