Category: Artist Interviews

Power Popaholic Interview: Stéphane Schück of the Salt Collective

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The Salt Collective (2025)

🎙️ Salt Collective is a power pop band with a deep bench. This second full-length album “A Brief History of Blindness” is led by Parisian musician Stéphane Schück and features contributions from many power pop artists, including 1980s college rock icons Chris Stamey (who also produced), Mitch Easter (whose North Carolina studio birthed this album) and Let’s Active’s Lynn Blakely who sings lead or back-up on nearly half the tracks. Additional contributors include Nada Surf’s Matthew Caws, Jason Falkner, R.E.M.’s Mike Mills, Pat Sansone, Aimee Mann, and Andy Partridge.


We chat with Stéphane about the band’s history and the next album! Read the album review here!

Power Popaholic Interview: The Wellingtons

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The Wellingtons

🎙️ The Wellingtons new LP “Baby Moon” reviewed here

In this in-depth conversation with Australian power-pop pioneers The Wellingtons, we dig into their evolution as a band, the creative process behind their latest material, and how they’ve navigated today’s music world with that signature melodic punch on “Baby Moon.” We talk songwriting, influences, touring life, and what keeps the spark alive after all these years.

🎧 Listen to “Baby Moon” here

Power Popaholic Interview: The Nines (Steve Eggers)

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The Nines (Steve Eggers)

Canadian Power Pop Master Steve Eggers (The Nines) Talks “Echoes of Past Future”
In this exclusive interview, I sit down with Steve Eggers, the creative force behind The Nines, to dive deep into his brand-new album Echoes of Past Future — a stunning collection that feels like it was unearthed straight from the golden era of 1970s pop and rock.
Steve opens up about the songwriting process, his favorite recording techniques, and how he managed to capture that authentic vintage warmth that defined artists like The Beatles, Todd Rundgren, and 10cc. We talk about the gear, the mindset, and the creative philosophy that makes this album sound like a lost classic — yet still fresh and emotionally resonant today.
🎧 Listen to “Echoes of Past Future” here
🎶Read the album review here