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.

Thursday, April 30, 2015

They're Good, But They're No Zager and Evans!

›
Stumbled across this on YouTube yesterday while researching that song from Streets of Fire . I had no idea Hall and Oates had ever covered ...
9 comments:
Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Things From the 80s That Hold Up Better Than You Might Have Expected

›
The Sorels -- four actor/dancers making like a New Wave version of The Temptations while lip-synching Dan Hartman's "I Can Dream ...
9 comments:
Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Better Late Than Never

›
Finally saw Tommy Tedesco 's documentary on The Wrecking Crew over the weekend, and yes it's as great as everybody told me -- funn...
7 comments:
Monday, April 27, 2015

Annals of Gentlemanly Discretion

›
And as a followup to Friday's post about the new Broadway musical version of Dr. Zhivago -- said show written by my old employer Lucy S...
3 comments:
Friday, April 24, 2015

Sing Out, Louise!

›
So it appears that the New York Times was unenthused by the new Broadway musical version of Doctor Zhivago . I only bring this up because...
10 comments:
Thursday, April 23, 2015

Closed Due to Greed

›
Late on an actual -- paying! -- writing assignment. Regular posting resumes tomorrow.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Great Moments in Folk Rock (An Occasional Series)

›
From 1965, please enjoy the great Jackie deShannon -- backed by none other than the original Byrds (!) -- and her quite ineffably touching ...
12 comments:
Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Just a Stranger on the Bus...

›
Courtesy of amusing intertube wisenheimer Matt Neuman please enjoy THE TIME GOD APPEARED ON WHAT'S MY LINE . I realize this has littl...
4 comments:
Monday, April 20, 2015

Will Our Mystery Guests Enter and Sign In, Please?

›
Okay, obviously, the guy with the great haircut in the middle of this photo -- which I had never seen until last week, BTW -- is, if memory ...
7 comments:
Friday, April 17, 2015

I Don't Need No Doctor

›
Well, actually I do, but with any luck it won't be THIS guy. Seriously, scheduled for some routine tests today, so I'm too cranky...
1 comment:
‹
›
Home
View web version

Contributors

  • Kid Charlemagne
  • NYMary
  • steve simels
Powered by Blogger.