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Happy Spring everyone, and welcome back to Pop Rocks Radio!  I'm hoping this finds you all well, and if not, I hope the glory that is what we have for you today will cheer you right up!  We've got tracks today from The Jellybricks, Julez and the Rollerz, Gary Kaluza, The Strokes, Ainsley Costello, and so much more.  And, of course, no episode would be complete without a song by my favorite band, 20/20!

Thanks for listening and supporting the show!  And check out our YouTube channel, as well!

Movie of the Week:

The US Festival 1982: The US Generation Documentary

Links:

Extreme Rare Vinyl: Matthew Street on The Numbers

Bomp! Records

Big Stir Records

Today's Tracks:

Prima Donna - Demoted

20/20 – Spark

Julez and the Rollerz – Call Me Up

Gary Kaluza – I Like How That Sounds

Poppyheads – All I Want

The Strokes – Barely Legal

Melina Blanco – Siren Song

The Jellybricks – Corner of My Eye

The Jellybricks – Dreaming In Stereo

Pyramidiacs – Tuesday’s Girl

Ainsley Costello – Rescued

SOFTJAW – Undercover Lover

Big Midnight – Doin’ All Right

The Pandoras – It Just Ain’t True

The Muffs – Sad Tomorrow

Silver Sun – Julia

Brendan Benson – Cold Hands (Warm Heart)

Hey everyone, and welcome back to Pop Rocks Radio!  Happy Spring to all who celebrate (or something like that...).  Up here in Seattle, Spring means rain...LOTS of rain.  If you're like me, staring out the window (like the kids in The Cat In the Hat), I humbly offer you a soundtrack to help pass the time till the sun peeks out.  We've got tracks today from The Spindles, Bow and Yarrow, The Stems, Chico Detour, and so much more.  And, of course, no episode would be complete without a song by my favorite band, 20/20!

Thanks for listening and supporting the show!  And check out our YouTube channel, as well!

Movie of the Week

The Devil and Daniel Mouse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYj0itvQmcA

Bomp! Records:

https://bompstore.com

Todays Tracks:

The Spindles – Ruthy Ann

20/20 – King Of The Whole Wide World

Jr. Juggernaut – Hang On

Tony Marsico and The Ugly Thingz – Little By Little

DM3 – Can’t Get What You Want

The Stems – Make You Mine

Chico Detour – Dark Matter

The Hovering Spooks – Andy Says

R.E.M. – I Believe

The Whiffs – Shot Thru

Brian D’Addario – Nothing On My Mind

The Barracudas – We’re Living In Violent Times

Nada Surf – Inside Of Love

Bow and Yarrow – Salty Sea

The Diff - LONGSHOT

Cash & Skye – One More Turn

Michael Botte Band – Soulfully Appreciating

How do you know you came to the right place?  'Cuz you're here!  Thanks for joining us again here on Pop Rocks Radio!  We have a ton of great music for you to close out your summer!  We have tracks from Nervous Eaters, The Bablers, The Rubinoos, The Half-Cubes, Paul Collins, The Peawees, Big Bam Boo, and so much more!  And, of course, no episode would be complete without a song by my favorite band, 20/20!

Many of these artists are up on Bandcamp!  Click the links below to support your favorite artists!

Thanks for listening!

Today's Tracks:

Scarlet Rebels – Secret Drug

20/20 – Jet Lag

The Half-Cubes - The Girl (feat. Jon Rubin & Tommy Dunbar)

The Rubinoos – Ronnie

Librarians with Hickeys – Hello Operator

The Stompers – Leave It in Motion

Rinehearts – You’re A Mess

The Glad Machine – So High

Research Turtles – Let’s Get Carried Away

Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. - Rockin’ It Our Way

Starting Early – Gallery

Barbarism. – Til Zero

The Bablers – Thinking Of You

Matthew Sweet – Easy

The Cle Elum – Handclaps & Tambourines

Best Bets – Spooky Signals

Bad Nerves – The Kids Will Never Have Their Say

The Peawees – Drive

The Great Affairs – The Next Three Minutes

Velvet Elvis – Ambition

Tamar Berk – Artful Dodger

Paul Collins – Only Girl

Nervous Eaters – In The Shadows

Big Bam Boo – Shooting from My Heart

Get ready for another electrifying episode of Pop Rocks Radio! This week, we're bringing you killer tracks from Valley Lodge, Beechwood, Gyasi, Dany Laj and The Looks, and more. We'll mix in some indie power pop along with a few surprises that’ll keep you hooked. And of course, no episode of Pop Rocks Radio would be complete without a song from my favorite band, 20/20. Don't miss this high-energy blend of fresh sounds and timeless hits!

