Post Tagged with: "Power Pop"

by / on March 21, 2013 at 7:43 am / in Pop Music, Uncategorized

The Eddies – Gonna Sing About This (2013)

A trio from Southern California, the Eddies include twin brothers, Dean and Dale, who share lead vocals and play bass and guitar respectively, while Len Curiel is the drummer.

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by / on February 12, 2013 at 9:22 am / in Pop Music, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Almost Hits: Donnie Iris, “Ah! Leah!” (1981)

Here’s one you might remember: “Ah! Leah!” by Donnie Iris, his only really big hit, which peaked at No. 29 in the Billboard charts on February 7th, 1981. That intro is a bit tongue in cheek, actually

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by / on January 31, 2013 at 7:41 am / in Pop Music

Stephen Lawrenson – Obscuriousity (2013)

Although the name of Stephen Lawrenson’s new album is certainly clever, let’s hope it doesn’t become an obscurity or curiosity — because songs this good deserve to be heard by everyone who appreciates first-class pop cuisine.

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by / on January 22, 2013 at 12:48 pm / in Metal, Pop Music, Rock Music, Streams, Uncategorized

Exclusive stream: The Sweet, “Fox on the Run” from Desolation Boulevard Revisited Live (2013)

The Sweet, as they prepare for a new 2013 world tour, have shared a live take on their classic track “Fox on the Run” with Something Else! Reviews as an exclusive preview stream.

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by / on January 3, 2013 at 9:01 am / in Pop Music, Rock Music, Streams, Uncategorized

Exclusive stream: A Fragile Tomorrow – Be Nice Be Careful (2013)

We’ve already raved about the lead single. Here is your chance to stream A Fragile Tomorrow’s forthcoming Be Nice Be Careful in its entirety before the January 8, 2013 street date.

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by / on January 1, 2013 at 7:38 am / in Pop Music, Uncategorized

Jeremy – The Solar King (2013)

I would bet a pepperoni pizza that Jeremy Morris is the most prolific artist in the history of recorded music. The Portage, Michigan resident sings, writes songs, plays a flurry of different instruments and runs his own label.

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by / on December 29, 2012 at 12:00 pm / in Rock Music, Uncategorized

Research Turtles – Mankiller, Part 2 of 2 (EP) (2012)

Brit-styled power pop has been making undiluted rock bouncy and fun since the Beatles and “Can’t Buy Me Love” took the world by storm in 1963. New wave bands that emerged at the end of the 70s such as Squeeze The Cars, The Romantics and The Knack reminded us of why we went apeshit over the Fab Four, The Who [...]

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by / on November 17, 2012 at 8:23 am / in Movies, Pop Music, Uncategorized

The Move – The Lost Broadcasts (2012)

Huge in England for a time, but utterly ignored in America, the Move are typically thought of in the states — if they are thought of at all — as nothing more than an antecedent to Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra.

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by / on September 19, 2012 at 7:44 am / in Pop Music, Uncategorized

True Hearts – True Hearts (2012)

Just when you think the well has run dry and all the great power pop records from the past have been uncovered and pressed on compact disc, along comes True Hearts, a band from Houston, Texas.

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by / on August 28, 2012 at 7:54 am / in On Second Thought, Pop Music, Rock Music, Uncategorized

On Second Thought: Badfinger – The Best of Badfinger (1995)

Just as the Beatles were breaking up, along comes Badfinger, attacking radio stations everywhere with a song bearing an uncannily resemblance to a prime piece of power pop of the Fab Four variety.

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