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Pretty self-explanatory, share the Power Pop Gem you are currently listening to.  I'll start:Ice Cream Hands - Traveling Made Easy (1993)

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Best Pop albums of the new Millenium

And, yes, this means I'm one of those people who think the millenium began on Jan. 1st, 2001.  ;-)   Over at the blog for my radio station…

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The White Album: An Alternate Histroy

            By 1968, the Beatles had reached a crisis. The death of their manager Brian Epstein, the debacle of the Magical Mystery Tour fi…

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Pretty self-explanatory, share the Power Pop Gem you are currently listening to.  I'll start:Ice Cream Hands - Traveling Made Easy (1993)

Started by maximum jack

191 May 6
Reply by Bruce Brodeen

Best Pop albums of the new Millenium

And, yes, this means I'm one of those people who think the millenium began on Jan. 1st, 2001.  ;-)   Over at the blog for my radio station…

Started by Rich Horton

17 Jan 22
Reply by Ron Balliet

New Hoodoo Gurus song is about being an aging rocker, it also kicks major ass.

I couldn't paste for some reason, so you can watch it here   They are playing a live webcast 3-hour show tomorrow (depending on where you a…

Started by MzAmar

4 Jan 22
Reply by Ron Balliet

Power Pop In The Mainstream

Power Pop is a genre unto itself, however every now and then a mainstream music artist will dip their toes in its effervescent pool of hook…

Started by Scott Larson

31 Jan 7, 2012
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Records Official Bootleg giveaway on Facebook!

Here's the e-Press release:   With Fall comes change. And, thanks to a new Records' Facebook promotion, you can keep yours in your pocket…

Started by Richard Rossi

0 Oct 3, 2011

Beer Commercials

Here's what I have with regard to the beer commecials. On my blog I compiled a few from various radio concerts discs I have from my days in…

Started by Joe Lynch

2 Jul 6, 2011
Reply by Richard Rossi

Power Pop Commercials

Ok folks, I need your help. I recently found while going through some old recordings, broadcasts, etc. that powerpop bands (mostly from the…

Started by Richard Rossi

3 Jun 27, 2011
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The Records

The Records, "Starry Eyes"  1979.. Fav power-pop  song of all time..

Started by Kevin Heuer

7 Jun 26, 2011
Reply by Richard Rossi

Important Upcoming Power Pop Releases and Reissues.

A place for Tribers to share news about pending releases and reissues in the Power Pop world.  I just found out about this:   Nick Lowe's L…

Started by maximum jack

3 Jun 23, 2011
Reply by Richard Rossi

New Smithereens Record is frikkin amazing

Interview with Smithereens drummer Dennis Diken about the for reasons I cannot understand practically unheard new record and you can watch…

Started by MzAmar

12 Jun 16, 2011
Reply by Richard Rossi

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Stan Schwieger commented on Anna Borg's blog post I totally met Michael Nesmith and I didn't pass out
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Harry commented on Anna Borg's blog post I totally met Michael Nesmith and I didn't pass out
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