Pop Rocks Radio (Pop Rocks Radio)

Another exciting edition of Pop Rocks Radio! Today, by listener request, we'll be hearing from the women of Power Pop! We have great music from The New Pornographers, The Regrettes, Alvvays, Fastbacks, Worriers, The Beths, Tamar Berk, Charly Bliss, The Shivvers, Lisa Mychols, Veruca Salt, The Muffs, The Bangles, and Best Coast.

...and my apologies to 20/20...couldn't fit you in today (cuz you're all dudes), but you're still my favorite!

Check out our YouTube channel! We're starting to build a great collection of videos about some of the best bands in Power Pop. Find us at https://www.youtube.com/@poprocksradio.

Thanks for listening!

Today's Tracks:

The New Pornographers – Mass Romantic

The Regrettes – California Friends

Alvvays – After the Earthquake

Fastbacks – Only at Night

Worriers – Power Pop Mixtape

The Beths – Expert in a Dying Field

Tamar Berk – Drop in the Bucket

Charly Bliss – Bleach

The Shivvers – Please Stand By

Lisa Mychols – He’s Got Me Dreaming

Veruca Salt – Eyes on You

The Muffs – Kids in America

The Bangles – Hero Takes a Fall

Best Coast – Feeling OK

Welcome to this week's episode of Pop Rocks Radio!  Sit back and enjoy as we play songs by Tony Marsico and The Ugly Thingz, Dear Misses, Cheap Trick, The Cynz, Love Tractor, and the one and only Josie Cotton.  And of course, no episode would be complete without a song by my favorite band, 20/20!

This week's super cool background music comes to us from Toronto's own, The Surfrajettes!  Check out their new album, Easy As Pie, on Bandcamp!

And if you like this show and LOVE this music, please consider subscribing to the podcast so you never miss an episode.

Thanks for listening!

Today's Tracks:

The Darkness – Is It Just Me?

20/20 – Haunted People Go

The Cynz – Woman Child

Tony Marsico and The Ugly Thingz – Burning Questions

Sloan – Witch’s Wand

Matt Caskitt & The Breaks – Crossroads

Dear Misses – Mosquito Dance

Mark Rogers – California 10

Josie Cotton – Circle Dance

Gary Kaluza – Soft Landing Spot

The Writeful Heirs – Jupiter In July

Librarians With Hickeys – No More Goodbyes

Alice Cooper – Clones (We’re All)

Velvet Sunset – We Are The Weirdos

The Daylillies – Pétillant

Cheap Trick – Little Sister

The Bablers – Psychadilly Circus

Clean Lines – Made In the Shade

Aimee Mann – I Should’ve Known

The Connection – Stop Talking

The Blasts – Big Gun

The Rings – My Kinda Girl

Love Tractor – Beatle Boots

Great music for you today from The Bings, The Violet Mine, Richard X. Heyman, and much more!

On YouTube: https://youtube.com/@poprocksradio and online: https://poprocksradio.online!

Today's Tracks:

Baby Shakes – Cause a Scene

20/20 – Walking Downtown

Monogroove – My Town

Bruce Moody – Little by Little

Beach Bunny – Cloud 9

The Real Kids – Better Be Good

Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. – I Feel Good, Bad, Fine

Marvelous 3 – If We’re On Fire (Let It Burn)

Dwight Twilley – Why You Wanna Break My Heart

The Violet Mine – Do No Harm

The Lemon Twigs – If You and I Are Not Wise

The Babys – If You’ve Got the Time

David Woodard – I Can’t Make the World a Better Place

Richard X. Heyman – I’m on to Lina

The Dollyrots – Some Girls

Summercamp – Nowhere Near

Stadler – Brown Eyes

Adam Sherman – Massachusetts Night

Underwater Sunshine – It’s You

The Bings – Snowbound in Our Town

A.C. Newman – I’m Not Talking

Thanks for joining us back here for the 30th episode of Pop Rocks Radio!  Thank you for supporting the show and keeping us going.  We've got a great show for you today with new music from The chrisVandalay Project, Suburban Key Party, The Moonstones, Vinyl Kings, Carla Olson & Tall Poppy Syndrome, and so much more!  And of course, no episode would be complete without a song from my favorite band, 20/20.

And check out our interview with Chris Vandalay and Dave Franco of The chrisVandalay Project on YouTube!

Thanks for listening!

Today's Tracks:

The Moonstones – Calls It A Day

20/20 – Giving It All

The Yum Yums – Poppin’ Up Again

John Davis – Indifferent Stars

Cruzados – Dead Inside

The Goodstock Project – Just Don’t Stop

Bad Nerves – Plastic Rebel

The Typicals – She Sends Silence

Wishy – Sick Sweet

Liquid Mike – K2

Tom O’Driscoll – The Other Side of Life

Bleached Black – I Was in Your Life

Greg Murray & The Seven Wonders – Lay Your Head Down

The Jaws of Brooklyn – Litebringer

The Minus 5 – Bleach Boys & Beach Girls

The On and Ons – Long Ride

Suburban Key Party – Beautiful

The Posies – She’s Coming Down Again!

