Author: Ryan Maffei

Alternative Rock Indie Rock Pop Power Pop 

2, 3, 4, 1…: Imperial Teen’s Seasick at 25

May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 Ryan Maffei 1 Comment 1996, Faith No More, Imperial Teen, Roddy Bottum, Seasick, Slash Records

A tale of four princes who wanted to be queens…

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adblock Alternative Rock Indie Rock Power Pop Punk 

Crush Story: Cereal Killers at 30

March 12, 2021March 12, 2021 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments 1991, 30th Anniversary, Blink-182, Cereal Killers, CHEAP TRICK, Giant Records, Martha Quinn, MTV, Sandy Smallens, The Who, Tim Quirk, Too Much Joy

Three decades on, Too Much Joy look back on the album that almost murdered their cult status

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Progressive Rock 

In the Wake of a Dissolved Court

May 28, 2020 Ryan Maffei 2 Comments 1970, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald, In The Wake Of Poseidon, Kanye West, King Crimson, Michael Giles, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Robert Fripp

Remembering King Crimson’s In the Wake of Poseidon, 50 years later

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Pop Power Pop Remembrance 

Fountains of Wayne Were a Modern Day Lennon/McCartney

April 7, 2020April 6, 2020 Ryan Maffei 6 Comments Adam Schlesinger, Big Star, Chris Collingwood, Fountains of Wayne, Jody Porter, RIP, Shoes, The dB's, The Go-Betweens, Utopia Parkway, Welcome Interstate Managers

Adam Schlesinger had a lot of collaborators — but none brought out his best like Chris Collingwood

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