pop Archive
06 Nov 2013
Album Review: The Paley Brothers — The Complete Recordings
File these guys under Music You Probably Missed. Chalk it up to record execs not knowing exactly what to do with The Paley Brothers, or perhaps assign some of the […]
31 Oct 2013
It’s a Mondo Zombie Boogaloo!
It’s one thing to make good music. A challenging thing, not to be taken for granted, but as far as live performance goes, ultimately it’s only one part of the […]
29 Oct 2013
This Won’t Be a Waste of Your Time
It’s exceedingly rare for me to (a) post content here more than once a business day and/or (b) provide a stream to music. That’s simply not how I operate. But […]
28 Oct 2013
Mountain Oasis Electronic Summit: Recap Part 1
My sweetheart and I enjoyed the first night of 2013 Mountain Oasis together; while I’d cover nights two and three on my own, this night we managed together to take […]
09 Oct 2013
Album Review: Alex Chilton – Electricity by Candlelight
Bootlegs or ROIOs* or fan recordings: however one wishes to label them, they play an often important and unappreciated part in documenting musical history. As Clinton Heylin explains in his […]
04 Oct 2013
X Marks the Spot: The 2013 Richard X Heyman Interview, Part Two
Continued from Part One Bill Kopp: You’ve long been one of those artists who can handle everything in the studio; other than Nancy engineering, most of your albums have featured […]
03 Oct 2013
X Marks the Spot: The 2013 Richard X Heyman Interview, Part One
Richard X Heyman is nominally a powerpop artist, but ever since his first solo album in 1988, there has been a lot more going on in his music than a […]
02 Oct 2013
Fall Capsule Reviews, Part Three
I wasn’t kidding when I wrote of having a massive backlog; here are four more capsule reviews. Don’t infer that these releases are somehow lesser than those receiving more in-depth […]
27 Sep 2013
Album Review: The Dirtbombs — Ooey Gooey Chewy Ka-blooey!
A lot of people credit The Ramones with giving bubblegum music a second chance. And I hear that; I know what they mean. There’s an undeniable, delightfully lunkheaded, intentionally-throwaway bubblegum […]
26 Sep 2013
Album Review: Pete Ham — Keyhole Street: Demos 1966-67
Much has been written about (Apple band and Beatles protégés) Badfinger. And the most notable, in-depth writing about the star-crossed quartet has come from two sources: Dan Matovina‘s Without You: […]