Power Pop

The Snap-Cracklin' Pop of the Wellingtons

Eric Williams | Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: That Thing You Do, Pop Music, Australia, The Wellingtons, Radio Disney, Synth-Pop, Music Industry, Top 40, Fountains of Wayne, Power Pop, Entertainment News
Eric Williams

In his boisterous directorial debut, "That Thing You Do!", Tom Hanks's record-executive character Mr. White makes the following request: "I want something peppy, something happy, something up-tempo. I want something snappy." Mr. White would have loved the Wellingtons.

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Dom Mariani: Garage Rock's Wizard of Oz

Holly Cara Price | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Darryl Mather, Lime Spiders, Rock Club, One Time Two Times Three Red Light, Richard Lane, Maxwells, Australian Garage Rock, Joe Strummer, Rock and Roll Show, Marz Frisina, Dom Mariani, Rob Younger, Nick Shepherd, The Stems, Radio Birdman, Mitch Easter, Howard Shawcross, The Clash, Garage Rock, Austin, Majestic Kelp, Sxsw, Garage Punk, Perth, Power Pop, Spain, Cortinas, Someloves, Goldmine, Insomniacs, Chevelles, dm3, South by Southwest, Entertainment News
Holly Cara Price

In 1983, Dom Mariani and Richard Lane formed the Stems, one of the most tuneful and tasty garage rock bands of the era. Avid fans of pop, R&B, and 60'...

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Ken Stringfellow Masters the Disciplines of Rocking Out

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Posies, Virgins of Menace, Big Star, Spark & Shine Records, Ken Stringfellow, Lydia Lunch, No Wave, Briskeby, Thin Lizzy, R.E.M., Power Pop, Husker Du, The Disciplines, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

With an absolutely ferocious, borderline-insane live show that's been talked about all over Europe for the last couple of years, the Disciplines are no longer a side project. They're a real band.

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The Bestest 2010 -- Tunage

Marc Ruxin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bestest, Punk, Top Ten, Power Pop, Pop, Soul, New Wave, Indie Rock, Entertainment News
Marc Ruxin

In a world without record stores, live shows fill the void, and the universal language of music is never more tangible than experienced from right in front of the stage at Fillmore, Coachella and the Greek, and this is what I listened to.

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Power-Pop Legends The Posies To Release "Blood/Candy," Their First New Album In Five Years

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Wesley Harding, Darius Minwalla, Jon Auer, The Disciplines, The Posies, Big Star, Alternative Rock, Matt Hiller, Bob Mould, Grunge, Ken Stringfellow, Alex Chilton, Rykodisc, R.E.M., Power-Pop, The Minus 5, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

The Posies, who for more than two decades have staked their claim as one of the finest power-pop bands in the world, have announced the upcoming release of their first new album in five years.

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Author (Still) Unknown: The Brilliant Music and Star-Crossed Career of Jason Falkner

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mott the Hoople, Elektra Records, The Grays, Travis, Aimee Mann, Suzanne Vega, Lisa Loeb, Brendan Benson, Jellyfish, Paul McCartney, 'N Sync, Babyface, The Three O'Clock, Daniel Johnston, Electric Light Orchestra, Beck, Jason Falkner, Alternative Rock, Big Star, Josie & the Pussycats, Xtc, Roger Manning, Air, Christina Aguilera, David Bowie, Cheap Trick, Power Pop, Jon Brion, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

If you amassed a decent music collection during the '90s and '00s, then there's a good chance you own at least one record on which Jason Falkner has played, written or produced.

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Beyond The Nineties: Conversations with Tonic and Crash Test Dummies' Brad Roberts

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Optigan, Crash Test Dummies, Guinness, Dan Lavery, E, Best Buy, Leonard Cohen, Emerson Hart, Entertainment News, Jeff Russo, Brad Roberts, Billboard, Power Pop, Andy Partridge, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Although Crash Test Dummies and Tonic technically might be classified as "nineties bands," both groups' latest offerings are a couple of the best albums of their careers and should be taken seriously in 2010 and beyond.

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Interview: Visqueen's Rachel Flotard Sends a Powerful Message

Michael Bialas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Emerald City, Laos, Message to Garcia, Neko Case, Kim Warnick, George Flotard, Rock, Ben Hooker, Jon Rauhouse, Cnn, Seattle, New Jersey, The New Pornographers, Tom Cummings, Cheap Trick, Cristina Bautista, Rachel Flotard, Power Pop, Underground, Elo, Kstw, Nodepression, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

Rachel Flotard, the do-it-all frontwoman for power-popping, Seattle-based Visqueen is planning a fundraiser, promoting a record, running her own label, preparing for a trip to Southeast Asia in December and hustling to book a major tour for 2010.

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HuffPost Exclusives: R.E.M. and Cory Chisel, Plus Bruce Hornsby Interview, Big Star Box, Paolo Nutini Live, This Week's New Albums, and more...

