David Myhr & Linus of Hollywood – Melody & Madness EP

Posted by Richard Rossi on Dec 29, 2015 in News, Powerpop |

Back in 2012, former Merrymaker David Myhr released Soundshine, a collection of pop singles that wear...

Powerpop Guitar Chords – Ryan Hamilton’s Respond to My Email

Posted by Richard Rossi on Dec 25, 2015 in News, Powerpop, Powerpop Chords, powerpop guitar chords |

  Ryan Hamilton’s Hell of a Day was one of my favorite powerpop LPs of this year. So here’s...

Powerpop Review: Wreckless Eric’s AmERICa

Posted by Richard Rossi on Dec 22, 2015 in News, Powerpop, pub rock |

Eric Goulding, better known as Wreckless Eric from his days as one of Stiff Records’ pen of powerpop...

Powerpop Guitar Chords – Material Issue’s Merry Christmas Will Do

Posted by Richard Rossi on Dec 11, 2015 in News, Powerpop Chords |

Material Issue was clearly one of the greatest power pop bands ever from the Chicago area, right up there...

Powerpop CD Review: The Modulators’ Try Try Try

Posted by Richard Rossi on Dec 8, 2015 in Music, News, Powerpop | 2 comments

Back in 1984, The Modulators released their first album entitled Tomorrow’s Coming. Well, tomorrow has...

Guitar Chords: Gear Daddies – She’s Happy

Posted by Richard Rossi on Dec 3, 2015 in News, Powerpop Chords, powerpop guitar chords |

Here is the chord transcription for ‘She’s Happy’, one of my favorite songs from one of...

Powerpop CD Review: Turnback’s Are We There Yet?

Posted by Richard Rossi on Dec 1, 2015 in News, Powerpop |

The Beatles influence is indisputable from the inside-out (sort of) “Taxman” riff for...

The Benefit for John Wicks and a Powerpop Thanksgiving (video)

Posted by Richard Rossi on Nov 28, 2015 in News, Powerpop, pub rock |

Just a few weeks ago, many powerpop fans (including myself) got together in Los Angeles CA to celebrate the...

CD Review: Elvyn’s Valley of the Kilowatt Hour

Posted by Richard Rossi on Nov 23, 2015 in Music, News, Powerpop |

When it’s this late in the year and you hear a record that stands out amongst all the others, it’s a...

Midwest Powerpop: Nato Coles’ Promises to Deliver

Posted by Richard Rossi on Nov 17, 2015 in News, Powerpop |

Midwest powerpop seems to be in vogue again as evidenced by the recent releases by Mooner and Three Hour...

Powerpop Chords – Billy Bremner’s Loud Music in Cars

Posted by Richard Rossi on Nov 13, 2015 in News, Powerpop Chords, powerpop guitar chords, pub rock |

Billy Bremner and Rockpile were perhaps the best rockabilly influenced powerpop band of the 1980’s...

CD Review: Peter Case – Highway 62

Posted by Richard Rossi on Nov 10, 2015 in Concert Reviews, Music, News |

Today, we’re shining the spotlight on the brand new Peter Case record (as well as brand new video of...

CD Review: Midwest Powerpop from Mooner – Masterpiece

Posted by Richard Rossi on Nov 3, 2015 in News, Powerpop |

There’s a great deal to like about the new full-length from Mooner entitled Masterpiece. While the title may...

Guitar Chords: The Fleshtones

Posted by Richard Rossi on Oct 30, 2015 in News, Powerpop Chords, powerpop guitar chords |

We’re going garage this month with guitar chords from one of the genre’s favorites, The...

Halloween Rockabilly from Clem Burke & 69 Cats

Posted by Richard Rossi on Oct 27, 2015 in Music, News |

I’m not much for goth (Siouxie and the Banshees being perhaps the lone exception) but rockabilly discs get...

Review: History of Northwest Rock Vol 1 1957-1968

Posted by Richard Rossi on Oct 20, 2015 in Music, News |

Recently, Green Monkey Records issued a rock collection entitled History of Northwest Rock Vol 1 1957-1968....