This is for the first day of summer… the latest addition to the growing videos in our jukebox. We reviewed this Mike Viola album “Electro De Perfecto” last year, but this is the best day to play this song.
Category: video
Happy Valentines Day, Power Pop lovers!
Did you see the Grammys?
The finale was a wonderful sight of Sir Paul McCartney joined by his posse (Brian Ray and Rusty Anderson) and throw in Bruce Springsteen, Joe Walsh and Dave Grohl. All playing the Beatles “The End” and I thought just having The Beach Boys reunion on stage was an incredible site.
What is really amazing is not the age of the Beach Boys (or McCartney) performing. Its that a 46 year old song (“Good Vibrations”) sounded more experimental and relevant than anything currently awarded at the show. Happy Valentines Day!
P.S. …R.I.P. Whitney. The world will always love you.
Holmes “Bicycle Race” (Queen Cover)
This was one of the great covers from Holmes album “Covers” and the animation by Pete Michail is pretty cool too. Enjoy!
Best of 2011 Update: There are a handful of albums left that need reviews before my list is compiled. And then comes the reviews of my favorite new Christmas albums by power pop bands, so you better not shout and better not cry.
DC Cardwell “I Am Still The Same”
Congrats to DC Cardwell for “I Am Still The Same” from his last album which won Australia’s Catapult Song Contest. It’s a national song contest with over 3000 entrants from all across Australia and the song won both the JUDGES’ CHOICE AWARD and the CATAPULT 2011 OVERALL WINNER (best original song judged by the industry judging panel AND public votes combined.) You can download the whole album “Some Hope” (including the winning song) at www.noisetrade.com/dccardwell and it won’t cost you a thing!
My tribute to 11.11.11
From the Bay City Roller album Elevator (1979). Please play this video at 11:00pm and maybe something magical will happen. Or maybe it’s just a great power pop tune that I haven’t heard in a long time…. those photos in the video are of Ray City Rollers bassist Stuart “Woody” Wood.