powerpop: Tuesday Twee
OK, finally here are a few pics from the launch of Clap Your hands and Stamp Your Feet. Building up to the launch there had been a lot of national press, radio and TV coverage in Holland, it was quite…
indie pop: Review: Alias "Never Say Never"
Many of us remember Alias as a one hit wonder from 1990 (“More Than Words Can Say”). Alias formed when Freddy Curci (vocals) re-teamed with Steve DeMarchi (guitars) after their old band’s (Sheriff) hit (”When I’m With You”) experienced a unexpected resurgence and…
powerpop: Movie Monday: Tommy
I have a confession to make. I love the film version of Tommy. I know, I know, I know. Ken Russell is a nut and Pete Townsend hated it and it was the most egregious example of over-the-top decadent 70’s…
indie pop: The Ammonites - Head Full Of Strange 7"
Genre: Indiepop / Guitar Pop / Noise Pop
Based In…: UK
Label: Rutland Records
Year: 1991
My Rate: 10/10
Rich (guitarras/vocais), Robbe (baixo), Shane (guitarras) and Robyn (bateria) eram adolescentes ainda quando formaram o The Ammonites em Leicester, UK no final da década de 80. Sendo influenciados pela Sarah Records…
powerpop: Holy Sheet!
I’ve been remiss in not pimping heavily Shoes’ trip to Japan this month. Partly, it’s a deep psychic wound generated from missing this show (showed up at the airport for a closely-timed flight that ended up not existing), (another clip here–I may…
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…
indie pop: Is it just me or . . .
So I’m listening to the “Meet Glen Campbell” CD (amazingly successful project, in my opinion) and wonder why the vocal track on the first song is so drowned out by the production — his vocal presence on other songs is…
I think that The Wannadies is one of greatest bands in the world - I just don’t understand why they didn’t make it even bigger… Practically every song is a smash hit as far as I’m concerned!
I’ve linked some YouTube-clips…