Absolute Powerpop

Boggia is back. Those three words are all some power pop fans will need to hear, but for the uninitiated, Jim Boggia is one of the top artis...

Billy Kill-Minuits in the Making . Billy Kill hails from Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, a Philly suburb, and his debut disc is a definite ear-c...

This one has been steadily growing on me until it reached the point where in good conscience I couldn't not feature it. A few weeks back...

Jackdaw4 has a new track they've recorded for a British TV series, and they're making it available as a free mp3 download from their...

A couple of years ago on his Tangerine album, David Mead wrote a song called "Hard to Remember", which he said was inspired by his...

Seattle's The Doll Test made a splash two years back with their debut EP Gasoline and Banks , a hard-driving, power-poppin' effort i...

As it now appears that Tropical Storm Fay has bypassed my home area (Tampa Bay), it's time to get back to business here. Steve Caraway-H...

We all know the cliche about death and taxes being the only certainties, but there's another one to add to the list: about once a year, ...

And now for something completely different. OK, not completely different, but not quite power pop. New Yorker Ben Sadock has given us the al...

Those of us who remember the 2000 (re-released in 2005) Maypops disc Spirits of Agnew remember the name Khalid Hanifi, and know that seeing...

Chicago's BrownLine Fiasco is back with another disc of what they call "positive power pop", on the heels of their fine debut ...

Many of you may not know Michigan's Andy Reed, but those who snagged his 2006 debut EP The Great Compression certainly remember him, and...

The Jellybricks are never going to be know as prolific, releasing their last three discs in 1999, 2004 and now, but as long as this Pennsylv...

Straight outta Houston come The Favorites, who may soon be yours after crafting one of the brightest discs of 2008 with Bright Nights, Brigh...

When you look up "power pop" in the dictionary, don't be surprised to see a picture of Sugar High. The Arizona band has regrou...

Let's give it up for Debra from England and her new blog, Power Pop Review . 100x more interesting than my Twitter feed.

Just what the world needs - a stream of consciousness peek into my head. Yes, I've joined the legions already on Twitter so that I can ...

Time to check in on a couple of rocking bands that we've featured in the past on the site and have new discs out: The Offramps-Split The...

First off, let me make clear that this is NOT the latest from the Chicago power pop band Frisbie. Instead, this Frisbee is Louisville's ...

The Telepathic Butterflies-Breakfast In Suburbia . I've been a big fan of this Canadian band, and they follow up their brilliant 2004 re...