Power Pop Review: Joe Adragna & Junior League – Also Rans

Posted by Richard Rossi on Sep 15, 2015 in Music, News, Powerpop |

Previous to his new LP, Also Rans, I’d never heard Joe Adragna and his band, The Junior League. The New...

Power Pop Review: Kurt Baker’s Play It Cool

Posted by Richard Rossi on Sep 8, 2015 in Music, News, Powerpop |

Kurt Baker has been responsible for a number of releases within the past year as Kurt Baker Combo as well as...

Power Pop CD Review: New Trocaderos’ Thrills & Chills

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

“Move over old dog, the new dog’s movin’ in”. Like George Thorogood and Hank...

Minus 5 Guitar Chords – Got You

Posted by Richard Rossi on Aug 27, 2015 in powerpop guitar chords |

This month we’re featuring Minus 5 guitar chords – specifically the chords to the song...

Video: Greg Pope Brings Power Pop to Raleigh

Posted by Richard Rossi on Aug 25, 2015 in Concert Reviews, News, Powerpop |

Earlier this year, Grep Pope released yet another solo LP, this one entitled Fanboy. Shortly after, he and...

More Powerpop from The Allrightniks

Posted by Richard Rossi on Aug 18, 2015 in Music, News, Powerpop |

We’ve gotten a taste of what Roanoke, Virginia’s Allrightniks are about with their previous...

Sunshine Pop from Linden – Rest and be Thankful

Posted by Richard Rossi on Aug 11, 2015 in Music, News, Powerpop |

Linden is Scottish songwriter Joe McAlinden and his second LP’s title comes from an inscription on a...

Power pop Guitar Chords: Super Deluxe – Knockout

Posted by Richard Rossi on Aug 6, 2015 in powerpop guitar chords |

More great powerpop came out of Seattle than perhaps any other west coast town -including LA. Described by...

Punk-Pop: Mono in Stereo’s Long For Yesterday

Posted by Richard Rossi on Aug 4, 2015 in Music, News, Powerpop |

Choose one from column “A”, one from column “B” and one dish from “C”....

Powerpop CD Review: Travel Lanes Start Again

Posted by Richard Rossi on Jul 28, 2015 in Music, News, Powerpop |

Travel Lanes are back with another summer powerpop release, this time following up last summer’s EP...

The Heaters (aka Heats) – Live at the Showbox

Posted by Richard Rossi on Jul 21, 2015 in Music, News, Powerpop |

The Heaters (aka Heats – they had to change their name when they learned “Heaters” was...

Bo Reno Knows Power Pop; Lessons From a Shooting Star

Posted by Richard Rossi on Jul 14, 2015 in Music, News, Powerpop | 3 comments

Back with his second solo record, Reno Bo hits all the right notes with Lessons From a Shooting Star....

Norwegian Power Pop from Caddy – The Better End

Posted by Richard Rossi on Jul 7, 2015 in News, Powerpop | 3 comments

Norwegian Tomas Dahl plays virtually every instrument on The Better End, the latest Caddy CD. With a guest...

Powerpop Review: The Connection – Labor of Love

Posted by Richard Rossi on Jun 30, 2015 in News, Powerpop |

Earlier this year. Brad Marino and Geoff Palmer teamed up with Kurt Baker to put out one of the year’s...

Rockabilly’s Dave Edmunds’ Rags & Classics

Posted by Richard Rossi on Jun 23, 2015 in Music, News, Powerpop, pub rock |

Dave Edmunds and his blendof powerpop and rockabilly have influenced everyone from Brian Setzer of The Stray...

Powerpop Guitar Chords: Fabulous Poodles – Mirror Star

Posted by Richard Rossi on Jun 21, 2015 in powerpop guitar chords, pub rock | 3 comments

One of the most underrated pub rock bands of their time, The Fabulous Poodles nearly had a US hit when their...