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Lyn Saga: OurStage Pro Artist Of The Week
posted: January 22, 2013
Having just released her excellent new album Venice, Los Angeles’ Lyn Saga is looking at a golden 2013. Through sheer force of her musical confidence, Saga reclaims the term ˜power pop’ from the would-be dismissive…
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Anthems of Awesomeness
posted: October 24, 2012
The Byrds, the Zombies, Fountains of Wayne, OK GO ¦ mop-topped power pop has a long history here in the U.S. and overseas. Its combination of hooks, guitars, swagger, and rhythm has proven to be…
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Motion City Soundtrack Release New Song
posted: October 1, 2012
Power-pop rock band Motion City Sountrack are releasing one last vinyl seven-inch to finish their Making Moves series with Drexel University. The release contains two new songs entitled “Severance” and “Major Leagues.” You can hear…
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Riffs, Rants and Rumors: Shoes Are Back on Their Feet Again
posted: July 4, 2012
When the rolls of power-pop royalty are read, before one can go back to early-˜70s ur-power-pop bands like Big Star and Badfinger, you have to hail the genre’s late-˜70s/early-˜80s heyday. Among the handful of acts…
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Your Country's Right Here: "Lung of Love" Tour is Amy Ray's Labor of Love
posted: May 10, 2012
Even months after Amy Ray released her latest solo project Lung of Love, it is difficult to listen to it and not hear nuances that weren’t apparent earlier. Like some of the best movies that…
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Riffs, Rants and Rumors: The dB's Amp It Up Again
posted: April 25, 2012
It only took Francis Ford Coppola two years to follow The Godfather with Godfather II. Even less time separated Charles Dickens’ last serialized installment of David Copperfield and his first for Bleak House. Sometimes artists…
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