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For at least a couple of years now, I've been a regular reader of David Harrell's Digital Audio Insider blog. Although he posts som...

If you've been asking yourself "Where can I find some classic 60s-styled British pop that has a timeless quality to it?", then...

Here's some good news to brighten up your back-to-work-from-a-long-holiday-weekend morning: Michael Carpenter is set to release his firs...

It was with great sadness that moments ago I learned that Jay Bennett, formerly of Wilco, died today at the age of 45. Sadly, most people wi...

Read all about it here . And for all you BS fans out there (of which I count myself a big one, just note my email addy), make sure you bookm...

It doesn't hit the street until July 14, but you can stream the new Bleu album, A Watched Pot, at his official site . The album has been...

Dion Read & The Afterthoughts-Be Here Right Now . Last year, Dion Read & Co. had one of the more promising debuts with their Shoes ...

Last week, I mentioned that Wiretree had a new track out and that you could stream it at MySpace. Now you can download the mp3 of "Back...

For those of you out there with a Kindle , you can now subscribe to Absolute Powerpop for the Kindle at the low monthly price of $1.99: It ...

Actually, "major label" is a bit of misnomer (these releases haven't been featured in your latest Best Buy ad), but these are ...

* Longtime AbPow favorite Wiretree has a new track up on their MySpace , "Back in Town", from their forthcoming album due later t...

Vegas With Randolph is a band from the Washington DC area (not Las Vegas) that's fronted by John Ratts and Eric Kern, who have been writ...

The Evening Rig-Is Doin' Stuff . This Minneapolis band lives up to their hometown sound with 11 tracks of rip-roarin' Replacements-s...

History is littered with alternate universe questions. What if the Allies lost World War II? What if the South won the Civil War? These ques...

Calico Brothers-Tell it to the Sun . The New Zealand act which brought us one of 2008's top EPs makes their full length debut and picks...

Thanks to their becoming available on Lala subsequent to my original reviews, you can now listen to Valley Lodge's Semester at Sea and J...

The day of freebies continues.... As mentioned earlier, Shake Some Action! is unveiling their new album as it's recorded, and track #3 (...

Freebie morning at Absolute Powerpop rolls on: Last year's Static in Verona release, a side project from Ash Avenue frontman Robert Merz...

The Aussie band Grand Atlantic is back, set to release the followup to their excellent 2007 debut disc This is Grand Atlantic in June on Lau...

Chris Swinney-Try This at Home . UK singer-songwriter Chris Swinney has released three previous albums but it wasn't until #4, Try This ...