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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Sep 7

HIT BARGAIN WITH A RIP-SNORTER

Sometimes you need a track that just punches you square in the face and runs away cackling like they’ve done you a favour. Handily enough, the new one from Hit Bargain does exactly that. It’s chaotic and loud and dafter than a bag of lit fireworks. The band are made of members of Pains of…
Sep 6

GARY WRIGHT, LOVE STILL ALIVE

Gary Wright has sadly left the building. Even if you think you don’t know him, you probably do, and if not, you ought to get to know his music now. Wright had been unwell for a while, but let us focus on what he did and a life well lived. He started off his creative…
Sep 6

CHEAPSKATE: SHED POP, ALLOTMENT JAZZ, POCKET MASTERPIECES.

We’ve been treated to a preview of new music from the brilliant Cheapskate – someone we first became aware of via the magical ‘Un Film Imaginaire’ cassette, which saw the multi-instrumentalist wandering between spy soundtracks, scratchy jazz and glorious, home-hewn pop. It was fun, it was fragile, it was nimble, it bore repeated listens, and…
Sep 6

MISS BANDS LIKE PAVEMENT AND THAT? CHECK THIS

Don’t know if it’s a case of wilful being-bad-at-an-internet-presence or if we’re just bad at finding a photo of Public Opinion and Rex Tycoon, so we’re not bothering with one. You’ll cope. Anyway, it’s all about the music right? Well, there’s a new song called ‘Bug’ and if you’re into that slacker US indie-schlock sound…

THERE’S NO MONEY IN THIS GAME ANYMORE, BUT IF YOU WANT TO WRITE SOMETHING FOR THE POP CORPS, YOU ARE WELCOME TO GET IN TOUCH. HAPPY HUNTING.

POP CULTURE IS WORTH TALKING ABOUT.

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