Charli XCX and her band of collaborators have been leading the charge of pushing pop music headlong into new territories over the last few years, using the latest and greatest in PC Music (aka bubblegum bass) production techniques. However, it was a bit of a surprise to hear she…

Charli XCX performs at The Fox Theater in Oakland on Oct. 2, 2019. Photos: Joaquin Cabello. OAKLAND — If Charli XCX wanted to make a point about where she is in her career, the alt-pop star made it at her sold-out show at the Fox Theater with a set…

Taylor Swift performs on the Reputation Stadium Tour at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California on May 11, 2018. Photos: Steve Carlson. SANTA CLARA — On her 2017 album Reputation, “the old Taylor” Swift is dead. But on the Reputation Stadium Tour, which arrived at Levi’s Stadium Friday for…

Courtesy: Catie Laffoon Michigan singer-songwriter Alex Winston and MS MR’s Max Hershenow are so over big labels. Together as new duo Post Precious, Winston and Hershenow are going back to basics when it comes to writing, recording and releasing their own songs. For Hershenow, whose band MS MR is…

Charli XCX not only acts in the Angry Birds movie, she sings on the soundtrack, which was released earlier today and also features Blake Shelton, Demi Lavato and even actor Peter Dinklage, he of the the Game of Thrones and U2 video fame. But back to Charli, whose “Explode”…

Photos: Roman Gokhman Perhaps the point Charlotte Aitchison was trying to make at the Fox Theater in Oakland Thursday evening was one of irony–-combining grrl power anthems with faux pole dancing and flashing of the lower half variety (she was covered). If so, the message was muddled. Perhaps the…

Charli was in town closing out her current tour, supporting her new album, “Sucker.” The videos (the two-song encore) were filmed in HD. You can increase window size and quality. See more pics, a video, and read my previous interview with Charli here.

I haven’t read “The Fault In Our Stars,” but I’ve heard so much about it I kind of want to now. The soundtrack curated for the film adaptation is pretty strong, and that was before this song’s video came across my inbox. From the press release, I learned that…

Photos: Roman Gokhman Come back Monday for my Q&A with Charli. Check out much better photos (later today) taken by Jason DeBord here.

Photos: Roman Gokhman Read some of Roman Gokhman’s previous interviews with Marina Diamandis here. Marina and the Diamonds perform at the Warfield in San Francisco on May 6, 2013. Marina and the Diamonds perform at the Warfield in San Francisco on May 6, 2013. Marina and the Diamonds perform…