Pop Rocks Radio

Welcome to this week's episode of Pop Rocks Radio!  Sit back and enjoy as we play songs by Tony Marsico and The Ugly Thingz, Dear Misses, Cheap Trick, The Cynz, Love Tractor, and the one and only Josie Cotton.  And of course, no episode would be complete without a song by my favorite band, 20/20!

This week's super cool background music comes to us from Toronto's own, The Surfrajettes!  Check out their new album, Easy As Pie, on Bandcamp!

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Thanks for listening!

Today's Tracks:

The Darkness – Is It Just Me?

20/20 – Haunted People Go

The Cynz – Woman Child

Tony Marsico and The Ugly Thingz – Burning Questions

Sloan – Witch’s Wand

Matt Caskitt & The Breaks – Crossroads

Dear Misses – Mosquito Dance

Mark Rogers – California 10

Josie Cotton – Circle Dance

Gary Kaluza – Soft Landing Spot

The Writeful Heirs – Jupiter In July

Librarians With Hickeys – No More Goodbyes

Alice Cooper – Clones (We’re All)

Velvet Sunset – We Are The Weirdos

The Daylillies – Pétillant

Cheap Trick – Little Sister

The Bablers – Psychadilly Circus

Clean Lines – Made In the Shade

Aimee Mann – I Should’ve Known

The Connection – Stop Talking

The Blasts – Big Gun

The Rings – My Kinda Girl

Love Tractor – Beatle Boots

Thanks for joining us back here for the 30th episode of Pop Rocks Radio!  Thank you for supporting the show and keeping us going.  We've got a great show for you today with new music from The chrisVandalay Project, Suburban Key Party, The Moonstones, Vinyl Kings, Carla Olson & Tall Poppy Syndrome, and so much more!  And of course, no episode would be complete without a song from my favorite band, 20/20.

And check out our interview with Chris Vandalay and Dave Franco of The chrisVandalay Project on YouTube!

Thanks for listening!

Today's Tracks:

The Moonstones – Calls It A Day

20/20 – Giving It All

The Yum Yums – Poppin’ Up Again

John Davis – Indifferent Stars

Cruzados – Dead Inside

The Goodstock Project – Just Don’t Stop

Bad Nerves – Plastic Rebel

The Typicals – She Sends Silence

Wishy – Sick Sweet

Liquid Mike – K2

Tom O’Driscoll – The Other Side of Life

Bleached Black – I Was in Your Life

Greg Murray & The Seven Wonders – Lay Your Head Down

The Jaws of Brooklyn – Litebringer

The Minus 5 – Bleach Boys & Beach Girls

The On and Ons – Long Ride

Suburban Key Party – Beautiful

The Posies – She’s Coming Down Again!

The chrisVandalay Project – Your Favorite War

Carla Olson and Tall Poppy Syndrome – Is It True

Velvet Attack – You Know Everything Better

Tina & The Total Babes – Tongue Tied

Vinyl Kings – Long Way Down

Thanks for joining us again here on Pop Rocks Radio!  Fall has fallen and with it comes this perfect soundtrack to jump in a pile of leaves with a giant sucker, or whatever one does to celebrate.  We've got a great mix of power pop, indie hits, and classic gems with Young Fresh Fellows, Nick Piunti & The Complicated Men, Riffindots, Dave Edmunds, The Grip Weeds, Michael Des Barres and so much more.  And no episode would be complete without a song by my favorite band, 20/20!

If you want to support these artists, many of these tracks can be found on Bandcamp!  

Iconoclassic Records' latest Dwight Twilley remaster is now available!

And check out Mike Fuller's show on MixCloud!

Thanks for listening!

Today's Tracks:

Young Fresh Fellows – Rock ‘n’ Roll Pest Control

20/20 - Backyard Guys

The Dogmatics – Library Girl

The Well Wishers – Here We Go

DM3 – Hold On

Nick Piunti & The Complicated Men – Mind Reader

The Fatal Flaw – Stop Pushing Me Away

Superdrag – Baby’s Waiting

[DARYL] – Kimmy

Riffindots – Cat Curse

The Blips – Walking Home

Dave Edmunds – Girls Talk

EDEN – Wildfire

The Grip Weeds – Strange Bird

The Honeydogs – Your Blue Door

Atlas Rivers – Towards The Sun

The Meringues – Royalty

Dwight Twilley – Alone In My Room

Superchunk – Water Wings

Jon Flynn – Where to Start

Roxanne Fontana – Some Have Fun

the james clark institute – Black Licorice, Red Lips

The Rollers – I Was Eleven

Michael Des Barres – Fox On The Run

Sweet – Action

The Wonders – That Thing You Do!

Nada Surf – Give Me the Sun

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

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

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

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.

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