The Yum Yums – Poppin’ Up Again
When you land in Oslo, take the Road to Ruin until you get to The Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus. Look for the sign that says “Rum Bar Records”. There, you’ll...
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Rome 56 – Paradise Is Free
In the mid 70’s, The Shirts could be heard routinely at CBGBs and other NYC clubs. The band’s single “Tell Me Your Plans” would earn them the coveted “big in Japan”...
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Colman Gota – Don’t Stop Playing Guitar
We first heard Colman Gota back in 2016 with his outstanding LP entitled Tape. Gota followed up that one with Fear The Summer, an album that found its way onto our 2017...
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Valley Lodge – Shadows In Paradise
Our familiarity with Dave Hill and Valley Lodge goes all the way back to 2013’s Use Your Weapons. Hill is a stand up comic and an author, too. With all that, he may be...
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RADAR: Punky Power Pop From Extra Arms
2023’s The Last Rock Band was in our end of year top 20. Ryan Allen’s What a Rip was our top power pop album of 2021. Needless to say, expectations are high when a new...
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Dave Cope & The Sass – Hidden From the World
One of Philadelphia’s best is back with his sixth full length album. We liked 2022’s Julee plenty. But Dave Cope’s latest, Hidden From the World, is more of a...
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