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Beloved: Pop Is Not A Dirty Word: warbling, twee, ‘authentic’ EmotiPop anti-stars are ruining my beloved trashy pop culture

submitted by Nick Feb 6th 2019 03:00 pm (www.nme.com)

In this week's edition of Pop is Not a Dirty Word, columnist Douglas Greenwood unpacks the breakout success of young singer/songwriters going against the grain of glitzy pop stardomI can’t tell you how sad it was to see my queen Rita Ora‘s long-awaited sophomore album ‘Phoenix’ chart outside of the UK Top 10. It was like watching your little sister slip and fall on her face some 10 feet from the finish line on Sports Day. How long I’d waited for the pop […]The post Pop Is Not A Dirty Word: warbling, twee, ‘authentic’ EmotiPop anti-stars are ruining my beloved trashy pop culture appeared first on NME.

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Lucinda Williams: Jesse Malin Will Perform For The First Time Since His Stroke At Benefit Concert Also Featuring Lucinda Williams, J Mascis, Counting Crows, & More

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Last year, the widely beloved New York singer-songwriter Jesse Malin, a veteran of punk bands like Heart Attack and D Generation, suffered a rare spinal stroke that left him partially paralyzed. Malin’s peers and admirers raised money for his recovery, and stars like Bruce Springsteen and Billie Joe Armstrong covered his songs on the f...

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The Prodigy: Rakim Announces First New Album 15 Years Feat. The Late Nipsey Hussle, DMX, &

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Rakim, the God MC, has been one of the most beloved and respected rappers in the world since 1987, when he and Eric B. released their debut album Paid In Full. But ever since Eric B. and Rakim parted ways, Rakim’s solo career has been marred by a series of false starts. The Seventh Seal, his last solo album, came out back in 2009. Late...

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Unearth: Sparks Unearth Lost Music Video For Their Mysterious Protégé Noël’s 1979 Jam “Dancing Is Dangerous”

submitted by Nick Jun 15th 2024 03:00 am (www.stereogum.com)

Back in 1979, a mysterious singer by the name of Noël released a disco album called Is There More To Life Than Dancing? It was entirely written and produced by brothers Ron and Russell Mael, otherwise known as the cult-beloved pop band Sparks, just after Sparks teamed with disco overlord Giorgio Moroder on their own dance pivot No. 1 In Heaven.

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The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: No Good With Secrets Covers Chappell Roan, The , & Sixpence None The Richer On New Tour Tape

submitted by Nick Jun 10th 2024 07:00 pm (www.stereogum.com)

Madison James has been busy. The New Jersey musician recently kicked off a new album rollout with their cult-beloved emo band Ogbert The Nerd, and this spring they launched a pretty successful publicity stunt this spring by acquiring the Taylor Swift Bandcamp page and using it to publish an unpolished screamo track. Last month James also release...

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Down: Meekz: the masked Mancunian rapper lets his guard down

submitted by Nick Jun 6th 2024 11:00 am (www.nme.com)

With his thrilling new project, the beloved UK rap figure hopes to put his city on the map The post Meekz: the masked Mancunian rapper lets his guard down appeared first on NME.

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