Pop Geek Heaven

(note:  I posted this a wee bit early – but sooner than later is always better, yes?!) JANGLE ON!  JUNE by Eric Sorsensen             The theme in recent weeks seems to be tributes.  Three weeks ago, my wife and I drove to Bath, Maine to hear the Don Campbell Band give an inspired Dan Fogelberg [...]

Interview with Pat “Pooch” DiPuccio Pat “Pooch” DiPuccio 1. PGH is all about helping artists highlight their most recent projects, so let us all know what your new project is – and tell us about how it come into the world. What has the initial feedback on it been like? The newest project is an [...]

TREE HOUSE SOCIETY    DOWNLOAD – “Margarita on the Porch” – HERE (right click and ‘save as’) Sometimes you know, you find yourself wanting to listen to some specific songs, and then you realize they simply do not exist. So you buy a guitar, you start strumming on it, you suck, you start having fun, [...]

THE SEASONGS 1. PGH is all about helping artists highlight their most recent projects, so let us all know what your new project is – and tell us about how it came into the world. What has the initial feedback on it been like? OSCAR: The Seasongs are a power-pop trio from Spain formed in [...]

SHPLANG In 1994, singer-songwriter Peter Marston, a veteran of the LA pop scene with the Phlaix, the Onlys and the Corsairs, met up with John Krause, a visual artist and designer best-known for his work on The Simpsons.  John also dabbled in music, so the two met up to see what would happened and what [...]

LOST TREASURES The Keys – “The Keys Album” Sometime around 2005, my good friend Stefan Johannson sent me a copy of a power pop compilation called Shake Some Action, Vol. 1 UK, and while there was a lot of great music on the CD, one track stood out well above the others: “I Don’t Wanna [...]

SURF SCHOOL DROPOUTS The I.P.O Interview Series 1. PGH is all about helping artists highlight their most recent projects, so let us all know what your new project is – andtell us about how it come into the world. What has the initial feedback on it been like? We released our first album, Summer is [...]

APRIL 2013 Digi-Compilation   Below are 11 choice tracks for this month’s compilation.   Make sure you check out the links to the artist sites and, if you enjoy the song appearing here, dig deeper into the other music the artist is creating. QUICK NOTE:  I keep forgetting to ask you all – but please POST [...]

For many of you old school power pop fans, if you looked at the name “THE RAVES” and did not recognize it, guess what? HUGE DISCOVERY for you. Old school power pop, done right, done good, done REAL good….and with a most unusual story behind the band. The Raves are a power pop band based [...]

  A project many years in the making, POP GARDEN RADIO host and power pop impressario Adam Waltemiere has found a way to mid-wife this project in 2013 and it’s cause for celebration for many power pop geeks.  Just take a look at the list below, download a long from the tribute and listen to [...]