The chrisVandalay Project – Your Favorite War

Carla Olson and Tall Poppy Syndrome – Is It True

Velvet Attack – You Know Everything Better

Tina & The Total Babes – Tongue Tied

Vinyl Kings – Long Way Down

Welcome back for Episode 24 of Pop Rocks Radio. As Velvet Crush once said, ahem...weird summer... To help with that, we've got great new music from Jr. Juggernaut, Joy Buzzer, The Armoires, The Cynz, Andy J. Palmer, and so much more! And of course, no episode would be complete without a song by my favorite band, 20/20.

Many of these artists can be found on bandcamp.com. On Bandcamp Fridays, Bandcamp waives their fees and all the money goes directly to the artist!

If you're in the L.A. area, David Bash's International Pop Overthrow festival runs from Aug 2nd to Aug 10th at the Redwood Bar. Great bands all week for only $15 per day!

https://internationalpopoverthrow.com/schedules/ipo-2024-schedules/los-angeles-2024/

And for more of what we're listening to and other bands we love on tour, check out our newsletter: https://poprocksradio.substack.com/p/now-and-then ...you can also subscribe to the monthly newsletter through Substack or go to poprocksradio.com and sign up there.

Today's Tracks:

Jr. Juggernaut – Everything I Touch

20/20 – What Do You Feel

The Great Affairs - Stevie

Joy Buzzer – You’d Be Surprised

The Kings – Switchin’ to Glide

The Armoires – We Absolutely Mean It

The Well Wishers – Old Enough to Know

The Fags – Truly, Truly

The Anderson Council - Citadel

Telejet – She Speaks Her Mind

The Vandalays - Ramona

Supercrush – Lost My Head

Matt Caskitt & The Breaks – Meet Me in Memphis

Dum Dum Girls – In the Wake of You

Chinese IX – Human Resources

The Cynz – You Would Not Miss Me

Tommy Keene – This Could Be Fiction

Jessica Boudreaux - Doctor

A Week Full Of Mondays - Smile

PONY – Sucker Punch

The Martial Arts – Friends for Fools

Dear Misses – 1% Suckers

The Dangtrippers – Half Your Age

Kahuna Surfers – Summer Bay

Dolour – Everything I Need

The Colors – Rave It Up

Holly Hannigan – Bitter Pill

Monogroove – Modern Day Romeo

Pete Yorn - Murray

Andy J. Palmer – Mystery To Me

Beauty – Polar Bear Ice Cream

The Speedways – Seen Better Days

Liam Gallagher & John Squire – I’m So Bored

Welcome back to Pop Rocks Radio! Today we have music from Monogroove, The Toms, Smack Champion, Owsley, and much, much more! And of course, no episode would be complete without a song from my favorite band, 20/20!

You can find us on YouTube at https://youtube.com/@poprocksradio. If you are a fan of 90s bands like Weezer, Redd Kross, and Fountains of Wayne, check out our latest video on The 90s Power Pop Revival.

And head on over to https://poprocksradio.com/ and sign up for our newsletter!

Enjoy the show!

Today's Tracks:

the pillows – Happy Go Ducky!

20/20 – Nothing At All

Owsley – I’m Alright

Dwight Twilley Band – I Don’t Know My Name

Rick Springfield – Welcome to the Rodeo

Translator – Fall Forever

Starz – Cherry Baby

The Hollywood Stars – Taxi Driver

The Wind – I Am the Garden

The Toms – Let’s Be Friends Again

Monogroove – So Many Other Lives

Tall Poppy Syndrome – This Time Tomorrow

The Little Girls – The Earthquake Song

The Cynz – Room Without A View

Smack Champion – Do You Love Me Still

The chrisVandalay Project – Better Than Before

Adam Schmitt – River Black

Church of Trees – That’s All

Material Issue – Next Big Thing

The Suncharms - Red Wine Kisses

Welcome back to Pop Rocks Radio! Today we have music for you from Hollow Horse, The Grip Weeds, Wesley Fuller, and many more! And of course, no episode would be complete without a song from my favorite band, 20/20!

Check out the Material Issues interview with Wesley Fuller here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkmKlsmIUkg

You can find us on YouTube at https://youtube.com/@poprocksradio. Our latest video about Another Five Bands Forgotten by History is up there now!

And head on over to https://poprocksradio.com/ and sign up for our newsletter!

Enjoy the show!

Today's Tracks:

Marc Valentine – Tyrannical Wrecks

20/20 – Leaving Your World Behind

Uni Boys – Two Years

Wesley Fuller – The Velvet Affair

The Innocents – Burning Your Illusion

Richard X. Heyman – Cornerstone

Raspberries – Ecstasy

World Party – Ship of Fools

Hollow Horse – Forget the Girl

Bay City Rollers – Elevator

The Dollyrots – Night Owl

The Lunar Laugh – Born Weird

Autographs – While I’m Still Young

The Grip Weeds – Shape of Things to Come

Brad Marino – Grin and Bear It

Cupid’s Carnival – You’re So Cool

The Wellingtons – Come Undone

Welcome to a special edition of Pop Rocks Radio!  As always, I am your host, Bijan.  I've been wanting to do a punk episode for a while, and keeping somewhat with the theme of the show, I want to focus on melodic punk (bear with me here).  Did I succeed?  Well, maybe not.  But I think this is a great collection of punk tracks - new and classic!  This will be great for your workout or as the soundtrack for your next Sunday brunch!

