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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Jan 15

THROWBACK SLAPS WITH DIZZEE, JME + D DOUBLE E

The early 2000s is when Grime really popped off, and that was over 20 years ago. So yes, throwback is entirely appropriate for the new banger from Dizzee Rascal, JME and D Double E. The new track is a thronker of a thing, and called ‘What You Know About That’. It’s from Dizzee’s imminent ‘Don’t…
Jan 14

RIDE REMIND YOU WHY YOU LOVE ‘EM

Shoegaze making a comeback was probably a bit of a pleasant surprise for some of the older heads, as there was a period where it was cripplingly unfashionable. However, MBV got back together and did some shows and destroyed everyone’s earholes, and the young indie fans got lost in the wash of distortion and reverb…
Jan 13

YOUNG MIKO BANGS

The hotshot from Puerto Rico, Young Miko, has teamed up with Argentinian producer Bizarrap to make an early 2024 banger! It’s not got a catchy name, but you’re going to enjoy it. It’s called ‘Young Miko: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 58’. Hardly rolls off the tongue, does it? Now, this is melodic and the flow…
Jan 13

WE RESERVE JUDGEMENT ON NEW AMY WINEHOUSE FLICK

Listen, we love a film about a musician but we know they’re not all good. We’ll watch them regardless, because we’re dorks like that. We’re reserving judgement until we’ve seen the whole thing, but there’s a new biopic about Amy Winehouse, but initially, it feels a bit weird. It’s called ‘Back To Black’ (they chickened…

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POP CULTURE IS WORTH TALKING ABOUT.

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