Can Rob Smith Say No to the awesome kindie power pop of California’s Hipwaders? Of course he can’t.
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Annie Zaleski
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When Material Issue front man Jim Ellison committed suicide in June of 1996, the act was sharp and sudden. The 32-year-old wasn’t a stereotypical grunge sad-sack. He was an anachronistic…
Dw. Dunphy
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Popdose presents four examples of Japanese power pop, courtesy of super-blog Power Pop Overdose.
Rob Smith
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“Rob Smith Can’t Say No” to the power-pop goodness of Boston’s Oranjuly. Check it out at Popdose.
David Medsker
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In the late ’90s and early ’00s, I went head first down the power-pop rabbit hole. I eventually regretted it for some reason (oh wait, I remember now — the…
Dave Lifton
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In his latest Infinite Play column, Dave Lifton takes a look at “September Gurls,” the power pop masterpiece by the late, great Alex Chilton of Big Star.
Dave Lifton
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This is a series I began on my blog, Wings for Wheels, a few years ago under the awkward title Songs I Never Get Tired Of. When I begged asked…
Scott Malchus
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The mark of any great power pop album is its ability to not only stick in your head after the music has stopped, but its ability to make you want…
Dw. Dunphy
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I like the power pop. When done right, it can be a deceptively potent thing, like the best of Cheap Trick, or Jellyfish’s Spilt Milk. When it’s done wrong, there’s…
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