And of course, punk or not, no episode would be complete without a song by my favorite band, 20/20!

Thanks for listening!

Today's Tracks:

The Dictators – Stay With Me

20/20 – Sex Trap

Descendents – Silly Girl

Millencolin – No Cigar

The Go-Go’s – Lust to Love

Bad Nerves – Bored of Babies

Redd Kross – Blow You a Kiss in the Wind

Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen in Love

The Clash – Police On My Back

Bad Religion – Infected

THEE DECEPTION – Must Be Nice

DMZ – Mighty Idy

Hüsker Dü – It’s Not Funny Anymore

NOFX – Linoleum

X – Devil Doll

The Weirdos – A Life of Crime

Amyl and The Sniffers – Security

Social Distortion – Another State Of Mind

Dead Boys – Sonic Reducer

Ramones – Rockaway Beach

Hey everyone and thanks for joining us back here on Pop Rocks Radio!  I hope you've been enjoying (I think) the best in power pop, alt, and indie rock your money can buy (and yes, please support these artists in any way that you can!).  We've got a ton of great music for you today with tracks from The Cle Elum, Nada Surf, The Briefs, The Rallies, Triptides, and so much more.  And of course, no episode would be complete without a song by my favorite band, 20/20!

Thanks for listening and supporting the show!

Todays Tracks:

Yours & Mine – Pushing Up Daisies

20/20 – American Dream

The Dahlmanns – Blue Letter

The Briefs – You Can Move Me

The While – The Glimmering

The Rallies – As Long As (Remix)

Lunison – Candles

The Cle Elum – I’ve Touched The Stars

Triptides – It Won’t Hurt You

HotKid – Downtown

Ian Lloyd – Goosebumps

The Model Rockets – Pilot County Suite

Nada Surf – Intel and Dreams

Game Theory – 24

The Feelies – Too Far Gone

Wifey – Mary Ann Leaves the Band

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – Light of Day

The Sneetches – Julianna Why

It's like my own personal and most awesome mix tape! In this episode we'll be hearing from Sugar, Shoes, Fountains of Wayne, Teenage Fanclub, Tamar Berk, Super Deluxe, Stiv Bators, The Heats, Raspberries, Big Star, The Shivvers, Hurry, The Exploding Hearts, Bay City Rollers, Joey Molland, The Goldbergs, and of course, my favorite band, 20/20.

Check out our new YouTube channel! This week, we have a short video about one of the first power pop bands, Raspberries!

Thanks for listening!

Today's Tracks:

Sugar – Your Favorite Thing

20/20 – Cheri

Shoes – Too Late

Fountains of Wayne – Someone’s Going to Break Your Heart

Teenage Fanclub – Sparky’s Dream

Tamar Berk – If U Know, U Know

Super Deluxe – She Came On

Stiv Bators – Make Up Your Mind

The Heats – I Don’t Like Your Face

Raspberries – Go All the Way

Big Star – The Ballad of El Goodo

The Shivvers – No Substitute

Hurry – Beggin’ For You

The Exploding Hearts – Modern Kicks

Bay City Rollers – Wouldn’t You Like It?

Joey Molland – Rainy Day Man

The Goldbergs – I’m a Hero (Waiting to Happen)

Welcome back to Pop Rocks Radio! Today we have music for you from Dirty Looks, Jennifer Tefft & The Strange, The Pop Cycle, and many more! And of course, no episode would be complete without a song from my favorite band, 20/20!

Check out Material Issues' interview with Wesley Fuller here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkmKlsmIUkg

You can find us on YouTube at https://youtube.com/@poprocksradio. If you are a fan of 90s bands like Weezer, Redd Kross, and Fountains of Wayne, check out our latest video on The 90s Power Pop Revival.

And head on over to https://poprocksradio.com/ and sign up for our newsletter!

Cover photo by Theresa Bourassa.

Enjoy the show!

Today's Tracks:

Dave Edmunds – Slipping Away

20/20 – A Girl Like You

Velvet Crush – Kill Me Now

The Pop Cycle – Forever

The Quick – Pretty Please

Great Buildings – Hold On to Something

The Toms – Lost, I Am

Pezband – Love Goes Underground

Sloan – Coax Me

Cruzados – Bed of Lies

The Summertimes – My Beautiful Girl Harbour

The Real Numbers – Lucy’s In Love

The Bings – Please Please Please

Dirty Looks – Let Go

The Reflectors – All the Way Down

Suzy & Los Quattro – Radio! Stereo!

Jennifer Tefft & The Strange – Caffeine

The Adventures – Your Greatest Shade of Blue

Welcome back to Pop Rocks Radio! Today we have music for you from Ward White, The Catholic Girls, Pop Dudes, Paul Collins, and many more! And of course, no episode would be complete without a song from my favorite band, 20/20!

Check out Material Issues' interview with Linus of Hollywood here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0wFQHHvypA

You can find us on YouTube at https://youtube.com/@poprocksradio. If you are a fan of 90s bands like Weezer, Redd Kross, and Fountains of Wayne, check out our latest video on The 90s Power Pop Revival.

And head on over to https://poprocksradio.com/ and sign up for our newsletter!

Enjoy the show!

