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tag-deon-toh tag-great-spy-experiment tag-iehac tag-inch-chua tag-monster-cat tag-plainsunset tag-rachael-teo tag-s-rock tag-the-fast-colors"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="cat-links"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/category/music-2/" rel="category tag">MUSIC</a></span> </div> <h1 class="entry-title">BAYBEATS 2012</h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="entry-date"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/baybeats-2012/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2012-05-20T08:52:28+00:00">May 20, 2012</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/author/kevin/" rel="author">Kevin Mathews</a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-10089" title="Screen shot 2012-05-20 at AM 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with acts from Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Hong Kong, Thailand and Japan. The emphasis on Singapore acts befits the celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Esplanade, a venue that has impacted the local music scene in a highly positive manner in the last decade.</p> <p>So mark your calendars on the above dates and look out for Obedient Wives Club, For This Cycle, King King Jane, Black Diamond Folds, Godzilla, Rudra, Rachael Teo, ANECHOIS, Cashew Chemists, The Fast Colors, Embrace Them Ghosts, Great Spy Experiment, Plainsunset, Deon, MONSTER CAT, Pep Talk, Inch Chua & Metric System, Run Neon Tiger, Cockpit, A Town In Fear & In Each Hand a Cutlass.</p> <p>An exciting time for the indie music scene beckons…</p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"><span class="tag-links"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/tag/baybeats-2012/" rel="tag">Baybeats 2012</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/tag/deon-toh/" rel="tag">Deon Toh</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/tag/great-spy-experiment/" rel="tag">Great Spy Experiment</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/tag/iehac/" rel="tag">IEHAC</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/tag/inch-chua/" rel="tag">Inch Chua</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/tag/monster-cat/" rel="tag">Monster Cat</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/tag/plainsunset/" rel="tag">Plainsunset</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/tag/rachael-teo/" rel="tag">Rachael Teo</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/tag/s-rock/" rel="tag">S-ROCK</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/tag/the-fast-colors/" rel="tag">The Fast Colors</a></span></footer></article> <nav class="navigation post-navigation" role="navigation"> <h1 class="screen-reader-text">Post navigation</h1> <div class="nav-links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/dribbling-44/" rel="prev"><span class="meta-nav">Previous Post</span>… DRIBBLING …</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/10092/" rel="next"><span class="meta-nav">Next Post</span>LIVEOROCKS</a> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div id="content-sidebar" class="content-sidebar widget-area" role="complementary"> <aside id="query-posts-2" class="widget posts"><div class="post-17452 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-music-2 tag-elephant-stone tag-listening-booth tag-monk-tamony tag-new-music-spotlight tag-summer-heart tag-the-ruiins"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/listening-room-new-music-spotlight/" title="LISTENING ROOM – NEW MUSIC SPOTLIGHT"></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/listening-room-new-music-spotlight/" title="LISTENING ROOM – NEW MUSIC SPOTLIGHT" rel="bookmark">LISTENING ROOM – NEW MUSIC SPOTLIGHT</a></h2><p class="byline">By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/author/kevin/" title="Kevin Mathews">Kevin Mathews</a></span> on <abbr class="published" title="Friday, March 4th, 2016, 1:36 pm">March 4, 2016</abbr></p><div class="entry-summary"><p>Loads of new music out there and we’d like to draw your attention to a couple of streaming tunes we think you’d enjoy. </p> </div><p class="entry-meta"><span class="category">Category: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/category/music-2/" rel="tag">MUSIC</a></span></p></div><div class="post-17448 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-music-2 tag-album-review tag-bandcamp tag-dream-pop tag-folk tag-psychedelic-folk tag-reviews tag-some-kind-of-illness tag-uk"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/album-review-some-kind-of-illness-st/" title="ALBUM REVIEW: SOME KIND OF ILLNESS – S/T"></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/album-review-some-kind-of-illness-st/" title="ALBUM REVIEW: SOME KIND OF ILLNESS – S/T" rel="bookmark">ALBUM REVIEW: SOME KIND OF ILLNESS – S/T</a></h2><p class="byline">By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/author/kevin/" title="Kevin Mathews">Kevin Mathews</a></span> on <abbr class="published" title="Thursday, March 3rd, 2016, 1:19 pm">March 3, 2016</abbr></p><div class="entry-summary"><p>It has taken a while for Some Kind of Illness to release their debut full length album but it’s definitely worth the wait! 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Conflict, pain, anguish, heartbreak, discrimination together with moments of loneliness, gentleness, helplessness and melancholy. A perspective that is not just solely Singaporean, but human.” Leslie Low, The Observatory.