Pop Injection

Thanks to their becoming available on Lala subsequent to my original reviews, you can now listen to Valley Lodge’s Semester at Sea and J.P. Cregan’s Man Overboard in their entirety by scrolling down to the respective reviews below. A great…

Just finished a discussion about Power Pop on Blog Talk Radio. I’m not sure if they record each show for posterity, but I had loads of fun talking about power pop groups, the Tinted Windows and whether The Jonas Brothers…

With the help of friends Nigel Clark (lead singer of classic Brit-pop band Dodgy) and Darren Finlan, Englishman Tony Cox has put together an 11 track debut full of sweet surprises. Fans of classical power pop influences (Beatles, Beach Boys,…

You know, Watergate whistle blower and all around hero for our time John Dean wrote a book about the Bush administration and its defenders recently called Conservatives Without Conscience.

Well, I just read a review of a music movie that’s gonna…

Wellington –Swoop Down On You/ Superstar –Negram NG -675 (1975 Dutch issue)
Swoop Down On You is probably the 3rd single from Northamptonshire’s very own Wellington. Their 2 other singles came out on Concord, but I can’t find any confirmation if this…

Rob Stuart is a man with a mission. Also known as Broken Promise Keeper, he wants to deliver some “ice cold pop” to your ears. If I had to make a direct comparison, Broken Promise Keeper sounds very much like…

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…

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…

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…

I had the good fortune to attend a concert sponsored by The New York Power Pop Page and see Splitsville perform some magic on the small stage at Kenny’s Castaways. Unfortunately I missed Joey Salvia’s set, but heard two female pop…