LILO’S BLOG

KISS In 1000 Pieces

From the moment the pandemic and lockdown took a brutally firm grip on our daily routine and social life, I guess we all have been looking for new entertainment and hobbies while staying at home. But once the primal panic of #stayhome settled, the agenda no longer felt so awfully empty. Hail to fresh, new beginnings and traditions! The first automatic thought was to dig up that eternally ignored to-do-list and finally make all these good intensions happen; deep cleaning the house, clear out the attic and barn, go through all these old boxes and bulging closets, re-paint the house, reorganize the garden and fix things that were bothering us for quite some time. Also, never before have we watched so many series on Netflix and soon Friday afternoon became our Happy Hour, playing classic board games like Monopoly, Cluedo, Labyrinth or card games, while enjoying unhealthy nibbles, a cool drink and some great music.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

From The HBLS Team

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POP EVIL

Rock ‘n Roll Is Not Dead

It’s already been three years ago that I spoke with the American alternative rock band Pop Evil at a press conference in Cologne, Germany, to talk about their latest album `Pop Evil’, their then new drummer Hayley Cramer, success and a bunch of other topics. Later in 2018 the Michigan-formed band went back on the road with great success and continued touring in 2019 as well. In April 2020 Pop Evil released the singles ,,Work’’ and ,,Let The Chaos Reign’’, followed by the third single ,,Breathe Again’’ in November 2020 and also officially announced the upcoming release of their sixth studio album `Versatile’, which they have been working on since Winter 2019 apparently. Like on their previous albums Pop Evil, which contains of vocalist Leigh Kakaty, lead guitarist Nick Fuelling, rhythm guitarist Dave Grahs, bass player Matt DiRito and drummer Hayley Cramer, kept things interesting and fresh by composing with an open mind, combining heavy rock with cool beats and elements from different non rock or metal sources and they sure didn’t hold back in exploring the exciting world of sound and production. To get our readers a quick update about this exciting new album and near future plans, I presented Leigh Kakaty a few questions.