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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

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adblock Experimental Folk Rock 

Peter Stampfel’s 20th Century: 100 Years of Popular Music, Renewed and Reinvented 

February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 j. poet 0 Comments Big Star, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Chumbawamba, Crowded House, Holy Modal Rounders, Peter Stampfel, Peter Stampfel's 20th Century, The Beatles, The Spice Girls

An exclusive chat with the American folk legend about his ambitious salute to pop’s first hundred years

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Alternative Rock Power Pop Rock 

Pump Up The Volume: Stands For Decibels at 40

February 19, 2021February 20, 2021 Jim Caligiuri 0 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, Alex Chilton, Big Star, CBGB, Chris Stamey, Gene Holder, Hurrah’s, Irving Plaza, Maxwell's, Peter Holsapple, The dB's, the Mudd Club, Will Rigby

An exclusive chat with The dB’s about their classic debut album

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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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Power Pop 

Big Star: Space Is The Place

December 6, 2019December 6, 2019 Luci Turner 0 Comments 2005, AFGHAN WHIGS, Alex Chilton, Andy Hummel, Big Star, Chris Bell, In Space, Jody Stephens, Omnivore Recordings, Primal Scream, R.E.M.

An exclusive chat with Jody Stephens about the Memphis rock band’s newly expanded 2005 comeback LP

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Power Pop 

ALBUMS: COME ON LET’S GO! Power Pop Gems From The ‘70s and ‘80s (Big Beat/Ace)

August 7, 2019August 8, 2019 David Bash 2 Comments 20/20, Big Beat/Ace, Big Star, Come on Let's Go! Power Pop Gems from the '70s and '80s, Dave Burke, Dwight Tilley Band, Flamin' Groovies, Raspberries, Shoes, The Romantics, The Rooks, The Rubinoos, The Secrets, The Toms, The Tweeds

New compilation highlights material from acts in the power pop multi-verse both obvious and obscure

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jazz Rock 

That Crazy Mood

February 11, 2019February 13, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments Alex Chilton, Big Star, Chet Baker, The Box Tops

Alex Chilton goes to cool school

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Pop Rock 

Big Star: We Get What We Deserve

January 18, 2019November 21, 2019 Bill Kopp 1 Comment Big Star, Omnivore Recordings, WLIR

A look at the Memphis power pop icons’ Live on WLIR

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New Wave Pop Rock 

If You’re Happy That’s Where You Belong

January 4, 2019January 4, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments Big Star, Omnivore Recordings, Van Duren

A rare chat with unsung Memphis rock luminary Van Duren

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