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.

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

The Kids Were Alright

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Eight year old Emily Christine conducts a drum tutorial to show how it's done. That was shot in 2012, so Emily is now a ripe old ...
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Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Tuesday's Cartoon Guffaws

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You know, some days I really miss the late Sam Gross. 😎
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Monday, January 19, 2026

Insert Pronoun Joke Here

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From their soon to be released (end of March) Burning at Both Ends , please enjoy the charmingly monikered Hit Like a Girl and the new albu...
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Friday, January 16, 2026

Weekend Listomania: Special In the Jingle Jangle Morning I'll Come Following You/"Bob Dylan -- Poetic Musical Visionary or CIA Spook?" Edition

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Okay ladies and germs -- let's get right to the weekend's business. To wit: Best Post- Mr. Tambourine Man Pop/Rock/Folk/Soul Song...
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Thursday, January 15, 2026

Only in New York

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From the NY Times "Metropolitan Diary," January 11, 2026. Dear Diary: I’ve been obsessed with the Dirty Projectors’ song “Remade...
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Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Your Wednesday Moment of Words Fail Me: Special "Heart Full of Seoul" Edition

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Power Pop from...South Korea? Anyway, enjoy HOA (not sure how that's pronounced) and a pretty astonishing live performance medley of...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Tuesday's Cartoon and Photo Guffaws

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That last one is my favorite. For obvious reasons. 😎
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Monday, January 12, 2026

Okay, I Didn't See This One Coming Down Broadway

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Seriously...words kind of really fail me on that. Aside from being musically quite gorgeous (and I love that thing she's playing i...
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Friday, January 09, 2026

Weekend Whatsis/Whatchamcallit?: Special "A Desperate Cry for Help" Edition

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So -- here's the deal, kids. For a variety of reasons -- annoying if minor old age-related health issues (you don't want to know), ...
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Thursday, January 08, 2026

Poppin' the Cherry Part III: Blame It All on the Nights on the Bowery

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Okay -- as attentive readers will recall, we alerted you back in November to the news that the good folks at Cherry Red Records (aka the Co...
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