tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post7397025839016923060..comments2024-03-28T14:41:03.787-04:00Comments on PowerPop: Popsters, Hipsters, Poseurs, and Other Local FaunaNYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-16770074901969341422010-06-03T07:43:17.090-04:002010-06-03T07:43:17.090-04:00Interestingly after reading about the Hipster Demo...Interestingly after reading about the Hipster Demolition Night and reading the blog on L magazine something came to mind, the fact that these cultural situations keep going in cycles. My point is that the same thing that is going on now with the "hipsters" VS the power poppers or garage rockers in Brooklyn is the same exact thing that happened to the band Radio City that I co founded with Gary Feldman in 1977. Then, we were definitely ahead of our time being heavily into Cheap Trick and Big Star, along with Grin and a lot of then unknown bands. We were having trouble getting good gigs at both CBGB's and Max's because we weren't weird enough (like Devo, Teenage Jesus or proto punk like the Dead Boys). Move ahead three decades and we finally get our due (well at least somewhat). A release on Radio Heartbeat Records (a cool retro label that also put out “Milk & Cookies” “The Speedies” and I think is doing “20/20”).The Radio City release got super reviews that all said we should have gotten a major deal back then. <br /><br />below are some experts from Radio City interviews that are good examples of how the trendy hipsters(scensters really) had the same attitude towards rock and pop thirty years ago. The new generation always wants to have their own sound, only by this point there is nothing "new" that hasn’t been done before so I guess it's down to Cellos and handlebar mustaches. (and I like Cellos!)<br /><br />Radio City Interview excerpts <br /><br />In the 70s, a handful of bands would not give in to the pressures of the music industry and produced music from their hearts that would last forever because of its honesty and integrity. Given the climate of the industry in those years, this was, in hindsight, heroic action. Radio City tops this list and due credit may finally be given to them. They picked up where bands like The Beatles and Badfinger left off; gave us back our innocence in their fun, imaginative music that held us to what we thought we could be and would be in our minds and in our hearts. Where other bands crumbled to industry pressure, Radio City stayed true to their beliefs and gave us melodies and song crafting that makes one want to go out to buy a guitar and learn how to play. Radio City should have made it big but instead are now legendary. We need them now more than ever >>> Danny Shonerd, The Boys(USA) <br /><br />NY native Gary Feldman formed Radio City in 1977, taking a love of The Raspberries, Todd Rundgren and The Byrds with him in the studio. In fact, the band’s big sin was being “too pop” in a fashionably punked-out New York music scene at the time. It’s another case of a group breaking up before it’s full studio release>>>Adam Kufleburg POWERPOPAHOLIC 2009<br /><br />Radio City: Class Of ’77 (Radio Heartbeat, 2009)<br />This is a lost power pop gem from the late seventies.. or can you lose something that was never released. Radio City was too pop for the punk scene of New York and never got the break they would have deserved, but they did record a fantastic bunch of songs that finally thirty years later see the light of the day.>>>One Chord To Another, Finland.<br /><br />Check out the Radio City tunes<br />http://www.myspace.com/radiocity79<br /><br />Check out my latest release<br />Sunrise Highway and read the complete reviews for Sunrise Highway and Radio City<br />http://songheads.com/jacksurrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08618989428236301029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-83872039291415361622010-05-27T12:17:23.297-04:002010-05-27T12:17:23.297-04:00Steve, what the world wants to know is: Did Albert...Steve, what the world wants to know is: Did Albert Bouchard play the cowbell on "Reaper"?Nigel Tufnelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-63857431494632174352010-05-25T08:33:01.027-04:002010-05-25T08:33:01.027-04:00Well, if I considered myself a hipster today, I...Well, if I considered myself a hipster today, I'd be pretty defensive too. I mean, it's awfully tough to go around pretending that your new and cool and interesting if Fleet Foxes and Animal Collective are your hot new bands.MBowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17992038501958547302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-56573640792151423712010-05-24T22:12:46.297-04:002010-05-24T22:12:46.297-04:00A band I was in once opened a show for a certain 6...A band I was in once opened a show for a certain 60s icon whose band included BOCs original drummer Albert Bouchard.