A Pop Life

An image from the rich A Pop Life archive. Read the full article: Archive image: The Clash – London Calling – The smashed bass . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

An image from the rich A Pop Life archive. Read the full article: Archive image: Pinkpop 06/08/1987 concert ticket . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

5/5: Unbelievable, but true. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds shine once again! And, in a fairy tale like environment in Istanbul. Heaven! Read the full article: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

An image from the rich A Pop Life archive. Read the full article: Archive image: David Bowie – Welcome To The Blackout . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

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In 1982 Crass released the boxset Christ - The Album: 15 new songs, a live album, a poster nad a booklet. Impressive! Read the full article: Crass became ambitious in 1982: Christ – The Album . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

Subarticle that contains the full first article from the pamphlet 'A Series Of Shock Slogans And Mindless Token Tantrums', which was part of Crass's fourth album Christ - The Album. Read the full article: Crass – A Series Of Shock Slogans And Mindless Token Tantrums . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

An image from the rich A Pop Life archive. Read the full article: Archive image: A Christmas Gift For You . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

As a tribute to the most successful female artist of all time, A Pop Life presents a compilation of the best Madonna singles. Read the full article: The 10 best Madonna singles . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

In memoriam: Fela Kuti 1938-1997 Read the full article: In memoriam: Fela Kuti 1938-1997 . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

An image from the rich A Pop Life archive. Read the full article: Archive image: Prince – 15 Best remixes – Graph – Decade overview . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

An image from the rich A Pop Life archive. Read the full article: Archive image: James Brown . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

In 1982 David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto released their first joint single. Exciting and subtle: Bamboo Houses / Bamboo Music! Read the full article: Sylvian & Sakamoto release the beautiful Bamboo Houses & Bamboo Music! . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

On July 9th, 2022, I was interviewed by Dutch radio giant Felix Meurders. Topic of the day: the best show I ever witnessed! Read the full article: FM op 5, Prince & A Pop Life . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

In memoriam: John Coltrane 1926-1967 Read the full article: In memoriam: John Coltrane 1926-1967 . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

In 2007 Prince released Planet Earth. Was the album just as good as the preceding 3121, or was it Musicology part 2? Read the full article: Prince – Planet Earth . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

In 2012 Frank Ocean released his album debut with the beautiful, intimate and original channel ORANGE. The world was able to enjoy pure musical talent again. Read the full article: Frank Ocean – channel ORANGE . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

4/5: Day 2 of the greatest festival in The Netherlands: North Sea Jazz. The day of Trombone Shorty, Cory Henry and Kristo. Read the full article: North Sea Jazz Festival . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

Sub article that contains the full text published by Frank Ocean on July 4th, 2012, on his own Tumblr blog, prior to the release of channel ORANGE. Read the full article: Frank Ocean – Tumblr blog 07/04/2012 . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

In 1997 the world waited impatiently for what was slated to be the Nevermind of dance. Was Prodigy's The Fat Of The Land really the expected wonder of the world? Read the full article: Prodigy conquered the world in 1997: The Fat Of The Land . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

On August 5th, 2022, the live album Noise & Flowers by Neil Young + Promise Of The Real will be released, a report of their 2019 European tour. Read the full article: News: Neil Young + Promise Of The Real Live album . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

4/5: An unforgettable night in Amsterdam with Billie Eilish, where the hysteria works on the funny bone, but Eilish still comes out on top! Read the full article: Billie Eilish . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

In 1972 Roxy Music released their eponymously titled debut album. The starting point for a wayward, successful and exciting career! Read the full article: In 1972 Roxy Music gave off their first impression . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

Roxy Music's debut album was reviewed a lot, especially considering the band was virtually unknown at the time. Many were enthused! Read the full article: Roxy Music – Debut album – The Reviews . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

4½/5: And once again Cat Power left a lasting impression following her impressive, intimate and moving concert. Long live Cat Power! Read the full article: Cat Power . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

Guest author Edward returns to A Pop Life withe great story about documentaries, music and tolerance. Highly recommended! Read the full article: A Real Thing (by guest author Edward) . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

In 1985 Prince And The Revolution played to an audience of millions. The audio recordings have been remastered and (finally) released seperately. It's a beautiful document! Read the full article: Prince And The Revolution – Live . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

4/5: Rubato demonstrated that small(er) Turkish combo's can move audiences profoundly. They interpreted Sezen Aksu, without selling her short. Read the full article: Rubato . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

In memoriam: Jeff Buckley 1966-1997 Read the full article: In memoriam: Jeff Buckley 1966-1997 . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

3/5: Koray Avci's performance was great at times, but the setlist's order was clumsy and the many monologues killed the show's momentum. Read the full article: Koray Avci 21-05-2022 . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

2½/5: A two-faced Pet Shop Boys: great moments are intertwined with moments that fail to impress. The group wants to be current, but ultimately loses their original charm. Read the full article: Pet Shop Boys . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

In memoriam: Donna Summer 1948-2012 Read the full article: In memoriam: Donna Summer 1948-2012 . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

In memoriam: Chuck Brown 1936-2012 Read the full article: In memoriam: Chuck Brown 1936-2012 . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

Over 5 years after the fantastic DAMN., Kendrick Lamar finally releases a successor. Is the new album really that good again? Yes, yes and yes again! Read the full article: Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

In memoriam: Adam Yauch 1964-2012 Read the full article: In memoriam: Adam Yauch 1964-2012 . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

In memoriam: Henny Vrienten 1948 - 2022 Read the full article: In memoriam: Henny Vrienten 1948 – 2022 . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

In memoriam: Arno Hintjens 1949 - 2022 Read the full article: In memoriam: Arno Hintjens 1949 – 2022 . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

In memoriam: Jan Rot 1957-2022 Read the full article: In memoriam: Jan Rot 1957-2022 . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

On May 13th, 2022, five years since masterpiece DAMN., a new Kendrick Lamar album will finally see the light of day. King Kendrick is back! Read the full article: News: Kendrick Lamar finally releases a new album! . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

4½/5: Raymond van het Groenewoud is finally able to celebrate his 70th birthday in Paradiso. And what a good, beautiful, grand and intimate show it was! Read the full article: Raymond van het Groenewoud . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

3/5: Fischer-Z in Paradiso playing a special one-off show. After a moderate start the evening lukcily ended on a high note! Read the full article: Fischer-Z . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

Read the full article: Thundercat . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

On June 3rd, 2022, the Prince & The Revolution album Live will be released, which was released on video in 1985. Remastered, so including great sound! Read the full article: News: Prince and The Revolution: Live | Remixed & Remastered . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

In memoriam: Chuck Berry 1926-2017 Read the full article: In memoriam: Chuck Berry 1926-2017 . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

In memoriam: Clyde Stubblefield 1943-2017 Read the full article: In memoriam: Clyde Stubblefield 1943-2017 . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

In memoriam: Thelonious Monk 1917-1982 Read the full article: In memoriam: Thelonious Monk 1917-1982 . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

An image from the rich A Pop Life archive. Read the full article: Archive image: George Michael . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

An image from the rich A Pop Life archive. Read the full article: Archive image: Prince & The Revolution Live 08/17/1986 (009) . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

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In memoriam: Etta James 1938-2012 Read the full article: In memoriam: Etta James 1938-2012 . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )