NADA SURF "Hide in The Unknown" from Never Not TogetherGOODMAN "Headrush Baby" from The Era of BucketsBLEACHED "Hard to Kill" from Don’t You Think You’ve Had Enough?WHITE REAPER "1F" from You Deserve LoveWYATT BLAIR "Cherry Rose" from For the First Time - EPTHE LOLAS "Stop the War" from BulletproofFOXHALL STACKS "Top of the Pops" from The Coming CollapseTHE DARKNESS "Easter is Cancelled" from Easter is Cancelled JORDAN JONES "Rumors Girls" from Jordan JonesBAD MOVES "Spirit FM" from Tell No OneYOUNG GUV "Try Not To Hang On So Hard" from GUV IITROLLEY "I'll Never Tell" from I'll Never Tell - SingleNICK FRATER "Strangers On the Bus" from Full Fathom Freight-TrainTHE CUDAS "Kids Want Hits" from Kids Want Hits - SingleJOYLAND "Hey Summer" from Hey Summer - SingleNICK PIUNTI & THE COMPLICATED MEN "All This Time" from All This Time - SingleFARRINGTON "Stupid Plastic War" from Pictures of Pretty ROB MARTINEZ "Maybe Miss America" from Maybe Miss AmericaJOE NORMAL & THE ANYTOWNERS "Even Now" from SingleFREDERICK JULIUS "This Package" from Fixers & ElixirsFASTBALL "The Girl You Pretended to Be" from The Help MachineBRYAN ESTEPA "No Ordinary" from Sometimes I Just Don't KnowEMPEROR PENGUIN "Brand New Yesterday" from Soak Up the GravyTHE WEEKLINGS "In the Moment" from 3THE JELLYBRICKS "Brooklyn" from SingleSUCCESSFUL FAILURES "Because We're Ghosts" from SaratogaMERCY UNION "Totem" from II - SingleGUIDED BY VOICES "Heavy Like the World" from Sweating the PlagueTWEN "Damsel" from AwestruckBIG QUIET "Sleep Sleep Eat" from Interesting TimesNADA SURF "Something I Should Do" from Never Not Together

GUIDED BY VOICES – Excited Ones (Crystal Nuns Cathedral)WHITE FANG – Never Give Up (Don’t Want to Hear It)BEST BETS – Crystal Mausoleum (single)SCUFFS – Won Me Over (single)THE HILDER – Give It Time (single)LOVE AXE – Do What You Want To (The Food)TEEN JESUS & THE JEAN TEASERS – Miss Your Birthday (single)BEACH BUNNY – Oxygen (single)FUZZY SUN – Morning Light (single)BOOK CLUB – Pursuit of Happiness (single)THE INSTITUTES – Heal In Time (Colosseums)BOXCAR SUITE – Turndt Awn (Every Side of the Abyss)BOB EVANS – Born Yesterday (Tomorrowland)RYAN HAMILTON – Do The Damage (1221)BLACKBIRDS FC – Transport Plane (single)DAVID BROOKINGS – Magnolia (Mania At the Talent Show)SUBURBAN HI-FI Fight On Our Wedding Night Superimposition)NICK FRATER – What’s With Your Heavy Heart? (Earworms)THE DT’S – You With Me (Single)RICHARD TURGEON – Open Spaces (single)ACTION CITY – The Lines You Blur (This is Action City) JIM BASNIGHT & THE MOBERLYS – Summertime Again (Seattle-NY-LA)THRIFT STORE HALO – Never Too Late (Enemies With Benefits EP)THE GRIP WEEDS – Shape of Things to Come (Dig)THE ZEN ARCADE – Alone in Monochrome (single)BYE BYE BLACKBIRDS – We Got Lost (single)THE BLACK WATCH – The Real You (Here & There)BRIDGE DOG – Former Life (Going South EP)SHINY TIMES – Dark Day (Let’s Get Shiny! EP)MARTIAL ARTS – Bethany (Getting Stranger By The Month EP)CHIME SCHOOL – Wait Your Turn (s/t)LORELEI – Decay (single)

A long-standing tradition for the final show of the year, the annual 'Best Of' broadcast counts down the TOP 25 power pop albums of the year - as determined by the hard-working R&D staff at the Power Pop Show.Who made the cut?? Listen and find out!!

Power Pop for the Holidays. Merry Christmas!!

BOXCAR SUITE – Vincent Price (Every Side of the Abyss)BOB EVANS – Concrete Heart (Tomorrowland)GUIDED BY VOICES – Chain Gang Island (It’s Not The….)REMOTE CONTROL – Hope For Days (single)THE NEEDS – Second Love (Special Needs)THE STAYAWAKES – Every Word But Please (Pop Dreamz)TEEN JESUS & THE JEAN TEASERS – Miss Your Birthday (single)FUZZY SUN – Morning Light (single)THE ZEN ARCADE – Alone in Monochrome (single)THE HILDER – Give It Time (single)ATOMIC – Give Me Your LoveSHAMBOLICS – If You Want It (single)HAYLEY MARY – Fall In Love (Fall in Love EP)THE BLACK WATCH – Another for C. (Here & There)THE SUNCHARMS – Cast a Spell (Distant Light)MASSAGE – In Gray & Blue (Lane Lines EP)KIDS ON A CRIME SPREE – All Things Fade (Fall in Love Not in Line)CHIME SCHOOL – Radical Leisure (s/t)THE UMBRELLAS – Near You (s/t)THE BOOK CLUB – Pursuit of Happiness (single)ELIZA & THE DELUSIONALS – Save Me (single)SWEET NOBODY – Not a Good Judge (We’re Trying Our Best)NICK FRATER – What’s With Your Heavy Heart (Earworms)RYAN HAMILTON – Do The Damage (1221)LOVE AXE – Do What You Want To (The Food)KIMON KIRK – Stranded (Altitude)BYE BYE BLACKBIRDS – We Got Lost (single)DAVID BROOKINGS – Keep It Real (Mania at the Talent Show)HOODOO GURUS – Carry On (single)MONKEES – Circle Sky (Live 1968)

Counting down the Top 25 Power Pop albums of 2011!

Counting down the Top 25 Power Pop albums of 2011!

RYAN HAMILTON – Satellite (1221)BOXCAR SUITE – Lit Hunk (Every Side of the Abyss)SWEET NOBODY – Rhoda (We’re Trying Our Best)THE BUOYS – Carpark (Unsolicited Advice for Your DIY Disaster)LIVINGMORE – Dreams on Fire (Take Me)HAYLEY MARY – Fall in Love (single)SHANG HI LOS – Plymouth Rock (single)BEACH BUNNY – Oxygen (Oxygen)LA EXES – Cocaine Girl (Get Some)THE STAYAWAKES – Pink Wave (Pop Dreamz)BAT FANGS – Action (Queen of My World)THE DARKNESS – Power & Glory of Love (Motorheart)REAL SICKIES – Queen of Hearts (Love is for Lovers)MAPLE MARS – Goodbye California (single)KIMON KIRK – Trampoline (Altitude)NELSON BRAGG – Glorious Days (Gratitude Blues)SCOTT GAGNER – Song for William (Blood Moon)NICK FRATER – Buggin Out (Earworms)ROBBY MILLER – Little Words (single)BOB EVANS – Concrete Heart (Tomorrowland)CHIME SCHOOL – Taking Time to Tell You (s/t)DUCKS LTD – Old Times (Modern Fiction)BEACHY HEAD – Hiddensee (s/t)MASSAGE – In Gray & Blue (Lane Lines EP)DAVID BROOKINGS – One of Us Is Crazy (Mania at the Talent Show)THE JUNIOR LEAGUE – The Sunshine Saves Everyone (Bridge & Tunnel)ELIZA & THE DELUSIONALS – Save Me (single)LORELEI – Decay (single)GUIDED BY VOICES – Dance of Gurus (It’s Not Them…)REMOTE CONTROL – Hope For Days (single)THE NEEDS – All In My Mind (Special Needs EP)WENDI DUNLAP – Buildings (Looking for Buildings)DAZY – Invisible Thing (Maximumblastsuperbloud)

Highlights:Stone Roses, Swervedriver, Ride, Lush, Catherine Wheel, Loop, Dodgy, Cast, Suede, House of Love, Supergrass, Charlatans UK, ...& much more!

Highlights:Stone Roses, Swervedriver, Ride, Lush, Catherine Wheel, Loop, Dodgy, Cast, Suede, House of Love, Supergrass, Charlatans UK, ...& much more!