Pop Injection

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…

Well, it’s Friday and you know what that means. Yes, my Oriental fille de nuit nutritional consultant Fah Lo Suee and I will be travelling to San Diego, California, home of lovely Miss USA runner-up Carrie Prejean. Miss Prejean is apparently…

Danny Echo “Danny Echo”
The first impressions from Vancouver powerpop/alt-rock band Danny Echo was that distinct deep raspy rock vocal that reminds me of Cheap Trick mixed with The Rolling Stones. The first couple tracks, “Out Of Style” and “Killing Me”…

A long-time favorite group of this blog has been The Krayolas. I reviewed La Conquistadora and Best Riffs Only, and found that the band thrives on that razors edge between latino and british pop influences. Once again, Hector Saladana and the…

Are you ready to hit the floor?

Everyone knows that Thin Lizzy’s Live and Dangerous is one of the greatest live albums of all time, even if there are tons of overdubs. Who cares when the end result rocks so hard? Besides,…

Plenty of guitars and terrific harmonies dominate the proceedings on this pop nugget! “Stylistically, Brookings goes off in many directions, stepping into the realms of Bowie, Elvis Costello, the Rolling Stones, The Beatles, and Tom Petty while still managing to create…