Friday, April 24, 2026

La Fin de La Semaine Essay Question: Special "The Fix Was In" Edition

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Nah, not really. I mean -- c'mon. Just because the winner, in perpetuity, of the coveted PowerPop No-Prize© -- for suggesting the them...
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Thursday, April 23, 2026

Closed for Monkey Business À la Française

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Okay, we -- by which I mean moi and a certain Dame Louche -- have arrived safely in France; more specifically, in beautiful and sunny Nic...
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Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Songs I'd Forgotten Existed, Let Alone Loved (An Occasional Series): Special "Irma La Extremely Douce" Edition

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From 1991, please enjoy should-have-been-much-more-famous Brit pop rocker The Jazz Butcher (a/k/a Pat Fish) and his infectiously Bo Diddley...
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Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Tuesday's Music-Themed Cartoon Chuckles

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Okay, that last one could have been better. 😎
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Monday, April 20, 2026

To Parphrase Jack Nicholson Speaking About Bob Dylan -- These Guys Are a Riot!

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Specifically, Australian punk/pop faves The Gnomes , and the titular lead-off track from their forthcoming EP Magic Man . The walls are...
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Friday, April 17, 2026

La Fin de La Semaine Essay Question: Special "A Deperate Cry for Help" Edition

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Okay, this one is a total cheat. 😎 So let's get to it immediately. To wit: ...if you were writing this here blog, your first candid...
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Thursday, April 16, 2026

Songs I'd Forgotten Existed, Let Alone Loved (An Occasional Series): Special "Incense and Peppermint (Plus Snark)" Edition

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From 1978, here's the charmingly monikered Johnny G . and his irrepressible ode to generational warfare, "The Hippys Graveyard....
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Wednesday, April 15, 2026

A(n Internet) Star is Born

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Murphy Campbell , ladies and germs. Words fail me. She's 19 going on 20, and she's from North Carolina. She doesn't seem t...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Tuesday's Music-Themed Cartoon Chuckles and Photo Funny

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I guarantee I'm gonna wind up at that old folks home. 😎
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Monday, April 13, 2026

Isn't It Good Norwegian Whatever

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A reader informs me it has been 10 years to the day since I last posted about world's greatest Norwegian power pop thrush Vibeke Saugest...
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