Today's Tracks:

The Cynz – Room Without A View

20/20 – Howard

The Montgomery Cliffs – Wednesday Girl

The Aquanettas – Mind Full of Worry

The Innocents – Your Precious Touch

PONY – Très Jolie

The Orange Humble Band – Fanclub Requiem

Linus of Hollywood – Wasted and In Love

The Veronicas – Detox

Ward White – Continuity

Robotic Hawks – High Maintenance

Artful Dodger – I Don’t Wanna See Her

Fotomaker – Miles Away

Popdudes – No Words

The Catholic Girls – I Can’t Wait

The Kind – Total Insanity

The Swimming Pool Q’s – The Bells Ring

Paul Collins – In Another World

Planets In The Ocean – Dust Cloud

Wesley Fuller – Jacaranda

Hollow Horse – Run

Stadler – Someday Soon

Get ready for another electrifying episode of Pop Rocks Radio! This week, we're bringing you killer tracks from Valley Lodge, Beechwood, Gyasi, Dany Laj and The Looks, and more. We'll mix in some indie power pop along with a few surprises that’ll keep you hooked. And of course, no episode of Pop Rocks Radio would be complete without a song from my favorite band, 20/20. Don't miss this high-energy blend of fresh sounds and timeless hits!

Other awesome music podcasts to check out!

The Music Authority

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-music-authority-live-stream-show/id1491697482

Power Pop Overdose

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/power-pop-overdose/id1508172184

And don't forget my interview with Mike Skill of The Romantics!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXjoPx5TWrA&t=77s

For all of our videos, check out the Pop Rocks Radio YouTube channel!

Thanks for listening!

Today's tracks:

Caddy – In A Heartbeat

20/20 – Bad Night

Aerial – Activities of Daily Living

The Weeklings (feat. Peter Noone) – Mr. Soul Satisfaction

Donnie Iris – Ah! Leah!

Telejet – Beautiful World

Valley Lodge – After School

The Flame – Make It Easy

Kingdom of Mustang – Glad Days

Lava Fangs – Where Did She Go

Dwight Twilley Band – The Two of Us

VELVET ATTACK – The Double Cylinder Man

Chris Mess – Dandy’s

Beechwood – Firing Line

The Junior League – Skinny Tie

Dany Laj and The Looks – Meet Me On the Floor

The Chesterfield Kings – Sunrise (Turn On)

Dungeon of Skeletons – Gonna Be Alright

Monza Express – Two Jokers

Brain Dead Symphony – Disco Ball

The Romantics – When I Look In Your Eyes

Gyasi – Cheap High

Flop – A. Wylie

The Jags – Back of My Hand

Colman Gota – Crack the Code

Throwing Muses – Not Too Soon

The Three O’Clock – Jet Fighter

How do you know you came to the right place?  'Cuz you're here!  Thanks for joining us again here on Pop Rocks Radio!  We have a ton of great music for you to close out your summer!  We have tracks from Nervous Eaters, The Bablers, The Rubinoos, The Half-Cubes, Paul Collins, The Peawees, Big Bam Boo, and so much more!  And, of course, no episode would be complete without a song by my favorite band, 20/20!

Many of these artists are up on Bandcamp!  Click the links below to support your favorite artists!

Thanks for listening!

Today's Tracks:

Scarlet Rebels – Secret Drug

20/20 – Jet Lag

The Half-Cubes - The Girl (feat. Jon Rubin & Tommy Dunbar)

The Rubinoos – Ronnie

Librarians with Hickeys – Hello Operator

The Stompers – Leave It in Motion

Rinehearts – You’re A Mess

The Glad Machine – So High

Research Turtles – Let’s Get Carried Away

Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. - Rockin’ It Our Way

Starting Early – Gallery

Barbarism. – Til Zero

The Bablers – Thinking Of You

Matthew Sweet – Easy

The Cle Elum – Handclaps & Tambourines

Best Bets – Spooky Signals

Bad Nerves – The Kids Will Never Have Their Say

The Peawees – Drive

The Great Affairs – The Next Three Minutes

Velvet Elvis – Ambition

Tamar Berk – Artful Dodger

Paul Collins – Only Girl

Nervous Eaters – In The Shadows

Big Bam Boo – Shooting from My Heart

Welcome back to another episode of Pop Rocks Radio!  As always, I am your host, Bijan.  We have tons of great new music for you today with tracks from The Linda Lindas, Deedra Patrick, The Farsiders, The Heats, and so much more!  And of course, no episode would be complete without a NEW song (yes!!!) by my favorite band, 20/20.

Click the links below to support your favorite artists!

Thanks for listening!

Today's Tracks:

Alex Lipinski – Wounds

20/20 – Back to California

The Heats – I Hope You’re Wrong

Eric Barlow – Raving At The Wall

The Successful Failures – Tell Me Again

The Beat Farmers – Reason To Believe

The Grip Weeds – She Brings the Rain

The Linda Lindas – All In My Head

Ramones – Don’t Come Close

The Tubs – Freak Mode

Stop Calling Me Frank – Off The Hook

Deedra Patrick – The Note

Josie and the Pussycats – I Wish You Well

SLIP-ons – Graystone

Club Paradise – Runaways

SOFTJAW – Pleased With Me

Guadalcanal Diary – Lonely Street

The Farsiders – Fast Rain

The Discarded – Testify!

milkshed – Do It Again

The Struts – Kiss This

Ex-Vöid – Swansea

Nick Piunti & The Complicated Men - Seasick

Welcome back for Episode 25 of Pop Rocks Radio! We've got great new music from The Toms, Royal Scene, The Blackburns, Shotgun Waltz, The Linda Brady Revival, and so much more! And of course, no episode would be complete without a song by my favorite band, 20/20.

