powerpop: All the Young PMs

April 29th, 2009

From 1970 and their undervalued album Mad Shadows, please enjoy the incomparable Mott the Hoople and “Thunderbuck Ram.”


I’ve loved these guys for years, and by that I mean since way before David Bowie got his grubby little mitts on them;…

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indie pop: Cheap Time - Cheap Time

April 28th, 2009

Genre: Garage / Noise Pop / Punk / Lo-Fi
Based In…: US
Label: In The Red
Year: 2008
My Rate: 8/10
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Ando ouvindo muito noise rock/pop ultimamente. Já ouvi Wavves, The Strange Boys, Dum Dum Girls e The Black Lips; todos bons! Agora, uma banda que realmente me pegou…

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powerpop: Baby Scream and Great Northern

April 27th, 2009

Baby Scream “Ups and Downs”
Baby Scream is a London based band originally formed by Juan Mazzola in Argentina. Mazzola has an affection for several classic pop influences like The Byrds, John Lennon, and The Replacements. The album goes through many…

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indie pop: Blindside - Hopes Rise

April 27th, 2009

Genre: Shoegaze / Dreampop
Based In…: Australia
Label: Summershine
Year: 1993
My Rate: 4/10

Disco chato, vocal péssimo! Salvam-se “Gummy Bear” e “Once Before The Last Time”.

Read the original post on Take The Pills!.

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powerpop: New Static in Verona EP (yours free!)

April 27th, 2009

Freebie morning at Absolute Powerpop rolls on:

Last year’s Static in Verona release, a side project from Ash Avenue frontman Robert Merz, was a favorite around these parts, so I’m happy to announce that he has offered up a new SiV…

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powerpop: Tinted Windows are almost here…

April 27th, 2009

Main stream press has picked up the ball on this group that wowed the crowd at SXSW. Read Tony Sachs article about them here.

“How We Survive”, Grand Atlantic’s new album mixed by Magoo (Midnight Oil, An Horse, Regurgitator) set for release…

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powerpop: New Grand Atlantic single for download.

April 27th, 2009

The Aussie band Grand Atlantic is back, set to release the followup to their excellent 2007 debut disc This is Grand Atlantic in June on Laughing Outlaw Records, but you can get the first single right now. Titled “She’s a…

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indie pop: Various Artists - The Complete Introduction To Northern Soul [Box Set]

April 27th, 2009

Genre: Northern Soul / Soul / 60’s
Based In…: UK
Label: Commercial Marketing
Year: 2008
My Rate: 9/10
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Parte 1 | Parte 2

Fantástico! Box Set com 4 cds que trazem todos os clássicos e raridades da Northern Soul, cena musical que ocorreu na Inglaterra durante os anos 60 até começo…

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indie pop: Rumors Heard in MySpace, Vol. II, Episode 4

April 27th, 2009

Damn. Another overly hectic and superbly busy month has come and gone. In fact, it’s been so damn busy this month that I never found the time to surf in and out of the nooks and crannies of MySpace like…

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powerpop: Charlie’s Good Tonight, Isn’t He?

April 27th, 2009

From 1971, please enjoy pretty much my all-time favorite Rolling Stones cover of a Chuck Berry song — a fabulous live version of “Let It Rock.”


This was the b-side of the Brit EP version of “Brown Sugar”; it also appeared…

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