CD Review: The Moons “Fables of History”

Posted by Richard Rossi on Jan 17, 2013 in Music, News, Powerpop |

At times The Moons remind me of The Move, at other times The Kinks. I can’t decide what or who they...

CD Review: Jamie & Steve’s “Imaginary Cafe” – North Carolina powerpop at it’s finest

Posted by Richard Rossi on Jan 9, 2013 in Music, News |

One half of The Spongetones have recorded one half of a fine LP. More precisely, they’ve released...

The Top Ten (not entirely) Powerpop LPs of 2012

Posted by Richard Rossi on Jan 3, 2013 in Music, News, Powerpop | 6 comments

I’ve finally had a moment to gather my thoughts and come up with a top ten LP list for 2012. There...

The Top Ten (mostly) Powerpop Singles of 2012

Posted by Richard Rossi on Dec 30, 2012 in Music, News, Powerpop | 2 comments

This was a damn fine year for powerpop, in my view. We covered the best of the first half in our mid year...

The 10 Worst Christmas Albums of All Time

Posted by Richard Rossi on Dec 18, 2012 in Music, News |

I’ve had a thing for Christmas songs ever since I was a kid when I first heard Alvin, Simon, Theodore,...

Powerpop CD Review: The Records – Works In Progress

Posted by Richard Rossi on Dec 10, 2012 in Music, News |

The folks at Kool Kat Musik have a habit of finding the darnedest things and then releasing them for the...

The Top 25 (Mostly) Powerpop Christmas songs for your iPod

Posted by Richard Rossi on Dec 5, 2012 in Music, News |

Here they are, my favorite (mostly) powerpop Christmas songs of all time. Shimmering guitars, hand claps and...

CD Review: The Wellington’s new EP – Hey Hey

Posted by Richard Rossi on Nov 28, 2012 in Music, News |

Their full length effort, In Transit, made this site’s #1 album of 2011. Some months later, the...

Exclusive Video World Premier – Dave Birk’s “Hey Jody”

Posted by Richard Rossi on Nov 17, 2012 in Music, News | 2 comments

Carolina Orange is proud to be the exclusive, world premier home for Dave Birk’s first music video...

Review: The Doughboys – Poppin’ fresh and Shakin’ Our Souls

Posted by Richard Rossi on Nov 15, 2012 in Music, News |

The Doughboys are another one of those bands that I should have heard of but had not. They’re from the...

Powerpop Review: With 3 Item Combo, The Condors take off

Posted by Richard Rossi on Nov 13, 2012 in Music, News |

con·dor [kon-der, -dawr] noun 1. either of two large, New World vultures of the family Cathartidae,...

CD Review: Snakehips’ Must Be Present to Win is Nile-esque Powerpop

Posted by Richard Rossi on Nov 6, 2012 in Music, News |

On the opening cut, Tennessee, Harrison sounds like Willie Nile possessed. He snarls and slithers his way...

The Top 10 Halloween Songs of All Time

Posted by Richard Rossi on Oct 31, 2012 in Music, News |

Ever since I was a kid and got my first copy of Bobby Pickett’s Monster Mash, I was hooked on novelty...

Green Day: Uno, Dos, GREAT! – a review

Posted by Richard Rossi on Oct 17, 2012 in Music, News |

Ever since I had to give my car to my daughter, I haven’t had a chance to listen to a great deal of...

Say it with flowers; Lannie Flowers’ New Songs, Old Stories (A Review)

Posted by Richard Rossi on Aug 21, 2012 in Music, News |

Fall is here, which means cooler temperatures, beautiful hues, and more activity on the college club...

13 Reasons to Stay Up for the Late Show – Hot Freak Nation CD Review

Posted by Richard Rossi on Aug 15, 2012 in Music, News |

The Late Show’s Portable Pop was a favorite of mine back in the day. When I heard that The Late...