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Kalie Shorr on Making the Country Record of 2021 (Except It’s Not Country)

October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 Dan Weiss 0 Comments Amy, Butch Walker, Carly Rae Jepsen, Dua Lipa, I Got Here By Accident, Kacey Musgraves, Kalie Shorr, Love Child, Margo Price, SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE, Taylor Swift

Country’s brightest new voice discusses her first rock record, her love of Liz Phair, and why country singers deal with so much drama

Emotional Punk Rock aka Emo Hard Rock Pop Power Pop Punk

Watching Grunge Leg Drop New Jack Through A Press Table: Pinkerton at 25

September 29, 2021September 30, 2021 Kara Tucker 0 Comments

Reckoning with the complex legacy of the LP everyone thinks is the best Weezer album

Alternative Rock Hard Rock Indie Rock Noise Pop Post-Hardcore Post-Punk Power Pop Punk Rock

Oh Well, Whatever: ‘Nevermind’ at 30

September 23, 2021September 29, 2021 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1991, Breed, Dave Grohl, DGC, Garth Brooks, Geffen, In Bloom, Krist Noveselic, Kurt Cobain, Mariah Carey, MC Hammer, Nevermind, Nirvana, On a Plain, Polly, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Territorial Pissings

The breakout success of the second Nirvana album was both a gift and a curse for Kurt Cobain

Indie Rock New Wave Power Pop

It’s Just A Jenny Thing

September 14, 2021September 16, 2021 j. poet 0 Comments 2021, American Canyon, Ehren Baker, Matt Easton, Mike Phillips, New Wave, Shyam Rao, Star Search, The Jenny Thing

Berkeley New Wave favorites from the 90s return with a new, progressive sound on American Canyon

Pop Power Pop

Why Touched Remains A Touchstone 20 Years Later

September 11, 2021September 11, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2001. Damon Albarn, 9/11, Ken Stringfellow, Manifesto Records, Mitch Easter, September 11, Touched, Twin Towers

How the unfortunate timing of Ken Stringfellow’s classic solo debut turned out to be a blessing

Alternative Rock Pop Power Pop

Fountains of Wayne Run Dry

September 7, 2021September 21, 2021 Robert Baird 0 Comments 10th anniversary, 2011, Adam Schlesinger, Brian Young, Chris Collingwood, Fountains of Wayne, Jody Porter, Sky Full Of Holes, Welcome Interstate Managers

A vinyl reissue celebrates the 10th Anniversary of the pop greats’ last studio album Sky Full Of Holes

Power Pop Rock

ALBUMS: Saturday Night’s Alright for Jack Antonoff

September 3, 2021September 3, 2021 Jason Thurston 0 Comments Bleachers, Bruce Springsteen, Jack Antonoff, RCA, Take The Sadness Out of Saturday Night

The in-demand pop producer gets an assist from Bruce Springsteen on his third album as Bleachers

Emotional Punk Rock aka Emo Indie Rock Power Pop

Before Every Second Act, There Must Be A First Act: Nada Surf’s High/Low at 25

July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 Jason Thurston 0 Comments 25th Anniversary, Barsuk Records, High/Low, Matthew Caws, Nada Surf, Ric Ocasek, Semisonic

A look at the band’s more than just “Popular” debut LP

Pop Power Pop Records

Pop-O-Rama #5!!!

June 21, 2021June 21, 2021 David Bash 3 Comments 2021, Big Stir Records, Cherry Red, Chris Stamey, David Bash, Design, Elton John, Omnivore Recordings, Our Back Pages, Peter Holsapple, Pop, Pop-O-Rama, Power pop, Records, The Bablers, Wanderlust

David Bash dishes on some of the best new pop releases in recent weeks

Glam New Wave Power Pop

It’s Never Too Late To Experience Sparks

June 15, 2021August 4, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Andy Bell, Beck, Duran Duran, Erasure, Flea, Gillian Gilbert, John Taylor, New Order, Nick Rhodes, Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Sparks, Stephen Morris, Steve Jones, The Sex Pistols, The Sparks Brothers, Todd Rundgren, Vince Clarke

A new documentary from director Edgar Wright brings the brilliance of the Brothers Mael to a new generation

Pop Power Pop Soul

ALBUMS: Alex Chilton’s Boogie Shoes

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2021, Al Green, Alex Chilton, Ann Peebles, Big Star, Boogie Shoes: Live On Beale Street, O.V. Wright, Omnivore Recordings, Otis Clay, Syl Johnson, The Box Tops, Willie Mitchell

Flanked by the legendary Hi Records rhythm section, the Box Tops/Big Star boss found his groove on this rediscovered 1999 concert album

Alternative Rock New Wave Power Pop

Crab At The Booty: Weezer (Green Album) Turns 20

May 14, 2021May 14, 2021 Ted Miller 0 Comments 2001, 20th Anniversary, Brian Bell, Hash Pipe, Island In The Sun, Mikey Welsh, Pat Wilson, Rivers Cuomo, Weezer

The time has come for the band’s third LP to be deemed a masterpiece

Alternative Rock Indie Rock Pop Power Pop

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

May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments 1996, Faith No More, Imperial Teen, Roddy Bottum, Seasick, Slash Records

A tale of four princes who wanted to be queens…

Glam Pop Power Pop Punk Remembrance

Les McKeown 1955 – 2021: Ultrapop, Erotic Terror, and Punk’s Proof of Concept

April 28, 2021April 30, 2021 Tim Sommer 3 Comments Bay City Rollers, Cliff Richard, Klaatu, Les McKeown, Malcolm McClaren, MC5, RIP, Sweet, The Mumps, The Ramones, The Rollers

The best-known vocalist for the Bay City Rollers died suddenly this past week at age 65.

Broadway Pop Power Pop Rock Soundtracks and Film Scores

Jim Steinman: The Beat Is Yours Forever

April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 Jason Thurston 0 Comments Air Supply, Bat Out Of Hell, Bonnie Tyler, Casey Kasem, Jim Steinman, Meat Loaf, Sisters of Mercy

A look at the superstar songwriter’s life (and hits) outside of the Loaf

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