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Saturday, July 4, 2020

Celebrated Summer: New Day Rising Turns 35

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1985, Bob Mould, Grant Hart, Greg Norton, Husker Du, Joan Rivers, New Day Rising, SST

By 1985, Hüsker Dü reached the point of no return in succumbing to their pop sensibilities

Pop Power Pop

LISTEN: Saving for a Custom Van Pays Tribute to Adam Schlesinger

June 16, 2020June 16, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2020, Adam Schlesinger, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Father/Daughter Records, Fountains of Wayne, Gail Greenwood, Ivy, Kay Hanley, MusicCares, Nada Surf, Saving for a Custom Van, Tanya Donelly, Ted Leo, That Thing You Do!

Sarah Silverman, Ben Lee, Rachel Bloom, Ted Leo, Nada Surf, Kay Hanley, Jody Porter and others cover their favorite Adam songs for charity; all proceeds going to the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund

Britpop Power Pop Punk

Supergrass’ Debut at 25: Should We Still Coco?

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 Jason Thurston 0 Comments 1995, Alright, Clueless, Danny Goffey, Eddie Cochran, Gaz Coombes, Island Records, Mick Quinn, Supergrass, The Libertines, The Von Bondies

Gaz and the boys are still alright after all these years

Indie Rock Power Pop

Critical Mass: A Catholic Education at 30

June 3, 2020June 3, 2020 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1990, Bandwagonesque, Gerard Cosloy, Gerard Love, Homestead Records, Matador Records, Nirvana, Norman Blake, SPIN, Teenage Fanclub

Talking Teenage Fanclub with Matador Records co-founder Gerard Cosloy about the Scottish pop greats’ debut album

Indie Rock Power Pop

‘I Took The Wrong Direction From A Shooting Star’: Teenage Fanclub’s Grand Prix At 25

June 3, 2020June 3, 2020 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1995, 25th Anniversary, Bandwagonesque, formed in Bellshill near Glasgow in 1989.[1] The ba Norman Blake, Gerard Love, Grand Prix, Raymond McGinley, Teenage Fanclub

For their third DGC classic, the Fannies put power pop back in the pole position

Power Pop

Pop-O-Rama #4!!!

May 20, 2020May 21, 2020 David Bash 0 Comments Ashley Wren Collins, David Bash, Kyle Vincent, Russ Giguere, The Association, The No Ones, The Overtures

David Bash dishes on some of his favorite things that came through in the mail during Corona Time

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

Pop Power Pop Remembrance

Fountain of Brilliance: Losing Adam Schlesinger

April 2, 2020April 5, 2020 Ron Hart 2 Comments Adam Schlesinger, Chris Collingwood, COVID-19, Fountains of Wayne, Governor Phil Murphy, Ivy, RIP, Tinted Windows, Tom Hanks

Friends, colleagues, superstars and statesmen all come together to share memories, express sorrow over the passing of a most beloved American pop auteur

New Wave Pop Power Pop

Say Hello, (New) Wave Goodbye: Mad Love at 40

March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 Thomas Inskeep 1 Comment 1980, Asylum Records, Billy Steinberg, Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Linda Ronstadt, Mad Love, Mark Goldenberg, Peter Asher

Linda Ronstadt started the 1980s trying to figure out new wave. Kinda.

Folk New Wave Pop Power Pop Rock

The Miracle of Marshall Crenshaw

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 Katherine Yeske Taylor 1 Comment #447 (1999), Beatlemania, Marshall Crenshaw, My Truck Is My Home (1994), Pat DiNizio, Razor & Tie, Shiny-Tone Records, The 9 Volt Years (1998), The Miracle of Science, The Smithereens, What’s in the Bag?

As he rolls out an anticipated string of 90s reissues and hits the road with The Smithereens, the post-New Wave pop auteur speaks exclusively to the Rock & Roll Globe

Alternative Rock Power Pop Punk

IN CONCERT: Cherie Currie and Co. Fire It Up at Hot Stove Cool Music

February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Bill Janovitz, Boston, Buffalo Tom, Cherie Currie, Gail Greenwood, Greg Hawkes, Hot Stove Cool Music, Jen Trynin, Kay Hanley, Kim Shattuck, Letters To Cleo, Tanya Donnelly, Ted Leo, The Cars, The Rolling Stones, The Runaways

The onetime Runaway is joined by members of Buffalo Tom, The Cars, Letters To Cleo, Belly, Speedy Ortiz and more at the 20th anniversary blowout for famed Boston rock ‘n’ jock charity event