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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.

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Seekers and Ye Shall Find

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Prepare to get sniffly, ladies and germs. That's from their 2013 Australian farewell tour, BTW. I've always loved that song, a...
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Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Tuesday's Music-Themed Cartoon Chuckles

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The one with the monks just kills me. 😎
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Monday, July 20, 2026

Songs I'd Forgotten Existed, Let Alone Loved (An Occasional Series): Special "Please, Don't Ask Me Okay?" Edition

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From 1978, please enjoy New Wave faves Jules (Shear) and the Polar Bears and their infectious "You Just Don't Wanna Know," ...
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Friday, July 17, 2026

La Fin de La Semaine Essay Question: Special "Countdown to Ecstasy" Edition

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From 1971, please enjoy pub-rock genre-creators Brinsley Schwarz -- featuring auteur songwriter/bass player/lead vocalist Nick Lowe -- and...
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Thursday, July 16, 2026

Closed for Technical Difficulties

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No matter what I try, I can't insert images into Blogger at the moment. Whether this is a glitch in the program or a computer problem o...
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Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Your Wednesday Moment of "Size Matters"

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Brit/Australian songwriter/actor/comedian Tim Minchin , ladies and germs. As Jack Nicholson famously said of Bob Dylan -- this guy's a...
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Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Tuesday's Music-Themed Cartoon Chuckles and Photo-Funny

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Re: Mumford & Sons -- hey, SOMEBODY had to say it. 😎
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Monday, July 13, 2026

Songs I'd Forgotten Existed, Let Alone Loved (An Occasional Series): Special "Electric 12-String Guitars Rule!" Edition

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From 1987, and the evocatively titled In the Heart of the Heart Country , please enjoy Madison, Wisconsin-based folk rockers Fire Town and ...
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Friday, July 10, 2026

La Fin de La Semaine Essay Question: Special "A Big Finish for a Moderately Big Week" Edition

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And with that bit of vaguely onanistic tooting of my own horn (as it were) out of the way, we proceed directly and inexorably to the subject...
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Thursday, July 09, 2026

Okay -- Mystery Solved!

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Apparently The Forty Fours -- whose weirdly unreal studio video we posted yesterday -- are an actual, living, breathing real band. Th...
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