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POP, SOUL & BAROQUE: AN INTERVIEW WITH KAT CUNNING
interview by Michael McCarthy Kat Cunning (aka Katrina Cunningham) is a singer/songwriter who mixes pop, soul and Baroque influences with excellent results. So far, however, she’s been known for her work as a Broadway actress and dancer, having performed in Dangerous Liaisons, Cirque Du Soleil’s Paramore and NYC’s Sleep No More. She’s also performed as…
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NEWS: MICHAEL MCCARTHY’S NEW NOVEL, BOOK OF SHADOWS 3: HUNTING, IS OUT TODAY VIA #INSTAFREEBIE
It’s official, my new novel, Book of Shadows 3: Hunting, is one of the books featured in #Instafreebie‘s newsletter (and on their site) today. That means, yes, I’m giving this one away for free, too! It’s an Instafreebie exclusive so go get it: https://www.instafreebie.com/book/50659 In this volume, Emma, Lia, Shar and company face their biggest…
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#songoftheday = KYLIE MINOGUE: “DANCING”
Kylie Minogue, Princess of Pop, is baaaaaacK (with a capital K for Kylie)! On her new single, “Dancing,” she does what she does best: she dances and she sings about doing precisely that. (How joyous!)
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#songoftheday = LILY ALLEN: TRIGGER BANG (FEAT. GIGGS)
Welcome back, Lily Allen. It’s been a while. Well, OK, maybe only four years, but that’s a long time. A woman could have four babies during that amount of time.
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A PRESIDENTIAL INTERVIEW WITH ALEX MAWS OF THE PRESIDENT LINCOLN
interview by Michael McCarthy The more I listen to Alex Maws and his band The President Lincoln, the less I know how to describe them. They’ve been called a cross between glam rock and Americana by the BB6, but I personally don’t hear glam rock or Americana when I listen to them. The band sounds…
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BEANTOWN BOUND: AN INTERVIEW WITH KIMBRA
interview by Michael McCarthy On January 28th Kimbra will kick off the first leg of her tour in promotion of her forthcoming album Primal Heart at The Paradise in Boston, Massachusetts and we at Love is Pop couldn’t be more excited. Originally, Primal Heart was supposed to come out on the 19th of this month,…
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#songoftheday = Laure Shang – “I Love You”
If you like twisted, noir electro-pop then you’re going to be drooling all over yourself listening to Laure Shang’s richly-layered new single, which is surely the bleakest-sounding song called “I Love You” ever written. It’s also my favorite song to be released so far from her next album. (They just keep getting better and better,…
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#songoftheday = BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB: “LITTLE THING GONE WILD”
This Friday, January 12, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club will be releasing their new album Wrong Creatures, which is their “journey throughout rock’s history, taking unlikely twists and turns, both peppered with historic influences but also having one foot firmly in the present.”
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NEW PLAYLIST: CHRISTMIX 2017 IS HERE
For the past 15 years, maybe longer, I’ve been making an annual Christmas mix CD for my friends and family. This year, I decided to make it a Spotify playlist, since people seldom listen to CDs these days. I thought I would share it here in hopes that it’ll bring you a little extra holiday…
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HAPPY, HAPPY HOLIDAYS! WE’RE ON VACATION FOR THE REST OF 2017….
Taking a little time off from Love is Pop for the holidays and so I can focus on writing Book of Shadows 4 at the moment. I’ll be back January 4th and promise to do some great new interviews then. In the meantime, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Or whatever else you celebrate! As…
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#songoftheday = LUI HILL: “5000 MILES”
Lui Hill was discovered by Tobias Herder, who has signed him to the Filter Music Group with four singles and an album due out over the course of the next year. Previously, Herder discovered the amazing Milky Chance and Hill is no less talented.
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JAPAN CALLING: AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH FEMM
interview by Michael McCarthy A dance and rap duo formed by RiRi and Lulu, FEMM are mannequins who have emotions. They are new icons for TOKYO POP. They can’t talk but can sing, however, so each girl’s agent, “Honey-B” and “W-Trouble”, who look identical to FEMM, always speak for them and have participated in the…
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#songoftheday = LAURE SHANG: “THAT BRA”
The thing that makes Laure Shang one of my favorite Chinese artists is that you never know what she’s going to do next. You really don’t. In fact, I dare say she’s one of the most unpredictable artists on the planet, which, for me, also makes her one of the most fascinating artists, too. At some…
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Thank you for posting this clip. Truly one of the most astonishing perfoances I’ve ever seen. Kudos to James Cordon…