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Ο Χρυσός Κανόνας της Pop Μουσικής : "Κανένα pop τραγούδι δεν πρέπει να ξεπερνά σε διάρκεια τα 3 λεπτά " Ο παραπάνω κανόνας, τα τελευταία 55 χρόνια της εποχής της popular μουσικής έχει τηρηθεί ευλαβικά από πολλούς, έχει καταστρατηγηθεί κατά συρροή από άλλους, έχει επιβληθεί ακόμη και δια νόμου [ Eurovision ].. Αλήθεια, τι καλύτερο από ένα όμορφο pop τραγούδι που σε ξεσηκώνει με τη μελωδία, το ρυθμό και τους στίχους του μέσα σε μόλις δύο ή [...]

Well today is the last day of the San Francisco Popfest and probably the best day to attend one of the shows. After all today is Dear Nora, Eux Autres, ChEAP RED, Birds of California, and the ever so wonderful Botticellis at Café du Nord. This is a great opportunity to witness the best in local music and up and coming bands that you'll be listening to later on because your friends told you to or Pitchfork gave them a 8.1 and you figured, "Hey! They're good but certainly not the most [...]

It's monday night and I'm stuck in Victoria, BC the retirement capitol of Canada while My Bloody Valentine are likely blowing the roof off of the WAMU Theatre down in Seattle. Work sometimes gets in the way of my rock n' roll lifestyle. Since I've got the time , let's talk about noise pop, not the ethereal type that MBV specialize in, but noise pop that is so trebly it drills through your skull and pierces your ears. I'm talking Boyracer . Here's a band that could make their guitars screech, and feedback [...]

After checking out the official lineup for the 2009 San Francisco Popfest (the lineup is fantastic), there was a band on the May 24th show that I wasn't familiar with at all called Cheap Red . After a quick google search, I stumbled upon All That Ever Mattered , which conveniently had a short write-up about them. Apparently, the group consists of Stewart Anderson and Jen Turrell from Boyracer , along with Akina Kawauchi and Arland Nicewander from Kanda . [...]
Judasracer? Cheap Red are a brilliant new pop band in the form of Stewart and Jen of Boyracer and Akina and Arland of Kanda! They list influences as Judas Priest and Marine Girls, though they ultimately end up sounding like a more tender, mid-tempo Boyracer. Though the word mid-tempo typically conjures up images of really boring songs, Cheap Red are actually anything but. The songs on MySpace are all replay again and again worthy and the whistling chorus in "Let's Start A Riot" is particularly amazing. They've got a debut DOUBLE CD coming [...]
I am indebted to All That Ever Mattered for the introduction to Cheap Red . This is what they say about themselves: CHEAP RED is the new band formed by Akina and Arland (formerly KANDA) and Stewart and Jen (formerly BOYRACER). Our debut DOUBLE cd will be available in May. 14 songs and 13 remixes. It's totally sweet. No BS, just TS. I'm filing them under Inspirational Shamble Pop. I'm having to make a new card for that, you know.