Other awesome music podcasts to check out!

The Music Authority

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-music-authority-live-stream-show/id1491697482

Power Pop Overdose

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/power-pop-overdose/id1508172184

And don't forget my interview with Mike Skill of The Romantics!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXjoPx5TWrA&t=77s

For all of our videos, check out the Pop Rocks Radio YouTube channel!

Thanks for listening!

Today's tracks:

Caddy – In A Heartbeat

20/20 – Bad Night

Aerial – Activities of Daily Living

The Weeklings (feat. Peter Noone) – Mr. Soul Satisfaction

Donnie Iris – Ah! Leah!

Telejet – Beautiful World

Valley Lodge – After School

The Flame – Make It Easy

Kingdom of Mustang – Glad Days

Lava Fangs – Where Did She Go

Dwight Twilley Band – The Two of Us

VELVET ATTACK – The Double Cylinder Man

Chris Mess – Dandy’s

Beechwood – Firing Line

The Junior League – Skinny Tie

Dany Laj and The Looks – Meet Me On the Floor

The Chesterfield Kings – Sunrise (Turn On)

Dungeon of Skeletons – Gonna Be Alright

Monza Express – Two Jokers

Brain Dead Symphony – Disco Ball

The Romantics – When I Look In Your Eyes

Gyasi – Cheap High

Flop – A. Wylie

The Jags – Back of My Hand

Colman Gota – Crack the Code

Throwing Muses – Not Too Soon

The Three O’Clock – Jet Fighter

Get ready for another exciting episode of Pop Rocks Radio! This time, we're rocking out with fresh new tracks from The Toms, Annie Minogue Band, and The Metal Byrds. Plus, we'll dive into some classic hits from The Knack and The Boomtown Rats. And of course, no episode of Pop Rocks Radio would be complete without a song from my favorite band, 20/20. Tune in for a high-energy mix of the old and the new!

My sincerest apologies to the band Broken Record - I misspoke in the episode and referred to them by the name of their song, "Ringer" instead of the band name. Great song, great band...sorry about that!

Learn more about the Annie Minogue Band on their website.

Material Issues with guest Tommy Marolda is now on YouTube! 

And check out this awesome set from The Fantastic Fellinis as part of David Bash's IPO Festival. Thanks for listening!  

Today's tracks:

The Blasts – Shout & Twist

20/20 – People In Your Life

Liz Borden – Shake

Matt Caskitt & the Breaks -  Back Pedal

The Dirtbombs – Sugar On Top

Chinese IX – I Quit

Fastbacks – Come On

Annie Minogue Band – Now!

The Stems  - For Always (Live)

DM3 – One Times, Two Times Devastated

The Metal Byrds – Who’s Leaving

The Toms – Pilot

The Knack – Just Wait and See

Go Dog Go – Like I Said

Family Worship Center - Kicked Out of the Garden

The Boomtown Rats – She’s So Modern

Broken Record – Ringer

Anderson Rose – Brave New Day (feat. Rudiger)

Lush – Hey Hey Helen

Vinyl Kings – Give It Away

The Fantastic Fellinis – My Mind Goes Round in Circles

The Posies – Grant Hart

Gene Champagne – Shake Some More

The Well Wishers – Back Down Son

The Second Summer – The Reason

Muzzle – What a Bore  

Background music courtesy of Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited - great stuff!

Welcome back for Episode 25 of Pop Rocks Radio! We've got great new music from The Toms, Royal Scene, The Blackburns, Shotgun Waltz, The Linda Brady Revival, and so much more! And of course, no episode would be complete without a song by my favorite band, 20/20.

Many of these artists can be found on bandcamp.com. On Bandcamp Fridays, Bandcamp waives their fees and all the money goes directly to the artist!

If you love and want to support independent music, check out Steve Schnee's great new video show, Schnee TeeVee, on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StephenSchnee

And if you love vinyl, follow this guy: https://www.tiktok.com/@areallulu

For more of what we're listening to and other bands we love on tour, check out our newsletter: https://poprocksradio.substack.com/p/now-and-then ...you can also subscribe to the monthly newsletter through Substack or go to poprocksradio.com and sign up there.

