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A TALE OF TWO SISTERS: AN INTERVIEW WITH REBECCA AND MEGAN LOVELL, A.K.A. LARKIN POE
interview by Michael McCarthy “Black flowers grow in a garden / I put them all in my vase,” sings Rebecca Lovell on “Freedom,” one of the most powerful songs on Peach, the new album by sister duo Larkin Poe. She sounds downright ferocious, like she might bite your head off if you look at her…
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#songoftheday = Amanda Palmer & Jherek Bischoff – “Mother” (PINK FLOYD COVER)
Today the legendary Amanda Palmer unleashed the above cover of Pink Floyd’s “Mother” and it’s haunting us already. She came up with the moving arrangement with her composer friend Jherek Bischoff and it’s every bit as emotional as Pink Floyd’s original. I know that’s saying a lot, but if you’re listening to it right now…
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#songoftheday = SIGRID: “STRANGERS”
If you’ll allow me to pat myself on the back for a moment, I’d like to point out that Love is Pop was one of the very first sites to post Sigrid’s “Don’t Kill My Vibe,” which wound up being one of the biggest pop songs of the decade. So, now I’m here to tell…
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WHEN JUST DANCE COMES TO LOVE IS POP: AN INTERVIEW WITH GIGI ROWE
interview by Michael McCarthy Gigi Rowe is no stranger to us at Love is Pop. We previously made a few of her songs #songoftheday picks in 2016 and I actually interviewed her on December 2nd, 2016. It was one of the most fun interviews I’ve ever done, Gigi just gives off this contagious energy that…
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Hi there peeps! You may have noticed that it’s been a bit slow around here during the past week or so. That’s because I took some time off from Love is Pop to work on my novel Book of Shadows 4. That said, I did do a few interviews that will be posted in the…
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#songoftheday = HEAVEN & EARTH: “THE GAME HAS CHANGED”
The song is called “The Game Has Changed” and starts off with some funkilicous bass then bursts into action with a highly caffeinated amount of energy
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#songoftheday = Laure Shang: “The One That Ran Away”
So, this is what happens when Laure Shang goes punk rock? She comes out with an edgy, guitar-driven track that erupts with four on the floor energy as soon as you hit play. It’s called “The One That Ran Away” and it finds Laure in a bit of a spiteful mood, wondering what the hell…
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STREAM, STREAM AWAY: AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH MEGAN DAVIES
interview by Michael McCarthy Several years ago, Megan Davies opened a Youtube account and posted a video of herself doing an experimental, classical guitar piece. It didn’t get many streams, but she kept the account open and eventually started posting other things. Those things being actual songs. Most of them were covers. Some of them…
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THE MAIN MAN: A INTERVIEW WITH JOHN O’CALLAGHAN OF THE MAINE
interview by Michael McCarthy I’ve been a fan of The Maine since they started out. I caught one of their early shows on a bill that included Good Charlotte, Boys Like Girls and Metro Station. I believe it was 2008. The tour was cleverly entitled The Soundtrack of Your Summer Tour. The reason I went…
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#songoftheday = Fischerspooner – “Togetherness” feat. Caroline Polachek (Official Video Fischer Version)
Just earlier this week I found myself wondering whatever happened to Fischerspooner. They were one of my favorite electronic music duos several years ago but they’ve been absent from the scene for quite a while now. Well, it turns out they’ve been cooking up something good, which we’re getting our first taste of today with…
Thank you for your comment. I don’t know what to think about Marilyn Manson and the Evan Rachel Wood thing…
I met Marilyn Manson twice. I was probally 24? Blonde hair and skinny. He had someone film each one of…
I enjoy getting lost in the gentle aesthetically psychedelic dreamscape that Still Corners creates. I’m an old man who lived(s)…
Greetings! I just released my vocal and songwriter debut today called The Kryptonite EP and was reaching out to send…
Thank you for posting this clip. Truly one of the most astonishing perfoances I’ve ever seen. Kudos to James Cordon…