The Emergency
How Can You Move? (You Guys On A Label? Records). Review by Carf F Gauze.
Tag: Power pop
Teenage Fanclub
Four Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty-Six Seconds: A Shortcut to Teenage Fanclub (Jetset). Review by Troy Jewell.
Tiara
The Summer of the Lion, The Summer of the Lamb (We Want Action). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Feed
Feed (Burnside). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Portastatic
Autumn Was A Lark (Merge). Review by Stein Haukland.
Third Grade Teacher
Third Grade Teacher (Pinch Hit). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Ted Leo/Pharmacists
Hearts Of Oak (Lookout!). Review by Julio Diaz.
Sanctus Real
Say It Loud (Sparrow Records). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Blue Sky Goodbye
The Identity EP (Uprising). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
The Flipsides
Clever One (Pink & Black). Review by Troy Jewell.
Deadsy
Commencement (Dreamworks). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Candy Butchers
Play With Your Head (RPM / Sony). Review by Julio Diaz.
Rialto
Night On Earth (Eagle). Review by Randall J. Stephens.
Nutrajet
Protection EP (Twenty Stone Blatt). Review by Brian Kruger.
The Liars Academy
No News Is Good News (Equal Vision). Review by Brian Kruger.
Something Corporate
Audioboxer EP (Drive-Thru/MCA). Review by Matt Cibula.
The Plus Ones / The Travoltas
Going Dutch (Asian Man/Coldfront). Review by Brian Kruger.
Cheap Trick
For more than 25 years, Cheap Trick has been making irresistible power pop that has become permanently ingrained in the pop culture consciousness. Julio Diaz caught up with drummer Bun E. Carlos to discuss the band’s place in history, the secret to their longevity, and why they never attended Rock N’ Roll High School.
The Rosenbergs
The Rosenbergs seemed poised for all the perks life in the majors can offer. After being touted as the best unsigned bands in America, the majors were sniffing around, and the band was offered a chance to appear on USA Network’s Farmclub show. Then they made waves by rejecting the majors, exposing Farmclub’s shifty business practices, and entering into an unusual alliance with Napster. What almost got lost in the process is the fact that The Rosenbergs are a damn fine power pop band, which they’re proving with their new album, Mission: You. Sean Slone discusses the music and the industry with singer/songwriter David Fagin.
Sense Field
A little bit of hardcore, a little bit of power pop, a little bit of new wave, a little bit of rock and roll, and a little bit of punk – Roi Tamkin caught an eclectic show with Sense Field, the Stereo, and Lift at Atlanta’s Echo Lounge on April 27, 2000.
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