What's power pop?
Power pop (or powerpop) is a popular musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop and rock music. It typically incorporates a combination of musical devices such as strong melodies, crisp vocal harmonies, economical arrangements, and prominent guitar riffs. Instrumental solos are usually kept to a minimum, and blues elements are largely downplayed. Recordings tend to display production values that lean toward compression and a forceful drum beat. Instruments usually include one or more electric guitars, an electric bass guitar, a drum kit, and sometimes electric keyboards or synthesizers. While its cultural impact has waxed and waned over the decades, power pop is among rock's most enduring subgenres.
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Who's power pop?
Badfinger, Dwight Twilley Band, Big Star, The Raspberries, Blue Ash, 20/20, Cheap Trick, Shoes, The Records, The Motors, The Spongetones, Marshall Crenshaw, The Knack, The Smithereens, Jellyfish, Teenage Fanclub, Weezer, Brendan Benson...
and many, many more
What's this Tumblr all about?
This is a place for videos, songs, photographs, articles.. anything and everything power pop. A celebration of jangly guitars and sweet harmonies! A cornucopia of catchy choruses and chiming chords!
Power pop links
Powerpopaholic
Absolute Powerpop
Magnet's power pop issue
Allmusic: Power Pop
Last.fm tag: power pop
Bandcamp tag: power pop
Peter's Power Pop
TV Tropes: Power Pop
Reddit: Power Pop
The Beginner's Guide To Power Pop
Who runs this Tumblr?
Hi! My name is Mark, I'm a 29-year-old English geek, and there is (slightly) more to my life than power pop.. if you enjoy these posts I'd love it if you followed my personal Tumblr :)
Attic Lights - Say You Love Me (live acoustic)
I raved about the newest single from Scottish posters Attic Lights a few weeks ago, and on the 17th May Kev and Colin from the band were broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland, where they talked about the new album and played a couple of acoustic songs. Listen to the session here (it begins at 1 hour 25 minutes) for the next 5 days, or download it here!
Weezer – Beverly Hills
“I was at the opening of the new Hollywood Bowl and I flipped through the program and I saw a picture of Wilson Phillips. And for some reason I just thought how nice it would be to marry, like, an “established” celebrity and live in Beverly Hills and be part of that world. And it was a totally sincere desire. And then I wrote that song, Beverly Hills. For some reason, by the time it came out - and the video came out - it got twisted around into something that seemed sarcastic. But originally it wasn’t meant to be sarcastic at all.” - Rivers Cuomo
Out Now on CD:
The Late Show “Live In Concert” 1979-1980 ! 10 performances taken from two different FM radio broadcasts. You can get it here: http://store.trashycreatures.com/products/1393369-the-late-show-live-in-concert-cd
Also available:
The Late Show “Portable Pop” with 4 previously unreleased studio recordings cut prior to the album ! Preview both at www.trashycreatures.com/downloads
Both are available on one high quality cassette as well through Burger Records !
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Coming up this Saturday May 11th Phono Select Records Presents and Punch and Pie Productions brings you the not to be missed Power Pop/MOD/Punk/Rock n Roll show of the year over at Bows and Arrows!
Click here for more info and the Facebook Event Listing link.
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Zero Hour Records have just released a tribute to The Records, and now they’re looking for artists to cover a song from the Dwight Twilley Band’s two classic LPs, Sincerely and Twilley Don’t Mind, for their next release. Check out Zero Hour’s site and Facebook page and get in touch if you want to contribute!