Many of these artists can be found on bandcamp.com. On Bandcamp Fridays, Bandcamp waives their fees and all the money goes directly to the artist!

If you love and want to support independent music, check out Steve Schnee's great new video show, Schnee TeeVee, on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StephenSchnee

And if you love vinyl, follow this guy: https://www.tiktok.com/@areallulu

For more of what we're listening to and other bands we love on tour, check out our newsletter: https://poprocksradio.substack.com/p/now-and-then ...you can also subscribe to the monthly newsletter through Substack or go to poprocksradio.com and sign up there.

Enjoy the show!

Today's Tracks:

Sugar - Helpless

20/20 – I Never Did No Hitler

Tony Marsico - Sleepwalker

Royal Scene – Romeo’s Blue

The Blackburns - Hooks

The Wesleys – A Lot To Lose

James Williamson & Iggy Pop – Consolation Prizes

The Chesterfield Kings – Fly the Astral Plane

The False Positives – Long Distance Romance

Jr. Juggernaut – Take Alone

The Yum Yums – Do You Like Me

THE TOMS – STATIONARY BIKE

David Brookings and The Average Lookings - Shelby

A Day In Venice - Tendencies

Paley Brothers – Turn the Tide

Brian Ray – Here For You

The Linda Brady Revival – Yes Man

Stiv Bators – A Million Miles Away

Shotgun Waltz – Sink or Swim

Speedfossil – She’s Doing Fine

Sorrows – Teenage Heartbreak

Mark Rogers – To Open Your Eyes

Moonlight Academy – Unbroken

The Angels – Am I Ever Gonna See You

PONY - Freezer

Olivia Rafferty – Earthquake Room

Superdrag – Sold You an Alibi

The Explorers Club – One Drop of Rain

Box Elder - Bug

Dancing Hoods – Baby’s Got Rockets

Redd Kross – I’ll Take Your Word For it

Welcome back to Pop Rocks Radio! Today we have music from The Trafalgars, Tom O'Driscoll, Shoes, The A's, and much, much more! And of course, no episode would be complete without a song from my favorite band, 20/20!

You can find us on YouTube at https://youtube.com/@poprocksradio. Our latest video is Volume 3 of our series in Forgotten Power Pop Bands (That are actually GREAT!). Check that out here: https://youtu.be/SIOQPlX_xd4?si=Ku9naAmXQ0rc-OJ9

And head on over to https://poprocksradio.com/ and sign up for our newsletter!

Enjoy the show!

Today's Tracks:

The Trafalgars – Company Time

20/20 – Life in the U.S.A.

Suburban Key Party – The Wreckage

Tom O’Driscoll – Sadder Than Sad

The Tremblers & Peter Noone – Wouldn’t I?

Kate Clover – No More Romance

Enuff Z’Nuff – Saturday

Catholic Girls – Boys Can Cry

Allie Jean – Pretty On The Outside

Shoes – Do You Wanna Get Lucky?

The Long Ryders – Too Close to the Light

The A’s - Electricity

Little Roger – Does Susie Like Boys?

Quincy – Turn the Other Way Around

Butch Walker – Maybe It’s Just Me

The Vapors – Eyes On the Prize

The Midnight Callers – The Eraser

Mars Needs Women – You Had Me At Goodbye (Remix)

Chris Von Sneidern – Why Go Alone

Cheap Trick – Tell Me Everything

Redd Kross – Debbie & Kim

Get ready for another exciting episode of Pop Rocks Radio! This time, we're rocking out with fresh new tracks from The Toms, Annie Minogue Band, and The Metal Byrds. Plus, we'll dive into some classic hits from The Knack and The Boomtown Rats. And of course, no episode of Pop Rocks Radio would be complete without a song from my favorite band, 20/20. Tune in for a high-energy mix of the old and the new!

My sincerest apologies to the band Broken Record - I misspoke in the episode and referred to them by the name of their song, "Ringer" instead of the band name. Great song, great band...sorry about that!

Learn more about the Annie Minogue Band on their website.

Material Issues with guest Tommy Marolda is now on YouTube! 

And check out this awesome set from The Fantastic Fellinis as part of David Bash's IPO Festival. Thanks for listening!  

Today's tracks:

The Blasts – Shout & Twist

20/20 – People In Your Life

Liz Borden – Shake

Matt Caskitt & the Breaks -  Back Pedal

The Dirtbombs – Sugar On Top

Chinese IX – I Quit

Fastbacks – Come On

Annie Minogue Band – Now!