Enjoy the show!

Today's Tracks:

Sugar - Helpless

20/20 – I Never Did No Hitler

Tony Marsico - Sleepwalker

Royal Scene – Romeo’s Blue

The Blackburns - Hooks

The Wesleys – A Lot To Lose

James Williamson & Iggy Pop – Consolation Prizes

The Chesterfield Kings – Fly the Astral Plane

The False Positives – Long Distance Romance

Jr. Juggernaut – Take Alone

The Yum Yums – Do You Like Me

THE TOMS – STATIONARY BIKE

David Brookings and The Average Lookings - Shelby

A Day In Venice - Tendencies

Paley Brothers – Turn the Tide

Brian Ray – Here For You

The Linda Brady Revival – Yes Man

Stiv Bators – A Million Miles Away

Shotgun Waltz – Sink or Swim

Speedfossil – She’s Doing Fine

Sorrows – Teenage Heartbreak

Mark Rogers – To Open Your Eyes

Moonlight Academy – Unbroken

The Angels – Am I Ever Gonna See You

PONY - Freezer

Olivia Rafferty – Earthquake Room

Superdrag – Sold You an Alibi

The Explorers Club – One Drop of Rain

Box Elder - Bug

Dancing Hoods – Baby’s Got Rockets

Redd Kross – I’ll Take Your Word For it

Welcome back for Episode 24 of Pop Rocks Radio. As Velvet Crush once said, ahem...weird summer... To help with that, we've got great new music from Jr. Juggernaut, Joy Buzzer, The Armoires, The Cynz, Andy J. Palmer, and so much more! And of course, no episode would be complete without a song by my favorite band, 20/20.

Many of these artists can be found on bandcamp.com. On Bandcamp Fridays, Bandcamp waives their fees and all the money goes directly to the artist!

If you're in the L.A. area, David Bash's International Pop Overthrow festival runs from Aug 2nd to Aug 10th at the Redwood Bar. Great bands all week for only $15 per day!

https://internationalpopoverthrow.com/schedules/ipo-2024-schedules/los-angeles-2024/

And for more of what we're listening to and other bands we love on tour, check out our newsletter: https://poprocksradio.substack.com/p/now-and-then ...you can also subscribe to the monthly newsletter through Substack or go to poprocksradio.com and sign up there.

Today's Tracks:

Jr. Juggernaut – Everything I Touch

20/20 – What Do You Feel

The Great Affairs - Stevie

Joy Buzzer – You’d Be Surprised

The Kings – Switchin’ to Glide

The Armoires – We Absolutely Mean It

The Well Wishers – Old Enough to Know

The Fags – Truly, Truly

The Anderson Council - Citadel

Telejet – She Speaks Her Mind

The Vandalays - Ramona

Supercrush – Lost My Head

Matt Caskitt & The Breaks – Meet Me in Memphis

Dum Dum Girls – In the Wake of You

Chinese IX – Human Resources

The Cynz – You Would Not Miss Me

Tommy Keene – This Could Be Fiction

Jessica Boudreaux - Doctor

A Week Full Of Mondays - Smile

PONY – Sucker Punch

The Martial Arts – Friends for Fools

Dear Misses – 1% Suckers

The Dangtrippers – Half Your Age

Kahuna Surfers – Summer Bay

Dolour – Everything I Need

The Colors – Rave It Up

Holly Hannigan – Bitter Pill

Monogroove – Modern Day Romeo

Pete Yorn - Murray

Andy J. Palmer – Mystery To Me

Beauty – Polar Bear Ice Cream

The Speedways – Seen Better Days

Liam Gallagher & John Squire – I’m So Bored

Welcome back for Episode 23 of Pop Rocks Radio. Summer is here and the time is right (yeah yeah...). We've got great new music from Kick. Snare, Crash., The Shang Hi Los, Mark Ward, Tamar Berk, Lizzy Ura, The Diff and so much more! And of course, no episode would be complete without a song by my favorite band, 20/20.

Many of these artists can be found on bandcamp.com. On Bandcamp Fridays, Bandcamp waives their fees and all the money goes directly to the artist!

And for more of what we're listening to and other bands we love on tour, check out our newsletter: https://poprocksradio.substack.com/p/now-and-then ...you can also subscribe to the monthly newsletter through Substack or go to poprocksradio.com and sign up there.

