This was the back end of a two-night stand at the 4,200 capacity venue. Quite a jump from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where Jemaine Clements and Bret McKenzie made their mark earlier in the decade.
Of course, having an HBO…
indie pop: The Springfields - Reach For The Stars 7"
Genre: Indiepop / Twee
Based In…: US
Label: Summershine
Year: 1991
My Rate: 10/10
Primeiro single do Springfields fora da Sarah Records, ele foi lançado pela Summershine em 1991. “Reach For The Stars” é uma maravilha pop, tão boa quanto “Sunflower”. O single ainda traz duas covers de clássicos absolutos…
indie pop: David Westlake - Westlake
Genre: Jangle Pop / Indiepop
Based In…: UK
Label: Creation
Year: 1987
My Rate: 7/10
David Westlake foi a mente brilhante por trás do Servants, uma das melhores bandas da classe de 86. Depois do aparente fim da banda, David partiu pra careira solo e lançou no ano seguinte seu…
From the groundbreaking Rhino 1988 LP Golden Throats: The Great Celebrity Sing-Off, please enjoy the pneumatic Mae West and her avant-garde to the max version of “Twist and Shout.”
As always, a coveted PowerPop No-Prize will be awarded to the first…
indie pop: I’m Ok You’re Ok
Good news from the world of Jason Falkner from his Yahoo! Group:Jason’s latest solo effort, "I’m OK You’re OK," is set for a U.S. release in early August 2009. It will be available digitally, on CD and double-vinyl. The domestic…
indie pop: Review: Valley Lodge "Semester At Sea"
Valley Lodge burst onto the power pop scene in 2005 with a smashing self-titled debut. This long-awaited follow-up, “Semester At Sea”, continues to blaze the same trail, but runs down the path with a great deal more noise and speed. In…
indie pop: Swedish Video Roundup
The Roy Roxy Danche Orchestra medley “”Teenager In Love”, Walk of Life” and “Imagine”
Sparrow “Burn With Me”
Sparrow - Burn With Me from David Wramneby on Vimeo.
Lacrosse “We Are Kids”
Lacrosse - We are kids from Lacrosse on Vimeo.
Cilihili “Kitchen Circus”
Read the original post on Swedesplease…
powerpop: Ryan Lindsey "White Paper Beds"
Ryan Lindsey grew up in the small town of Stillwater, Oklahoma. Lindsey is also a member of the indie rock group The Starlight Mints, but Ryan recently recorded a solo album. Legendary composer, arranger, producer Van Dyke Parks heard the…
powerpop: Hanz Erik and the Hims - Copay - 2006
In early 2005 George Lucas and Ollie Bauer had finally had enough. Lucas sent a curt cease and desist letter to band leader Hanz Erik for trademark infringement and Bauer stepped down as the band’s drummer. All this in the…
powerpop: As Tears Go By
From 1973, please enjoy “Wake Up,” my second favorite track from Move maven Roy Wood’s sublime solo album (he plays every note!) Boulders.
For years, I believed the story — which I think the late Greg Shaw first recounted in his review…