The Stems  - For Always (Live)

DM3 – One Times, Two Times Devastated

The Metal Byrds – Who’s Leaving

The Toms – Pilot

The Knack – Just Wait and See

Go Dog Go – Like I Said

Family Worship Center - Kicked Out of the Garden

The Boomtown Rats – She’s So Modern

Broken Record – Ringer

Anderson Rose – Brave New Day (feat. Rudiger)

Lush – Hey Hey Helen

Vinyl Kings – Give It Away

The Fantastic Fellinis – My Mind Goes Round in Circles

The Posies – Grant Hart

Gene Champagne – Shake Some More

The Well Wishers – Back Down Son

The Second Summer – The Reason

Muzzle – What a Bore  

Background music courtesy of Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited - great stuff!

Welcome back to Pop Rocks Radio!  Boy oh boy oh boy...we're on a roll with our second show of 2025!  As usual, we've got a ton of great music for you today with tracks from Sorrows, Thee Deception, The Peawees, and so much more.  And, of course, no episode would be complete without a song by my favorite band, 20/20!

Thanks for listening and supporting the show!  And check out our YouTube channel, as well!

Movie of the Week

We Were Famous, You Don't Remember: The Embarrassment:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8P7Mvv5x2I

Todays Tracks:

Sorrows – Out Of My Head

20/20 – The End Of The Summer

The Poppees – If She Cries

The Cynz – Heartbreak Time

Nick Lowe – American Squirm

The Embarrassment – Drive Me To the Park

The Peawees – Don’t Look Back

Hole – Boys On The Radio

Joy Buzzer – Peggy’s House

Bob Mould – When Your Heart Is Broken

BMX Bandits – I Wanna Fall In Love

The Cle Elum - …Remember When

Radioactivity – Other Life

The White Stripes – Fell In Love With a Girl

Real Sickies – Should Have Seen It Coming

Thee Deception – Dotted Line

Martin Newell – Goodbye Dreaming Fields

Fountains of Wayne – Barbara H.

Boris Grebenshikov – Radio Silence

Thanks for joining us again here on Pop Rocks Radio!  Fall has fallen and with it comes this perfect soundtrack to jump in a pile of leaves with a giant sucker, or whatever one does to celebrate.  We've got a great mix of power pop, indie hits, and classic gems with Young Fresh Fellows, Nick Piunti & The Complicated Men, Riffindots, Dave Edmunds, The Grip Weeds, Michael Des Barres and so much more.  And no episode would be complete without a song by my favorite band, 20/20!

If you want to support these artists, many of these tracks can be found on Bandcamp!  

Iconoclassic Records' latest Dwight Twilley remaster is now available!

And check out Mike Fuller's show on MixCloud!

Thanks for listening!

Today's Tracks:

Young Fresh Fellows – Rock ‘n’ Roll Pest Control

20/20 - Backyard Guys

The Dogmatics – Library Girl

The Well Wishers – Here We Go

DM3 – Hold On

Nick Piunti & The Complicated Men – Mind Reader

The Fatal Flaw – Stop Pushing Me Away

Superdrag – Baby’s Waiting

[DARYL] – Kimmy

Riffindots – Cat Curse

The Blips – Walking Home

Dave Edmunds – Girls Talk

EDEN – Wildfire

The Grip Weeds – Strange Bird

The Honeydogs – Your Blue Door

Atlas Rivers – Towards The Sun

The Meringues – Royalty

Dwight Twilley – Alone In My Room

Superchunk – Water Wings

Jon Flynn – Where to Start

Roxanne Fontana – Some Have Fun

the james clark institute – Black Licorice, Red Lips

The Rollers – I Was Eleven

Michael Des Barres – Fox On The Run

Sweet – Action

The Wonders – That Thing You Do!

Nada Surf – Give Me the Sun

We are back! We've been away working on our Pop Rocks Radio YouTube channel, but I've been dying to get back here and play some more great music for you. Today we have new songs from the great Paul Collins, The Weeklings, Tamar Berk, Marc Valentine, and Emperor Penguin. Of course, no episode would be complete without a song from my favorite band, 20/20.

Check us out on YouTube at https://youtube.com/@poprocksradio.

And head on over to https://poprocksradio.com/ and sign up for our newsletter!

Today's Tracks:

The Weeklings – Like We Used To Do

20/20 – Childs Play

Palmyra Delran and The Doppel Gang – Lucky In Love

The Lucy Show – View From the Outside

Tommy Keene – When Our Vows Break

The Breakaways – Little Suzy

Paul Collins – I’m the Only One for You

Dwight Twilley – Oh Carrie

Shoes – Only In My Sleep

Michel Pagliaro – Lovin’ You Ain’t Easy

Artful Dodger – Now or Never Mind

Silver Sun – Golden Skin

The Producers – She Sheila

Tamar Berk – permanent vacation

Chris Farren – All We Ever

Something Happens – Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello (Petrol)

Marc Valentine – Strange Weather

The Rallies – Must Be Love

Emperor Penguin – You Are My Atmosphere

"Pop Rocks Radio" is an electrifying (ok, we're working on it!) radio show that invites you to embark on a thrilling journey through the colorful world of power pop music. Hosted by Bijan, this show is a celebration of infectious melodies, catchy hooks, and high-energy tunes that will have you dancing and singing along.

This week, we'll listen to pop gems from the likes of Marshall Crenshaw, Pezband, and of course, 20/20.

