Pop Geek Heaven

Greg Pope is an american born artist who has a great affection for rock and roll and cinema and enjoys ongoing attempts at creating both. His music has been featured on radio and television shows such as Dawson’s Creek, America’s Next Top Model, and Providence. His album, Popmonster, was #1 album of the year on […]

Adam Daniel’s latest album POP, BABY  is a power pop mashup of Elton John piano, glam rock guitars, Beach Boys vocal stacks, and new wave synth candy. Adam wrote, arranged, produced, performed, recorded, mixed, and mastered the album himself on a Macbook Pro refurb. Taking DIY to extremes, he also does his own album art, website […]

SUPRISE BOX #126 I’m 51 yrs old and since I’m a child of the 70s(mostly), musically speaking – I always love a band that reminds of the raw, DIY ethos of the mid70s, the sound of indie bands influenced by the New York Dolls, Velvet Underground and Iggy.  That was my domain and BLOW UP […]

EPIC. This is…truly, EPIC. Not unlike Bryan Scary, appearing in Surprise Box #124 earlier in the work, Bill Majoros is an artist who is continually reaching for levels of exploration and pulling, pushing forward what the genre of ‘power pop’ can achieve. The Foreign Films, Majoros’ band, have created a body of work over the […]

BRYAN SCARY It’s always big and important news when Bryan Scary announces a new project. And, yes, there is one ready for you to digest and start living inside with – and below you’ll be able to get a first-peek into new side  project called “Evil Arrows”, which is Bryan and a bunch of friends […]

DOT DASH     Dot Dash is a pop band from Washington, D.C. and they are my kind of band, blending aspects of Wire and Mission of Burma with a strong under-pinning of power pop melody and hooks.  Check this song out and download below. [arrow style=”14.png” alignment=”center”] [linebreak style=”simple”] DOWNLOAD – “A Light in […]

STEPHEN BUNVOSKY For those who hung around NotLame.com during the 90s and 00s, the name Stephen Bunovsky should be familiar to you.  He fronted Hanna Cranna(on Big Deal Records) in the 90s and then Naomi Star the last decade, who have three very, very good ‘n excellent albums out(see links below).   Bunovsky just got in […]

ROLLO TIME   [linebreak style=”simple”] Rollo Time is a quartet of four musical veterans based near Chicago, Illinois.  The group rocks in the classic power–pop tradition; that is, immediately grab the attention of the listener with power chords, vocal harmonies and irresistible hooks, and move on to the next song.  Rollo Time is the brainchild […]

“13 in My Head”, the new album from Nick Piunti, continues in the power pop traditions he displayed as singer, songwriter, guitarist in Detroit’s “The Respectables”.  Before calling it a day in 2011, The Respectables released two albums (and ep) with songs featured in television and film, and garnered plenty of praise from the power pop community.  Far […]

DAREN SWEET Last week, two bands I had not heard from in many years got in touch.  First, VAN GO, who are featured in “Surprise Box #117) and then Daren Sweet from  NAKED CHOLLAS re-surfaced. Good times. And , it turns out, he’s making music again and you can jump right in and find out […]