Music - Power Pop News

Posted by Richard Rossi on Jan 19, 2021 in Music, News, Powerpop | 0 comments

Geoff Palmer & Lucy Ellis – Your Face Is Weird

The way the story goes, Geoff Palmer (of The Connection) had always wanted to record the John Prine penned “In Spite of Ourselves”. Having met Lucy Ellis, he at last...

Posted by Richard Rossi on Jan 13, 2021 in Music, News, Powerpop | 0 comments

The Cheap Cassettes – See Her in Action

Years ago, I read an interview with a 90’s power pop band called Best Kissers in the World. The journalist compared their sound to that of The Plimsouls after which one...

Posted by Richard Rossi on Jan 6, 2021 in Music, News, Powerpop | 0 comments

Stan Laurels – There Is No Light Without the Dark

The last Stan Laurels album, Maybe, was one of the best power pop albums of 2018. The Stan Laurels are back (John Lathrop, to be exact) with their 4rth LP and the first...

Posted by Richard Rossi on Dec 31, 2020 in Music, News, Powerpop | 3 comments

Best Power Pop Albums & EP’s of 2020

The Best of Power Pop 2020 list is here! Broken down into categories, our year end best of list includes albums, EP’s, tributes, live albums and non-power pop albums....

Posted by Richard Rossi on Dec 22, 2020 in Music, News, Powerpop | 0 comments

Classic Ruins – Forget About It

Every once in a while I hear something that makes me wonder how I could have missed something so, well, me. Something with the urgency of a good Ramones record and the...

Posted by Richard Rossi on Dec 15, 2020 in Music, News, Powerpop | 0 comments

Jared Lekites – Looking For Diamonds X

This pandemic year has all of us looking at things differently – or perhaps again. With Looking For Diamonds X, it seems Jared Lekites has done exactly that. He’s...