Today's Tracks:

The Soft Boys – I Wanna Destroy You

20/20 – Yellow Pills

Marshall Crenshaw – Someday, Someway

Jellyfish – I Wanna Stay Home

Tommy Keene – Places That Are Gone

Utopia – One World

Tommy Hoehn – Blow Yourself Up

The Producers – Who Do You Think You Are

Teenage Fanclub – Star Sign

The Nerves – When You Find Out

The Only Ones – Another Girl, Another Planet

Sloan – If It Feels Good Do It

Redd Kross – Annie’s Gone

Fountains of Wayne – It Must Be Summer

Pezband – Back in the Middle

Tinted Windows – Dead Serious

Material Issue – Kim the Waitress

Happy Spring everyone, and welcome back to Pop Rocks Radio!  I'm hoping this finds you all well, and if not, I hope the glory that is what we have for you today will cheer you right up!  We've got tracks today from The Jellybricks, Julez and the Rollerz, Gary Kaluza, The Strokes, Ainsley Costello, and so much more.  And, of course, no episode would be complete without a song by my favorite band, 20/20!

Thanks for listening and supporting the show!  And check out our YouTube channel, as well!

Movie of the Week:

The US Festival 1982: The US Generation Documentary

Links:

Extreme Rare Vinyl: Matthew Street on The Numbers

Bomp! Records

Big Stir Records

Today's Tracks:

Prima Donna - Demoted

20/20 – Spark

Julez and the Rollerz – Call Me Up

Gary Kaluza – I Like How That Sounds

Poppyheads – All I Want

The Strokes – Barely Legal

Melina Blanco – Siren Song

The Jellybricks – Corner of My Eye

The Jellybricks – Dreaming In Stereo

Pyramidiacs – Tuesday’s Girl

Ainsley Costello – Rescued

SOFTJAW – Undercover Lover

Big Midnight – Doin’ All Right

The Pandoras – It Just Ain’t True

The Muffs – Sad Tomorrow

Silver Sun – Julia

Brendan Benson – Cold Hands (Warm Heart)

Welcome back to Pop Rocks Radio! Lots of great music for you today from The Atlantics, Dwight Twilley Band, The Pointed Sticks, Paul Collins, and so much more! And of course, no episode would be complete without a song from my favorite band, 20/20!

New review of The Trafalgars new album About Time is up on https://poprocksradio.com/.

You can find us on YouTube at https://youtube.com/@poprocksradio. The latest video in our Forgotten Power Pop series is here! Check it out: https://youtu.be/SIOQPlX_xd4?si=FgvlNFIXdY2dm-zL

And head on over to https://poprocksradio.com/ and sign up for our newsletter!

Enjoy the show!

Today's Tracks:

Paul Stanley – Wouldn’t You Like to Know Me

20/20 – Out of This Time

Nervous Eaters – Don’t Need to Make You Mine

The New Pornographers – The Laws Have Changed

Dwight Twilley Band – Twenty-Nine Times

The Trafalgars – Start Again

KANAK - Disguise

The Cowsills – Rhythm of the World

On The Air – This Can’t Be Real

The Atlantics – When You’re Young

New England – Don’t Ever Wanna Lose Ya

The Keys – Change of Seasons

Paul Collins – Tell Me

Urge Overkill – Sister Havana

Pointed Sticks – Out of Luck

The Rubinoos – Same Old Heartache

The Dream Syndicate – Then She Remembers

The Connells – Something to Say

Redd Kross – Candy Coloured Catastrophe

Juliana Hatfield – Mouthful of Blood

Rooney - Blueside

Thanks for joining us here on Pop Rocks Radio!  Today we’ll be hearing from Paul Collins, Steve Pearson, The Cynz, Shoes, and many more! And of course, no episode would be complete without a song from my favorite band, 20/20.

Backing up Paul Collins on his song “How Will I Know” is Danny Laj and the Looks: https://danylajandthelooks.com.

You can check out my interview with Paul Collins here: https://youtu.be/iKHl6jfjYV4?si=AkYl7OhPDEgKD1y2

More info about the band Stadler! https://stadler-rocks.com/

Their album is also available to buy from Apple Music and Amazon Music.

Check us out on YouTube at  https://youtube.com/@poprocksradio. Our latest video about Another Five Bands Forgotten by History is up there now!

And head on over to https://poprocksradio.com/  and sign up for our newsletter!

Thanks for listening!

Today's Tracks:

The Stems – Running Around

20/20 – Overload

Steve Pearson – Cowboy Up

The Beaches– Blame Brett

Stadler – She’s Slippin’ Away

Rockpile – Teacher Teacher

Fountains of Wayne – Action Hero

The Anderson Council – Alone With You

The Cynz– Crow-Haired Boys

The Lambrettas – Living for Today

The Dream Syndicate – Tell Me When It’s Over

Badfinger - Dennis

Paul Collins – How Will I Know

Sorrows – Bad Times Good Times

PUFFY – Sayonara Summer

Gin Blossons – Lost Horizons

Shoes – In Harm’s Way

Another exciting episode of Pop Rocks Radio! Join Bijan on the latest journey to visit P!nk, 20/20, The Tubs, The Green Pajamas, The Bangles, The Yum Yums, The Whiffs, The Barreracudas, The Rubs, Todd Rundgren, XTC, The Speedies, The Replacements, Candy, Game Theory, Velvet Crush, The Nines, and Matthew Sweet!

