Eytan Mirsky’s All Over the Map

Posted by Richard Rossi on Sep 30, 2025 in Music, News, Powerpop |

Eytan Mirsky’s latest, All Over the Map, is finally here and as the title might suggest, it’s stylistically...

Rumble Strip’s Sayonara, Baby – We’re an American(a) Band. Maybe.

Posted by Richard Rossi on Sep 17, 2025 in Music, News, Powerpop |

Ninety days from first word on paper to last note sung. That’s how long it took to record Rumble Strip’s...

The Spongetones 40th – Power Pop Past & Present

Posted by Richard Rossi on Aug 24, 2025 in Concert Reviews, Music, News, Powerpop |

Thanks to the good folks at Big Stir, The Spongetones’ 40th Anniversary show is now available for all...

Dominic Lavoie’s Round Trip Pushes the Power Pop Envelope

Posted by Richard Rossi on Aug 3, 2025 in Music, News, Powerpop |

When I read the credits on the new Dominic Lavoie album and realized that the producer was none other than...

POP AID 3: A Power Pop Comp To Benefit Those Affected By The California Wildfires

Posted by Richard Rossi on Jul 20, 2025 in Music, News, Powerpop |

Lately we’ve seen out fair share (and then some) of war and natural disaster.  Over the past several...

Splitsville – Mobtown

Posted by Richard Rossi on Jul 3, 2025 in Music, News, Powerpop |

We haven’t heard much from The Huseman twins, Brandt and Matt, since 2015’s Good News, released under the...

Minus 5 – Oar On, Penelope

Posted by Richard Rossi on Jun 18, 2025 in Music, News, Powerpop |

Scott McCaughey has had an amazing career starting way back in 1984 with power poppers Young Fresh Fellows....

Push Puppets – Tethered Together

Posted by Richard Rossi on Jun 2, 2025 in Music, News, Powerpop |

2022’s Allegory Grey was a memorable album and one of that year’s surprise highlights. Now, the Push Puppets...

King Teen – Us Ugly Guys Got Style

Posted by Richard Rossi on May 13, 2025 in Music, News |

I know very little about King Teen. He used to front a punk-rockabilly band from California called The...

Power Pop’s The Genuine Fakes: Is “3” Times the Charm?

Posted by Richard Rossi on Apr 24, 2025 in News |

Ever since the pandemic, The Genuine Fakes have chosen to work 4 songs at a time. Releasing 3 Eps (Extended...

The Jellybricks – Dreaming in Stereo

Posted by Richard Rossi on Apr 9, 2025 in News |

The only band from Harrisburg PA that matters, The Jellybricks are back with their unique brand of harmony...

Ryan Allen’s Livin’ On A Prayer On the Edge

Posted by Richard Rossi on Mar 24, 2025 in Music, News, Powerpop |

The prolific Ryan Allen is hard to keep up with. 2024’s RADAR (with Extra Arms) had all the punch and guitar...

Classic Power Pop is Back: The Spindles’ Wavelength

Posted by Richard Rossi on Mar 12, 2025 in News, Powerpop |

Power pop fans can never get enough of artists who meld together the sounds of the best British Invasion...

Sorrows – Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow

Posted by Richard Rossi on Mar 2, 2025 in News |

When I last saw Bobby Waxman (or Bobby Dee as he was known back then), he was living the suburban life as a...

Elena Rogers – Always Trying

Posted by Richard Rossi on Feb 20, 2025 in Music, News, Powerpop |

Almost every time I hear an Elena Rogers tune, I feel as if I’m watching a movie. Usually a Tim Burton...

Joe Giddings’ Stories with Guitars Brings Back Classic Power Pop

Posted by Richard Rossi on Feb 11, 2025 in Music, News, Powerpop | 3 comments

Back in 2020, Joe Giddings gave us Better From Here, one of the most radio friendly albums of that year....