You checked out the new Bullet Proof Lovers album?

Hey Power Pop Fan! Scottish Power Pop / Indie Pop band Aerial will be releasing a new record later this year. Listen to the last record at http://www.last.fm/music/Aerial/Back+Within+Reach Stay tuned for more info at facebook.com/aerialband and on Twitter @aerial_band Thanks! Aerial

Thanks for the add! It's great to see "Back of My Hand" up there in fourth place. I noticed you love "The Sound of G-o-o-d-b-y-e," too. Great stuff.

I once wrote the lyrics of "Watching You Sleep" on a card to a girlfriend and passed it off as my poetry. It didn't last, though, she liked only reggae haha.

Kevin here from indiecater.com. I noticed from your profile that you have been playing some music from Red Star Belgrade recently. We are re-releasing the bands debut album ‘Where The Sun Doesn’t Shine’ for a budget price of €3.50. If you are interested in checking it out follow this link www.indiecater.com

niiiiiiiiiiiice charts sir.... Less and less people play non-conformist music... Keep it goin'!

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I really like your music blog. You've helped me discover some real musical gems! For that I thank you! :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5YMVO7-8ns

I would explore more on Last FM, but the pages take so darn long to load!

yea thats a bummer. i wonder what will take its place? we pop heads need a place to gather and trade favorites. i've actually discovered quite a few items here on last.fm.

Have you seen what's going on with the audities list? So effin sad. Now Michael Coxe is going to end it, quite rightly so. Too bad,, I got alot of cool recommendations from that list.

Hey there! Love your blog, groovin on tunes from it right now. Wanted to let you know I've scheduled an article linking to your Poptopia! items. Thanks for these great shares!

fabulous blog..

Great to see someone listening to the Shirts. I was fortunate enough to see them twice.

very cool... that book's been on my christmas list for a while. looking forward to getting it. thanks for the heads up

Hey Hicks, your blog is mentioned in a list of power pop music blogs in the new Shake Some Action power pop book. Congrats!

Never mind...saw it on your mp3 blog.

What Jacobites album is this? I just ripped Robespierre's Velvet Basement, but I think I need to buy The Ragged School on cd because the version of The Big Store is a different one than the one I like. Trivia-The Big Store was actually written by Stephen Duffy! I just noticed that on the liner notes.

Wow,Death By Chocolate! Fun stuff. Mike Alway is a hero of mine.

Looks like we have seriously super compatibility. It's groovy fab, to be honest...!

I don't think Dom has ever made a bad album. I don't know why you haven't heard of him before, as he's been around (in the music scene) since the 80s. Lucky for us (in Perth) we can pretty much see him all the time! And I have, in fact, seen him quite a few times, either playing or in the shops!

just got several of his albums. has he ever made a bad one & why have i never heard of him before? i really liked the someloves and when i saw him in some other bands i gave them a try. he is fantastic.

DM3 woohoo! I saw Dom Mariani in his most recent incarnation (the majestic kelp) at a music festival just last month. He's still got it.

Yo, Hicks! Been downloading a couple of things on your blog...thanks!

what a great vid!!! the jam at the end was amazing. i sort of like the sloppy, garage quality of the song.

This video's been slaying me recently so I have to share it: http://youtube.com/watch?v=nWuK4No6XlE Copy and paste if you have to. It's The Remains playing on Ed Sullivan. Amazingly, they are playing a song they just wrote a few days before! This song was never recorded in a studio. I would have loved for them to tighten this song up and release it.

What's Pop Art That's Enough of That single? I was reading your blogspot...Downy Mildew had a song of that title.

Get it... NOW! Babe should have ben a monster hit, while Ritchie Blackmore's guitar on I Call, No Answer is unmistakable. Humanesque is avail. on Amazon for $57.80. It is a crime someone this talented is only remembered as a T-Rex and Pretty Things footnote. I am getting the rest of his stuff from PPL now, no guilt, just regret I haven't heard him before.

How's the Jack Green stuff? I was thinking of downloading it but feel guilty about downloading too much. The funny part is downloading stuff from Powerpoplovers that I already have on vinyl (like Windbreakers and Winter Hours), but doing so to save me from the hassle of ripping it myself!

I think it was covered by every band in ATL when I was there in the early 80s. It is very close to 3 min of pop perfection.

September Gurls is a most worthy top track. I have an awesome cover of it by The Replacements on a live bootleg CD I picked up years ago called Shit, Shower & Shave. Of the course the original is great too.

Cruz - on th eNuggets question... of course I have it, it was really my intro to the early psych stuff. I'm just beginning to delve into that era. Sir Douglas Quintet and Sam the Sham are personal favs; however, there's some great stuff to be heard.

College in the ATL and great concerts at 688, Agora and 40 watt in Athens. Had a friend with 1000s of albums and great taste. Went to 2 or concerts a week for several years. Also picked up some previously unheard of bands from a certain 9 year old drummer : ).

Hicks, were you in college radio back in the day? I was wondering how you acquired your cool taste. I rarely listened to college radio, but read alot of magazines like NME, Select, and especially Option.

Hicks, do you have the Children of Nuggets box? If so, are there any tunes that you thought got overlooked and should be included?

Hey, I started a group for those few of us on here who are over 40. There are two secret criteria you must pass (you pass both). Come over to my page and join.

Listened to Bankrupt? Cool! Do you know this one? [track artist=Bankrupt]18 Now[/track]

wow, you're as old as my parents are and our musical compatibility's quite high...cool! =)

Yep. Me an' you was in the same places at the same times at some points. Let's keep it up!

First listen was great. i usually feel better with recommendations after several listens. has some Sgt Pepper type experimental noise (not my fav) but it will get several more listens over the TG holiday. First glance is the songwriting is just as good as you would expect. RJM Jr's talent never ceases to amaze me.

How is the Roger Manning album? I downloaded that free mp3.

So does Lejeune. I checked out MS. SC5's first main album Strum & Drum makes me wish they had been more prolific. Their site talks about Peel discovering them, so maybe we'll get more recordings with Peel's passing.

Robyn Hitchcock & Venus 3 - Ole Tarantula is a phenomenal album. Best since Queen Elvis. Pete Buck's guitar is a joy to hear chiming through.