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Mandy Moore "Amanda Leigh"
I never thought in a million years I'd be reviewing an album like this. Mandy Moore has grown up musically with the help of Mike Viola. His melodies and fingerprints are all over this production. The opening track, "Merrimack River" is just gorgeous as she sings with Viola in a duet. As usual his songwriting is top shelf and Moore's vocal skills match up to the tunes well. Each song tells a cle...
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Audio Interviews now re-posted.
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Artist:The Goo Goo Dolls
I finally got around to posting my audio interviews with all the transcripts of the others in the Artist Interview section. Click on the button to the right, and visit the page where you can listen to my interview with Robby Takac of The Goo Goo Dolls from September, 2008 and my interview with Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. (formerly of The Jellyfish) from January, 2009.power pop reviews, power pop...
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Goodbye, Jay Bennett.
Former member of Wilco, Jay Bennett died yesterday, and we don't yet know what the cause of death was (autopsy is pending). He was only 45 and representatives for Wilco could not be reached for comment yet. He was a main part of Wilco's best albums, "Being There" and "Summerteeth." I think, without him the band would have never earned such a cult following, by injecting strong pop craft into Je...
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Girl in a Coma and The Calico Brothers
Girl in a Coma "Trio B.C."This Texas band, composed of sisters Nina and Phanie Diaz (on vocals and guitar and drums, respectively), and bassist Jenn Alva was launched in 2007 with support from Blackheart Records (Joan Jett's label). The Diaz sisters chose Trio B.C. as the album title because it was the name of their grandfathers tejano band in a the 50s. Nina Diaz vocals really stand out here, ...
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Simon Felton "Failing In Biology"
So I guess Jeremy isn't the only label exec that can play a tune? Pink Hedgehog Records' owner Simon Felton has his own debt out now. No stranger to this, he's also the bass player for the band Garfields Birthday. Simon is assisted by both Anton Barbeau and Alan Strawbridge (Lucky Bishops/Cheese) and that's considerable pop muscle! The album sounds a bit like The Spongetones "lite", especially .
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PASTE Magazine: Don't stop the presses
Paste Magazine is on the verge of disappearing. This isn't unique to music magazines. We've already seen a handful of great ones disappear recently (Blender, No Depression). On May 14, Decatur-based Paste magazine, dedicated to highlighting “signs of life in music, film and culture,” asked its readers for help in weathering a particularly rough economic patch. Out of all the music publicatio
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The Knobs "Breakup and Die"
Five years following the death of the lead singer/guitarist Phil Healy, the Knobs have reformed to release a serious statement of hope and sadness with "Breakup and Die." The Knobs, are heavily influenced by The Beach Boys, The Kinks and Wilco, but the band sounds closer here to the hushed sounds of Eric Matthews playing with The Jayhawks. It's no surprise the gem of the album is “Dublin Sky o
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Mothers Day Review Special
There are tons of albums out there that don't quite make it onto my radar, sometimes because it's not quite in the power pop genre, but that doesn't mean it's not good music. Here are some of noteworthy groups you might want to check out. Jack Butler "Fit the Paradigm"It turns out that Jack Butler isn't a single guy but a group of funky Scottish musicians who play ska and post-punk pop. Similar...
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FREE tracks from The Spinning Jennies!
Shortly before my Spinning Jennies called it quits back in 2003 the band recorded some basic tracks for two songs that were shelved and never finished. Well, Jeff Shelton of The Well Wishers has taken these tracks from his old band and finished them up for you!DOWNLOAD "Down"DOWNLOAD "I before E"The band also turned up on the ABC show "Motherhood" with the track "Seashells" from the "How I Won ...
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Miles Nielsen and Big Fresh
Miles Nielsen "Miles"The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, where the son of Cheap Trick guitarist, Rick Nielsen has broken out on his own. Musically, Miles uses Beatles bounce, country twang, and clean production to create a pleasant pop/rock sound. The experience is like hearing The Wallflowers and Big Star jamming with The Jayhawks. It opens with the immediate "A Festival" and casual "Gra...
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