Absolute Powerpop

Cheap Trick's new disc, Rockford, came and went from eMusic in a matter of weeks, if not days, upon its release last month, and no reaso...

Some of you who perused my top 33 1/3 of 2006 may have noticed a few of the discs didn't have links to other posts on the site extollin...

Bob Evans is the nom de plume of Jebediah's Kevin Mitchell. If you're not familiar with Jebediah, don't fret - neither am I. M...

Not Lame unveiled more than their weekly new releases last night - they gave us a new layout as well, with the featured releases divided in...

It's usually cause for celebration when a new Rainbow Quartz CD comes out, and today is no exception with the release of The Winnerys...

Here are some short takes on a few discs I've been meaning to blog about: The Blank Stares-All Blown Up . I've been enjoying this Sa...

This is one of those times it really pays to be an eMusic subscriber. The latest from Daniel Wylie, The High Cost of Happiness, was added t...

I've now gone back and done a Best of 2004 list on eMusic, so feel free to check it out .

Reader Howard tipped me off to the fact there are two new L.E.O. tracks now up at their myspace page , and further investigation reveals the...

The conceptual video for ELO's "Hold On Tight". You'll notice Jeff Lynne's hair is about as short as it ever was. Ge...

For those of us who have become big fans of the Brothers LeDrew over the last couple of months, I'm happy to report coming across Too C...

I'm a huge Pernice Brothers fan, and although I got diminishing returns from their last two albums, their first two, 1998's Overcome...

Anyone who reads this blog regularly knows that Michael Carpenter is held in high esteem in these parts, and he's about to unleash his l...

I was so inspired by compiling the 2006 list that I made one for 2005 . Most of the comments are cut-and-pastes from my earlier posts here.

I created a list on eMusic with comments (most of which mirror lengthier posts on this site) of the discs they carry which were on my best-...

Was in the process of putting a list together on eMusic of my Best of 2006 that they carry, and when I went to add Cheap Trick's Rockfor...

I knew as soon as made my Top 33 1/3 of 2006 list that there'd be worthy candidates that I either forgot about out or grew to appreciat...

The more I listen, the more I like. And because I generally listen to the most recent stuff I have, the releases from earlier in the year s...

Edmund's Crown is back. The self-styled purveyors of "southern power pop", who made a splash in the genre with 2003's Col...

It's always gratifying to see a sideman to a famous act finally get the chance to spread his wings and go solo, and over the past couple...