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Renee Fleming, Kid Cudi, Sony Legacy, The Pointer Sisters, Kanye West, Brendan Benson, Scarlett Johansson, Ying Yang Twins, Rob Blackledge, Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemaekrs, Trick Daddy, Bruce Hornsby and the Range, Bobby Read, One Tree Hill, Joe Wilson, Yes, John Christian Adams, Bruce Hornsby, Vern Gosdin, Manic Street Preachers, Wbcn, John Fogerty, Muse, Goalie, Bill Medley, Columbia Records, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Robbie Robertson, William and Mary, Men at Work, Williamsburg, VIncent Moon, Flo Rida, Shudder to Think, Soccer, Donnie McClurkin, Disney, Cab Calloway, Jack DeJohnette, Medicaid, American Idol, Outloud!, 429 Records, Colin Hay, Verve Forecast, Social Security, Elliott Smith, BBC Radio, The Lovemakers, Peter Yorn, The Raconteurs, RCA Records, Ne-Yo, Something to Burn, Shadows Fall, The Band of Heathens, Uncle Kracker, Matthew Sweet, Gary Go, Dappled Cities, Grey's Anatomy, Atlantic Records, Cy Coleman, Alex Chilton, Adriel Harris, Matt Chamberlain, Ahmet Ertegun, Q-Tip, Mason Jennings, The Black Dahlia Murders, Living Colour, Michael Raphael, Stax, Beyonce, J.T. Taylor, John Mayall, Mark Knopfler, Patrick Warren, Ricky Scaggs, Boston College, The Grateful Dead, Jody Stephens, Bill Evans, Tom Russell, Golden Smog, Clive David, Jupiter One, Randy Newman, Robert Hunter, Power Pop, The Band, Bruce Springsteen, Infected Mushroom, Eurythmics, Andy Hummel, Jon Auer, Levon Helm, Christian McBride, John Sebastian, Tina Sinatra, Aiden Brown, Phish, Sony Music, Royal Bangs, John King, Grace Potter, Peter Buck, Graham Albert, My Morning Jacket, The Peace Corps, Jeremiah, Santana, G.I. Bill, Steve Winwood, Big Pun, Rob Kemp, David Sylvain, Chris Knight, Doug Derryberry, That Noise, Lyfe Jennings, Honor Society, Sonny Emory, Entertainment News, Gordon Gano, Blake Mills, Jack Lawrence, Chris Bell, Frank Sinatra, E Street Band, Jefferson Airplane, Trey Songz, Eric Clapton, The Righteous Brothers, Chip deMatteo, Thomas Newman, Jer Coons, Arnold Schoenberg, Bill Lloyd, Barry White, Keith Sykes, Nancy Sinatra, Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons, Orange, Paolo Nutini, The Beatles, Big Star, Anvil, Nashville, Air Supply, Frank Sinatra Jr., Chad Smith, Wwf, Dada Life, Porcupine Tree, Peter Bernhard, Ace Frehley, The Grates, Revolutionary War, Butterfly Boucher, The Elms, The Shawshank Redemption, Medicare, Kurt Carr, Bobby Labonte, Marie Digby, Stars of Track and Filed, Afghan Whigs, Simian Mobile Disco, Americana, The Rifles, Mary J. Blige, The 69 Eyes, Al Albert, Memphis, Savoy Brown, Dreamworks, Every Time I Die, George Jones, Nina Simone, Big Scoop, Lady GaGa, Ardent Studios, Cain's Offering, R.E.M., Moneen, Kroq, Rubik, Kittie, Cornwallis, Dodos, All-4-One, Megadeth, Sonos, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

R.E.M. will be releasing Live At The Olympia, a 39-song, two CD set containing "working rehearsals" from 2007. I was lent a track that captures the band's energy and insightful views.

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CDs -- Matthew Sweet: Back In Bed With Susanna Hoffs

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Susanna Hoffs, Music, Power Pop, Shout Factory, Matthew Sweet, Seventies, Bangles, Duets, Albums, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

Is there something in the air? Not since the Sixties has there been such an explosion of duet albums (at least in rock and roll).

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Ken Stringfellow: Looking Forward With The Disciplines, Looking Back With The Posies

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nirvana, Jon Auer, Briskeby, Alice in Chains, Zombies, The Disciplines, The Posies, Big Star, Smoking Kills, Ken Stringfellow, Garage Rock, Odessey & Oracle, The Hollies, Frosting on the Beater, R.E.M., Power-Pop, Slint, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

Smoking Kills was one of the best import releases of 2008, and with two extra tracks added, it's now one of the best albums to come out Stateside in '09.

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Tinted Windows: Power-Pop Supergroup Makes A Super Record

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: That Thing You Do, Adam Schlessinger, S-Curve Records, Hanson, Bun E. Carlos, Tinted Windows, Vh-1, Smashing Pumpkins, James Iha, A Perfect Circle, Fountains of Wayne, Cheap Trick, Stacy's Mom, Taylor Hanson, Power-Pop, Mmmbop, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

The new and unlikely power-pop supergroup featuring members of Smashing Pumpkins, Cheap Trick, Fountains Of Wayne, and Hanson, sound like a bona fide band, and a damn good one.

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