<br /><br />He as appallingly terrible. To the point where I could not for the life of me believe he'd ever toured or recorded with a theoretically world class band.<br /><br />Just saying.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-80681424507695288802010-05-24T21:53:14.336-04:002010-05-24T21:53:14.336-04:00Thanks for the terrific write-up, Mary! In return...Thanks for the terrific write-up, Mary! In return, Jay Banerjee & The Heartthrobs are going to learn "Don't Fear the Reaper" in the next few days, just to save you and the spouse the trouble of going out on Friday. (I actually don't mind that record at all. It has ringing guitars and "la-la-la's". That makes it at least 85% of the way to power pop, right?)<br /><br />As for Mike Conklin, I really hope he comes out to the show. Maybe he'll be so impressed that the next day, he'll shave, buy contacts, and donate his flannel to Goodwill. And then accompany you to the Blue Öyster Cult concert.Jay Banerjeehttp://www.facebook.com/greatmusicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-9820158534303103742010-05-24T20:26:33.295-04:002010-05-24T20:26:33.295-04:00Have I ever badmouthed them? I don't think so....Have I ever badmouthed them? I don't think so. They're not much on my radar. In any case, the spouse wants to: it's a trade-off.NYMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-60416926623532496752010-05-24T20:20:21.728-04:002010-05-24T20:20:21.728-04:00OK, you've always badmouthed BOC, why are you ...OK, you've always badmouthed BOC, why are you going to their show???Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04258905009753189597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-18621347590780947842010-05-24T20:12:15.110-04:002010-05-24T20:12:15.110-04:00Umlaut: Ö
ampersand [&] + [O] (or any other l...Umlaut: Ö<br /><br />ampersand [&] + [O] (or any other letter, lower or upper) + [uml] + semi-colon [;]<br /><br />Smush the characters inside the brackets together.<br /><br /><a href="www.starr.net/is/type/htmlcodes.html" rel="nofollow">A handy reference</a>M. Bouffanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04519088858760760560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-6905122808419511342010-05-24T17:56:38.061-04:002010-05-24T17:56:38.061-04:00Paul Collins Beat is great. My copy of the 79 albu...Paul Collins Beat is great. My copy of the 79 album survived the flood too! And good call on him being older than 27, I bet all of us who remember "Rock N Roll Girl" and "Different Kind Of Girl" are over 27.<br /><br />And loving it.<br /><br />TreyTMinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221261635305430323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-28860031739749285982010-05-24T14:32:09.059-04:002010-05-24T14:32:09.059-04:00The same, FD. I love that record. I saw him play a...The same, FD. I love that record. I saw him play an acoustic show with John Wicks last year: it was terrific. And he has a new record coming out, I think next month, called The King of Power Pop.NYMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-60170372035163063782010-05-24T14:16:13.637-04:002010-05-24T14:16:13.637-04:00Steve, I presuming this is the same Paul Collins w...Steve, I presuming this is the same Paul Collins who made that terrific debut disc The Beat back in 1979? Great stuff! Enjoy the show.FD13NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964671671960423199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-89838943163359348162010-05-24T14:15:00.490-04:002010-05-24T14:15:00.490-04:00I feel pretty confident that Conklin won't be ...I feel pretty confident that Conklin won't be there. Besides, I'll be your bodyguard.NYMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-87110194815726887642010-05-24T14:07:02.829-04:002010-05-24T14:07:02.829-04:00Seriously, kiddo -- now I'm nervous about atte...Seriously, kiddo -- now I'm nervous about attending the Collins show with you.<br /><br />I mean, I'm going to be wearing pretty much the same hat.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-96224817136063842010-05-24T14:01:08.644-04:002010-05-24T14:01:08.644-04:00There's no self-righteousness like early post-...<i>There's no self-righteousness like early post-adolescent self-righteousness.</i><br /><br />Fuck you!<br /><br />(throws punch, misses, falls over)NYMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-64918104059673944502010-05-24T13:57:50.996-04:002010-05-24T13:57:50.996-04:00There's no self-righteousness like early post-...There's no self-righteousness like early post-adolescent self-righteousness.<br />:-)steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-86589530314040608222010-05-24T13:50:28.751-04:002010-05-24T13:50:28.751-04:00He's probably a Big-Ender, too.
Oooooh, I hat...He's probably a Big-Ender, too.<br /><br />Oooooh, I <i>hate</i> those guys!Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03563170180561575712noreply@blogger.com