</p> </div><p class="entry-meta"><span class="category">Category: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/category/music-2/" rel="tag">MUSIC</a></span></p></div><div class="post-17432 post type-post status-publish format-image hentry category-pers tag-sunday-reflection post_format-post-format-image"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/sunday-reflection-9/" title="SUNDAY REFLECTION"></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/sunday-reflection-9/" title="SUNDAY REFLECTION" rel="bookmark">SUNDAY REFLECTION</a></h2><p class="byline">By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/author/kevin/" title="Kevin Mathews">Kevin Mathews</a></span> on <abbr class="published" title="Sunday, February 28th, 2016, 12:00 pm">February 28, 2016</abbr></p><div class="entry-summary"></div><p class="entry-meta"><span class="category">Category: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/category/pers/" rel="tag">PERSONAL</a></span></p></div><div class="post-17430 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-music-2 tag-classic tag-jellyfish tag-music-videos tag-pop-rock tag-poptv tag-rock-n-roll tag-teenage-fanclub tag-the-las tag-the-pop-underground tag-they-might-be-giants tag-uncle-tupelo"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/poptv-the-pop-underground-the-pioneers/" title="PoPTV: THE POP UNDERGROUND – THE PIONEERS"></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/poptv-the-pop-underground-the-pioneers/" title="PoPTV: THE POP UNDERGROUND – THE PIONEERS" rel="bookmark">PoPTV: THE POP UNDERGROUND – THE PIONEERS</a></h2><p class="byline">By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/author/kevin/" title="Kevin Mathews">Kevin Mathews</a></span> on <abbr class="published" title="Saturday, February 27th, 2016, 11:35 am">February 27, 2016</abbr></p><div class="entry-summary"><p>“Melodic guitar pop-rock inspired by the 60s/70s” is probably the best definition I can come up with of ‘The Pop Underground’. Personally, I believe this ‘genre’ encapsulates several pop-rock styles like Rock ’n’ Roll, Power Pop, Chamber Pop, Orchestral Pop, Glam, Punk, Mod, Merseybeat, Psychedelic Rock, Garage, Alt-Country and the like. Simply put, this is … <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/poptv-the-pop-underground-the-pioneers/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">PoPTV: THE POP UNDERGROUND – THE PIONEERS</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div><p class="entry-meta"><span class="category">Category: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/category/music-2/" rel="tag">MUSIC</a></span></p></div><div class="post-17410 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-tv tag-abc tag-agent-carter tag-arrow tag-cbs tag-cw tag-geek-out tag-legends-of-tomorrow tag-scifi tag-supergirl tag-superhero tag-superhero-tv-wrap tag-the-flash"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/geek-out-superhero-tv-wrap-270216/" title="GEEK OUT! 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Spoilers, duh!</p> </div><p class="entry-meta"><span class="category">Category: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/category/tv/" rel="tag">TV</a></span></p></div><div class="post-17407 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-music-2 tag-80s-music tag-album-review tag-life-of-pause tag-pop-rock tag-post-punk-revival tag-reviews tag-synthpop tag-wild-nothing"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/album-review-wild-nothing-life-of-pause/" title="ALBUM REVIEW: WILD NOTHING – LIFE OF PAUSE"></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/album-review-wild-nothing-life-of-pause/" title="ALBUM REVIEW: WILD NOTHING – LIFE OF PAUSE" rel="bookmark">ALBUM REVIEW: WILD NOTHING – LIFE OF PAUSE</a></h2><p class="byline">By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/author/kevin/" title="Kevin Mathews">Kevin Mathews</a></span> on <abbr class="published" title="Friday, February 26th, 2016, 11:30 am">February 26, 2016</abbr></p><div class="entry-summary"><p>Pretty amazed at how much influence the music of the 80s post-punk/new wave bands continue to have on modern rock. Regular visitors would be familiar with my disdain for the Joy Division clones that continue to rear their ugly heads but it’s fair to say that there are legitimate artists out there who are doing … <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/album-review-wild-nothing-life-of-pause/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">ALBUM REVIEW: WILD NOTHING – LIFE OF PAUSE</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div><p class="entry-meta"><span class="category">Category: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/category/music-2/" rel="tag">MUSIC</a></span></p></div><div class="post-17405 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-music-2 tag-gozilla tag-music-videos tag-poptv tag-skaters tag-talkie tag-the-new-rock-n-roll"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/poptv-the-new-rock-n-roll-6/" title="PoPTV – THE NEW ROCK N ROLL"></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/poptv-the-new-rock-n-roll-6/" title="PoPTV – THE NEW ROCK N ROLL" rel="bookmark">PoPTV – THE NEW ROCK N ROLL</a></h2><p class="byline">By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100404/http://www.powerofpop.com/author/kevin/" title="Kevin Mathews">Kevin Mathews</a></span> on <abbr class="published" title="Thursday, February 25th, 2016, 12:00 pm">February 25, 2016</abbr></p><div class="entry-summary"><p>Rock ‘n’ roll might not have the same commercial or cultural impact it used to have but we promise to keep the flag flying. Here are videos of new music you should be listening to that expresses the spirit of rock ‘n’ roll. 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