pop Archive
14 Sep 2020
For Orgatroid, The ‘Future’ is Now
Electronic music is sometimes unfairly characterized as cold, sterile and lacking in emotion. But the music of Orgatroid – an Asheville duo of Jason Daniello and Jeffrey Richards – is […]
10 Sep 2020
Album Review: The Brothers Steve – #1
Following a proud rock ‘n’ roll tradition of misleading band names, The Brothers Steve aren’t brothers, and none is named Steve. The L.A.-based band plays its own brand of powerpop, […]
04 Sep 2020
Second Verse, Better Than the First: The Choir Reunites (Part 3 of 3)
Continued from Part Two … Jim Bonfanti explains that it was the reunion of The Raspberries that would eventually lead to The Choir getting back together. “We were working on […]
03 Sep 2020
Second Verse, Better Than the First: The Choir Reunites (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One … The Choir certainly knew how to rock hard; the group’s cover of The Kinks’ “David Watts” made that plain. But the musicians were at their […]
02 Sep 2020
Second Verse, Better Than the First: The Choir Reunites (Part 1 of 3)
Omnivore Recordings presents a live reunion of Cleveland late-’60s proto-progressive band Ask a casual rock fan if he or she has heard of The Choir, and you’re likely to get […]
28 Aug 2020
The Story Behind Jellyfish’s Final Lineup, Part Two
Continued from Part One … Bill Kopp: How did Eric Dover come to join Jellyfish? Roger Joseph Manning: The whole thing was just weird. In a nutshell, we had put […]
27 Aug 2020
The Story Behind Jellyfish’s Final Lineup, Part One
One of the most beloved and critically-acclaimed bands of the 1990s, Jellyfish made a pair of superb albums. But after 1990’s Bellybutton, the band fell apart. Co-leaders Roger Joseph Manning […]
26 Aug 2020
Three is the Magic Number: The Lickerish Quartet (Part 3 of 3)
Continued from Part Two … EPs Versus Albums The Lickerish Quartet made the decision not to release a traditional debut album; instead a series of EPs is planned. Threesome Vol. […]
25 Aug 2020
Three is the Magic Number: The Lickerish Quartet (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One … Manning says that the never-made third record would have been a double-LP that showcased each member’s songwriting, one side each. “Like Sloan’s Commonwealth,” Manning suggests. […]
24 Aug 2020
Three is the Magic Number: The Lickerish Quartet (Part 1 of 3)
A new group, The Lickerish Quartet, has released the first in a series of EPs. But the group isn’t exactly new, and its it’s not a quartet. Roger Joseph Manning, […]