Pop Music - "Cool can wear sunglasses and leather"

 

Today I put out a request on twitter (sharonmatheson) asking for some good pop tune recommendations and was pleasantly surprised with an incredible amount of responses containing amazing yet credible pop! The responses came from 2 label execs, 1 Drum & Bass DJ and 3 avid Musos! Very impressed! Pop is once again cool and I'm not going to lie, I love it!

While an explanation as to why pop is just so damn cool is probably not required, I highly recommend this article by Joel Selvin and James Sullivan: POP MUSIC / Quintessential cool.

Reading this article along with the great responses to my tweet inspired me to make yet another play list – this time with all my favourite (and of course newly discovered) pop songs! Here is a wee sample:

 Lacrosse – You Can’t Say No Forever

 Superheroes – You Love Her Coz She’s Dead

 M.I.A – Paper Planes

 Punch and Judys – You Fell in Love with a DJ

 The Go Team – Ladyflash

 MGMT – Time to Pretend

 Apparently a term new was invented to describe the above music. That term is "Wonky Pop" I hate it!!! There was no need! As the Joel Selvin and James Sullivan article linked to above states:

"Cool knows its own ability, and it doesn't need to advertise. Cool keeps its verve in reserve. Cool hints at mystery, eccentricity, a bit of contempt. Cool doesn't break a sweat." 

The Pleasure is All Mine

Seeing as this is a new blog, it is only right that I give a formal welcome and introduce this humble little 'chatter' space.

I’ll mainly be blogging about the music industry and my somewhat naïve personal experience of it.

I have worked in ‘the’ industry for around 18 months, but worked with music for about five years and I think I may love it more than anything else in my little world.

This will not be a ‘hot new music’ style blog, but instead a place I can natter away about my experiences, preconceptions vs realities and the ever exciting happenings in what I consider (with only a little hint of bias ;) the most exciting industry of all. I will also from time to time get very over excited about certain record labels, festivals and artists and feel obliged to tell you all about it.

I welcome comments, opinions and questions with open arms. It is lovely to hear what other people think of this industry that I love so much.