The Pop Corporation

WORDS ABOUT MUSIC + POP CULTURE

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What’s the deal here? A music blog, being launched in a time when blogging is absolutely dead, especially trying to cover music? What’s the point in that? Well, call it a labour of love. Call it foolhardiness. Call it what you want, but the chances of this making any money is basically nil, and thankfully,
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Dec 3

LAMBCHOP NEW SONG FOR REFUGEES

There’s a new compilation out to benefit those in need with Western Vinyl called ‘Passages: Artists in Solidarity with Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers‘. It’s out Friday and one of the lead artists on it is the always brilliant Lambchop with a song called ‘Afterburner’. Other artists include Tim Heidecker, Bonnie Prince Billy, Dirty Projectors,…
Dec 2

DNB VIBE WITH FAUZIA

The UK underground has been bubbling with drum ‘n’ bass and it’s offshoots for a while now, and some of it is really cool, with a fresh twist on things, like the new single from FAUZIA, called ‘My Way’. You may recognise the name from the long stint with NTS radio, with her long running…
Dec 1

MAVI’S INDIE RAP

Is it called Indie Rap? Y’know, that new-sounding-but-not-trap hip hop that bridges the gap between Golden Era stuff, modern stuff, and Neo Soul? Either way, we’re kinda hearing that in the new one from Mavi. Taken from the new mixtape ‘The Pilot’ (which is out right now), ‘Triple Nickel’ is a standout, which you should hit…
Nov 29

ELECTRONIC MIX WITH JIMPSTER

There’s a lot of copycat channels that try and do it like My Analog Journal, and none of them curate interesting music nearly as well. So of course, we share another ace mix they’ve uploaded, this time focusing on UK electro, electronica and whatnot, from the 90s. The DJ goes by the name of Jimpster…

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