PowerPop

An idiosyncratic blog dedicated to the precursors, the practioners, and the descendants of power pop. All suggestions for postings and sidebar links welcome, contact any of us.

Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Broadcast News

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From 1987, and their fab gear album 13 Ghosts , please enjoy the most blues-wailing The Broadcasters and their meisterwork "Down in t...
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Monday, November 24, 2025

Tales from the Crypt

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So I was looking at a 1993 issue of the Magazine Formerly Known as Stereo Review over the weekend, and chanced across a bit of snark I'd...
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Friday, November 21, 2025

La Fin de La Semaine Essay Question: Special "I am Not a Number -- I'm a Free Man! Oh, Wait...Actually I AM a Number" Edition

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And now, from some time post-COVID, please enjoy my current fave cover act, the delightful Middle Aged Dad Jam Band and their spirited versi...
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Thursday, November 20, 2025

Today's Cartoon (and Photo) Chuckles

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The Plant and Page one absolutely kills me. 😎 A droll new Weekend Essay Question on the morrow, promise.
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Wednesday, November 19, 2025

The Most Mediocre Thing I've Heard Lately (An Occasional Series): Special "These Kids Today With Their Loud Hair and Long Music" Edition

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And speaking of rock critics performing fellatio, here's the extremely irksome Amanda Petrusich servicing Tame Impala auteur Kevin Par...
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Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Songs I'd Forgotten Existed, Let Alone Loved (An Occasional Series): Special "The Godmother of Punk" Edition

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From a surprisingly terrific piece in the NY Times the other day, about the 50th anniversary deluxe reissue of Patti Smith 's debut alb...
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Monday, November 17, 2025

Todd Snider 1966 - 2025

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To paraphrase Jack Nicholson 's famous remark about Bob Dylan -- this guy was a riot. Have I mentioned that this death shit is rea...
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Friday, November 14, 2025

Weekend Listomania: Special "If Music is the Universal Language, How Come There Aren't Any Hit Songs in Esperanto?" Edition

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Okay, so here's the deal. As you guys know, my alternate watering hole here in Forest Hills, Queens is a wonderful Mexican joint called ...
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Thursday, November 13, 2025

Closed for Monkey Business

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Real life problems, sorry. A fun Listomania on the morrow, promise.
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Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Our Incurably Romantic Friends to the North

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Okay, as attentitve readers will recall, a few weeks ago I had nice things to say about the first track from the new EP The Completely Fict...
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