When released in 1970, “Mother,” the stark and startling album opener of John Lennon’s first post-Beatles solo album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, signalled a change in John’s songwriting, away from third-person narratives and towards a more autobiographical, confessional style. Read full post

Jimmy Mavroudis

Pop Scoop founder and editor. Ex showbiz/tech editor at the Cyprus Mail. Former sub-editor at Archant. Former art director Sky TV. Co-founder of Kool Magazine and freelanced for the BBC, Channel 4, Warner Bros and the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation.

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The Lockdown Sessions is a series from our unplugged sessions. Now you can enjoy music, recorded from the artists’ living rooms directly into yours during the Coronavirus outbreak of 2020. See and hear all the sessions in one place below! Read full post

Staff Writer

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If you’re the sort of cinephile to follow the award campaigns, you’ve likely noticed that it’s getting more and more difficult to actually see the contending films before they start handing out trophies. This is partly because distribution is more spread out (between major releases, arthouse films, and streaming services),…

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Staff Writer

We’re always on the lookout for writers/presenters/videographers and photographers. If you think you have what it takes to join the writing team. Get in touch!

http://www.popscoop.org/joinus/

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Last Saturday night I was sitting on the floor, outdoors, in a music arena, by the water in Faliro, Athens with a beer by my side and not a care in the world. I am about to dance and sing with thousands of people to the rhythms of rock legend,…

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Georgie’s mummy

Hello! I’m Eleni.
Writer. Amateur photographer. Small and curvy mama. Blogger. Chronic procrastinator. I like t-shirts with holes in them and I have messy hair.
There’s a bunch of stuff I like to do during my days living on the island of Cyprus.
And it’s all done with music.

http://georgiesmummy.com/

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The life of Damon Dash appears to be an epic triumph to some, a Shakespearean tragedy to others. It depends on where you’re standing when you look at him. After speaking with the hip hop mogul turned entrepreneur and filmmaker, I can tell you Dame Dash’s story is more nuanced…

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Allison Kugel

Allison Kugel is a syndicated entertainment and pop culture journalist, and author of the book, Journaling Fame: A memoir of a life unhinged and on the record. Follow her on Instagram @theallisonkugel.

As legendary punk band The Stranglers prepare to hit the road to present their “Definitive” collection in the form of The Definitive Tour, it was with excitement and trepidation that I got the opportunity to chat to a guy with the reputation of being one of the toughest guys in…

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Gary Roper

Pop Scoop! nabbed Patrick Stump and Joe Trohman of Fall Out Boy for some casual breeze shooting (we could literally do this ALL DAY with these guys) after their monster set at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Norwich. Read full post

Isaac Mace-Tessler

With degrees in Art History and Film Studies, Isaac has experience in Hollywood and the US independent film industry, and has worked as a bookseller, lecturer and artist. He has what he likes to call “wide-as-the-horizon” taste in music and films.

Barely three years ago Luke, Michael, Calum and Ashton were just like countless other boys at school: putting a band together, writing songs, posting covers on YouTube, dreaming of stardom. Flash forward to now and as pop-punk/rock demi-gods 5 Seconds of Summer, they are shaping up to be the biggest…

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Isaac Mace-Tessler

With degrees in Art History and Film Studies, Isaac has experience in Hollywood and the US independent film industry, and has worked as a bookseller, lecturer and artist. He has what he likes to call “wide-as-the-horizon” taste in music and films.