Pop Injection

Here are some of the singles I picked up in Utrecht. I arrived on the Thursday so was finally able to visit the Da Capo shop http://www.dacaporecords.nl . It’s absolutely great for singles (and LPs -if you like that sort of thing)…

Influences:

gang of four, she wants revenge, the vanishing, angelo badalamenti, siouxsie & the banshees, interpol, hole yeah yeah yeahs, joy division, nick cave & the bad seeds, arcade fire, richard hell & the voidoids, tom waits, talking heads, echo &…

Y’know . . . I don’t remember Night Ranger sounding like this.

I always remembered Night Ranger as being that band that I would give the man nod of respect to because they had that heavy guitar sound when they chose to open…

Well, yeah -of course I’ll be there!

This time it’s even more special as we are launching the Clap Your Hands and Stamp Your Feet CD. A bit less time for me to go digging for singles, but well worth it for…

I’ve always been a fans of Chicago’s Office and it’s catchy indie pop sound. Band leader Scott Mason recently gave us pop fans a gift — their new album as a free download. And oh yes, it well worth the effort.…

BULLWINKEL GANDHI - KUNG POW! (1996)

If I tell you North Carolina, Mitch Easter, or Fab Four Power Pop, Jamie Hoover and the ‘tones might be the first name coming to your mind, but actually there’s another power pop genius hailing from…

It took 8 years to see the light of day, but thankfully, Only Makebelieve’s grand opus, Message from a Mockingbird is here and getting the love that it so richly deserves. Joining us this week are Wyatt Michael and Samuel Atkinson,…

Preston Pisellini and Mark Winkler have formed the Webstirs’ backbone for 16 years, and after 200o’s indie-pop gem, “Radio Racket,” they moved on to other projects. Well, after seven long years, Chicago’s Webstirs have roared back to life. Opening with the wistful piano chords…

Castle Farm –Hot Rod Queen/ Jewels of Fire -EMIDISC Acetate (1972 UK)
With a title like Hot Rod Queen, it’s difficult to go wrong and this track is all you would expect it to be with a high octane delivery and…

The Music Alliance Pact just keeps getting bigger and better. Here are a slew of songs, hand picked by music bloggers across the world, for your enjoyment.

AMERICA: I Guess I’m Floating
4 Viernes – Glacial Change Of Pace
Viernes are an electronic rock duo…