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I had no idea Rick Springfield was such a Beatles fan. Granted, 1981’s “Jessie’s Girl” is a power-pop classic, but some of his other hits were poor imitations. After “Bop ‘Til You Drop” I gave… Read More »The Red Locusts (Album Review)
Mike Collins knows pop. The Portland, Oregon-based drummer and songwriter was a member of the power pop band Throwback Suburbia in the late 2000s and early 2010s. His studio project, Rooftop Screamers, debuted with its… Read More »Next Level – Rooftop Screamers (Album Review)
“Is this a revival, or just the last breath at the end of the regime?” asks Justin Currie in “All Hail Blind Love,” the second track from Fatal Mistakes, Del Amitri’s first album in 19 years.… Read More »Fatal Mistakes – Del Amitri (Album Review)