Ed Ryan – Furious Mind

Posted by Richard Rossi on Oct 24, 2017 in Music, News, Powerpop |

Ed Ryan’s Furious Mind gives us a little of everything. The opening track, “You’re My Kind of Fun” is the...

YepRoc 20, Nick Lowe & New Single

Posted by Richard Rossi on Oct 23, 2017 in Music, News, Powerpop |

This past weekend, YepRoc Records celebrated its 20th anniversary bash near the label headquarters in...

Bark – Year of the Dog

Posted by Richard Rossi on Oct 17, 2017 in Music, News, Powerpop |

Tim Lee 3 has been a favorite of mine over the last few years. Half Neil Young & Crazy Horse and half X,...

The Red Button – Now it’s All this!

Posted by Richard Rossi on Oct 10, 2017 in Music, News, Powerpop |

The Red Button (Seth Swirsky and Mike Ruekberg) is back with Now It’s All This!, their third release. Along...

Sitcom Neighbor – Shag

Posted by Richard Rossi on Oct 3, 2017 in Music, News, Powerpop |

When things get dull, in walks Kramer to give us 3:30 seconds of relief from a medium that otherwise takes...

Forty Nineteens – Good Fortune

Posted by Richard Rossi on Sep 26, 2017 in Music, News, Powerpop |

The summer of 2017 just wouldn’t seem complete without a stylistically appropriate album from a...

Propeller – Don’t Ever Let This Let You Down

Posted by Richard Rossi on Sep 19, 2017 in Music, News, Powerpop |

Greg Randall and Will Anderson are back with a follow up to 2016’s Fall Off The World....

Pub Rock Venues: The Hope & Anchor Revisited

Posted by Richard Rossi on Sep 17, 2017 in Music, News, Powerpop, pub rock |

Recently, I made a visit to London, England. Well, it was really more of a pilgrimage. You see, I went with...

Trip Wire – Cold Gas Giants

Posted by Richard Rossi on Sep 12, 2017 in News, Powerpop |

After one listen, I couldn’t help but be impressed with the diversity of Trip Wire’s Cold Gas Giant. the...

Pub Rock: Brinsley Schwarz – Unexpected

Posted by Richard Rossi on Sep 4, 2017 in News, Powerpop, pub rock |

Read Will Birch’s No Sleep Till Canvey Island; The Great Pub Rock Revolution and you’ll understand that...

The On and Ons’ Welcome Aboard

Posted by Richard Rossi on Aug 29, 2017 in News, Powerpop |

Power Pop enthusiasts were initially exposed to The On and Ons when the guys acted as Paul Collins’ touring...

Somerdale – Maggie Says It Again

Posted by Richard Rossi on Aug 22, 2017 in Music, News, Powerpop |

Since The Smithereens burst onto the scene back in 1980, the state has produced some of the finest power pop...

Dana & Carl Present: This Is Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio Volume 4

Posted by Richard Rossi on Aug 15, 2017 in Music, News, Powerpop | 1 comment

From the first few jangly notes of The Flashcubes’ “No Promises” I felt like I was 19 again, even if for...

Thrift Store Halo – Pop Rocket (EP)

Posted by Richard Rossi on Aug 8, 2017 in News, Powerpop |

Back in 1998, Frank Gradishar and Thrift Store Halos released their debut album entitled World Gone Mad....

Power Pop Roundup: July 2017

Posted by Richard Rossi on Aug 3, 2017 in News |

If you missed any of July’s power pop music reviews, today’s post is a “round-up” of...

Heirs of Fortune – Circus of Mirth

Posted by Richard Rossi on Aug 1, 2017 in Music, News, Powerpop |

Terry Carolan’s latest project, Heir of Fortune’s Circus of Mirth, was inspired by an old friend. This...