Power pop blossomed in the 70s. Bands combined the melodicism of 60s pop with the harder rock sounds that were coming into vogue. That genre faded in popularity a bit as the 80s dawned. But it never ...
The flop single that became a power-pop classic thanks to one of the greatest live albums of the 70s
With the break-up of bands such as Big Star and The Raspberries, by the mid-70s power pop looked to be heading for extinction, as prog rock and disco filled the airwaves and record racks worldwide.
Doggone it, where’s an American independent power-pop band when you need one? Japan, naturally. When time came to interview the members of the band Blackpool Lights, the Tucson Weekly had a window of ...
Beloved NYC power-pop band the dB's bring their first tour in 12 years to San Francisco Thursday, with the quartet's original line-up playing songs from its first two albums at the Chapel. While ...
*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Euclid Records owner Joe Schwab remembers the first time he stumbled upon a 1986 cassette from the Painkillers, a local power-pop ...
Parisian punky power-pop band Alvilda released their debut album, C’est Déjà L’heure (“It’s Already Time”), last fall via Static Shock. It’s a lot of fun, full of harmonies, breathless rhythms and ...
The Flamin’ Groovies, one of San Francisco’s pioneering power-pop bands, will reunite for a performance at the 2025 Noise Pop Festival, amid personal challenges faced by former lead singer Chris ...
A half-century after Memphis power-pop band Big Star released their first three studio albums, their music has entered the rock canon through a kind of trapdoor that connects classic rock with indie ...
Radio 45, which has been compared to classic power pop bands like Cheap Trick and The Raspberries but with a modern twist, are using their newest single, “Good Dawg,” to help raise awareness for ...
Sometimes, the oddest mix of musicians can produce the finest collaborative works. The Smashing Pumpkins and Hanson are the last two bands that most would put together. However, back in the day, a ...
If someone told Michael Ubaldini that dusty copies of his old band’s records from four decades ago would sell for hundreds of dollars each, he probably wouldn’t have believed it. Not that anyone was ...
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