Thanks for listening!

Today's Tracks:

The Shang Hi Los – Morganatic Panic

20/20 – My Tuesday

Mark Ward – I’ve Been Around

The Diff - Tanya

Lizzy Ura - Crashing

The Toms – Lady Luck

Sparkle*jets U.K. – Box of Letters

The Diodes – Red Rubber Ball

8x8 – King of Everything

The Wind – Hey, Mister!

Ahem - Waterlogged

The Moondogs – Who’s Gonna Tell Mary

Suzy & Los Quattro – Don’t Wanna Talk About It

Tamar Berk – Good Impression

Paper Citizen – American Song

Gene Champagne – Rock n Roll Boy

Pointed Sticks – Perfect Youth

Blue Meanies – I’m Not In Love With You

The Rollers – Hello & Welcome Home

The Grip Weeds – We Love You

Valley Lodge – Dyin’

Matt Caskitt & The Breaks – Got Me on Your Hook

The Mayflies USA - Ariel

The Pandoras – I Live My Life

Amy Rowbottom – Boom Boy

Kick. Snare. Crash. – What’s the Point

Baseball Bat – Let Down

Rural France – Packhorse

Bruce Moody – It’s Not Like Mine

Brendan Benson – Tiny Spark

Welcome back for Episode 22 of Pop Rocks Radio. We have a ton of great music for you today with tracks from Andy J. Palmer, KANAK, The Outlets, Raspberry Protocol, Camp Trash, and so much more! And of course, no episode would be complete without a song by my favorite band, 20/20.

Many of these artists can found on bandcamp.com! On Bandcamp Fridays, Bandcamp waives their fees and all the money goes directly to the artist!

Hayley and the Crushers are out on tour - for ticket info, go to https://hayleyandthecrushers.com. And for more of what we're listening to and other bands we love on tour, check out our newsletter: https://poprocksradio.substack.com/p/now-and-then ...you can also subscribe to the monthly newsletter through Substack or go to poprocksradio.com and sign up there.

Thanks for listening!

KANAK – Too Late

20/20 – Tonight We Fly

The Quick – Caroline Is Crying

The Voltz – Fire Up Indigo

The Paley Brothers – Meet The Invisible Man

Violet & Anya – Ballad of a Teenage Queen

Tiny Stills – What’s the Point of Anything?

Camp Trash - Pursuit

The Amplifier Heads – The Best It’s Gonna Be

The Cavedogs – Leave Me Alone

Dan Miraldi - Ulysses

Hayley and the Crushers - Alleyways

fanclubwallet – Band Like That

Tigerblind – Hold You Tight

Gen11 – Heart of Stone

The Itch – Monday Morning

The Apples In Stereo – Shine a Light

Gene Champagne – Back In My Arms

Cherry Fez - Superexcited

Raspberry Protocol – Hot Girl Summer

Honeyblood – Killer Bangs

The Outlets – Knock Me Down

Speedfossil – Silver Lining

Extra Arms – Be Someone Else

Andy J. Palmer – Higher Than the Sun

Great music today from The Paley Brothers, The High Frequencies, Nick Piunti, and so much more! And of course, no episode would be complete without a song from my favorite band, 20/20!

Check out your favorite artists on Bandcamp! https://bandcamp.com

And for hours of wholesome fun, head on over to our YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@poprocksradio

Thanks for listening!

Today's Tracks:

Liz Borden – Some People’s Kids

20/20 – For All Our Time

Nick Piunti – Bottle It

The Romantics – Tell It To Carrie

Rhett Miller – Our Love

Paley Brothers – Too Good to Be True

The Martial Arts – Not Coming Down

Sloan – Spin Our Wheels

Jimena Arroyo – Run Away With Me

The Metal Byrds – I, Fall

Ward White – Here Come the Dowsers

Ken Sharp – Great Big Beautiful World

Louie & The Flashbombs – Why You Wanna Be Like That?

The Hellflowers – Music’s My Love

The Fantastic Fellinis – Somewhere In My Dreams

Ed Cosens – Stay With Me

Jody and the Jerms - Unraveling

LOVEBREAKERS - Skyline

Throwback Suburbia - Circles

The Trafalgars – Company Time

The High Frequencies – You Can’t Always Get What You Want

Nada Surf – In Front of Me Now