Also, if you want to learn more about some of our favorite artists, check out our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/@poprocksradio!

Thanks for listening!

Today's Tracks:

P!nk – Try Too Hard

20/20 – Beat City

The Tubs - Two Person Love

The Green Pajamas - If I Lived In a Picture

The Bangles - Complicated Girl

The Yum Yums - Bubblegum Baby

The Whiffs - Satellites

The Barreracudas - Baby, Baby, Baby

The Rubs - Wrong Right Girl

Todd Rundgren - Determination        

XTC - Earn Enough For Us

The Speedies - Let Me Take Your Photo

The Replacements - Alex Chilton

Candy - Whatever Happened to Fun

Game Theory - I've Tried Subtlety

Velvet Crush - Drive Me Down

The Nines - What Can I Do

Matthew Sweet - Get Older

My friends and neighbors, welcome back to Pop Rocks Radio!  Hope you enjoyed our first bonus episode with my interview with Ainsley Costello!  We are back to business as usual today with awesome music from The Stems, Sugar Bones, Nikki & The Corvettes, The Wigs, Ainsley Costello, and so much more.  And, of course, no episode would be complete without a song by my favorite band, 20/20!

Thanks for listening and supporting the show!  And check out our YouTube channel, as well!

Movie of the Week:

Stiv: No Compromise, No Regrets

Links:

Bomp! Records

Big Stir Records

Today's Tracks:

The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs – Long Haul

20/20 – The Night I Heard a Scream

Lines of Drift – Feel Bad Hit of the Winter

Buddy Wynkoop - Zugzwang

The Wigs – I Can See It Now

The Wanderers – Ready To Snap

Bunch of Ace – No Trouble

Fountains of Wayne – The Valley of Malls

Nikki & The Corvettes – Just What I Need

The All-American Rejects – Dirty Little Secret

Ainsley Costello – Exless

Sugar Bones – Everything You Know

The Everythings – Non Essential

The Plimsouls – Playing With Jack

Hotel Saturn – Just The Way

Jody and the Jerms - Severance

The Stems – Deep Freeze

Danny Wilkerson – Enough for Somebody

Cotton Mather - Password

🎧 Episode Description: At just 21, Ainsley Costello is already crafting some of the most emotionally resonant and hook-laden songs in the indie scene. With a sound that blends confessional songwriting, polished pop rock, and power pop sparkle, she’s not just “one to watch” — she’s one you need to hear right now.

In this episode, Ainsley joins us for a candid and fun conversation about her creative process, how she balances vulnerability with songwriting craft, and why Exless — her upcoming album, dropping May 9 — is set to be a defining moment in her fast-rising career.

💥 If you love killer hooks, honest lyrics, and artists who are already blazing their own trail, this one’s for you.

🔗 Follow Ainsley Costello: 🎧 Wavlake: https://www.wavlake.com/ainsley-costello 🌐 Website: https://ainsleycostello.com/home 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ainsleycostello_official/ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ainsleycostelloofficial 🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3bUYu6ZgtImljj9FBrnTmF 🍏 Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ainsley-costello/1490902850

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Welcome back for Episode 22 of Pop Rocks Radio. We have a ton of great music for you today with tracks from Andy J. Palmer, KANAK, The Outlets, Raspberry Protocol, Camp Trash, and so much more! And of course, no episode would be complete without a song by my favorite band, 20/20.

Many of these artists can found on bandcamp.com! On Bandcamp Fridays, Bandcamp waives their fees and all the money goes directly to the artist!

Hayley and the Crushers are out on tour - for ticket info, go to https://hayleyandthecrushers.com. And for more of what we're listening to and other bands we love on tour, check out our newsletter: https://poprocksradio.substack.com/p/now-and-then ...you can also subscribe to the monthly newsletter through Substack or go to poprocksradio.com and sign up there.

Thanks for listening!

KANAK – Too Late

20/20 – Tonight We Fly

The Quick – Caroline Is Crying

The Voltz – Fire Up Indigo

The Paley Brothers – Meet The Invisible Man

Violet & Anya – Ballad of a Teenage Queen

Tiny Stills – What’s the Point of Anything?

Camp Trash - Pursuit

The Amplifier Heads – The Best It’s Gonna Be

The Cavedogs – Leave Me Alone

Dan Miraldi - Ulysses

Hayley and the Crushers - Alleyways

fanclubwallet – Band Like That

Tigerblind – Hold You Tight

Gen11 – Heart of Stone

The Itch – Monday Morning

The Apples In Stereo – Shine a Light

Gene Champagne – Back In My Arms

Cherry Fez - Superexcited

Raspberry Protocol – Hot Girl Summer

Honeyblood – Killer Bangs

The Outlets – Knock Me Down

Speedfossil – Silver Lining

Extra Arms – Be Someone Else

Andy J. Palmer – Higher Than the Sun

Hey everyone and welcome back to Pop Rocks Radio!  This is our first show since November, and since nothing in the world has changed whatsoever, we thought we'd sneak back in here like we never left!   We've got a ton of great music for you today with tracks from Gyasi, The Bobby Lees, Ainsley Costello, and so much more.  And, of course, no episode would be complete without a song by my favorite band, 20/20!

Thanks for listening and supporting the show!  And check out our YouTube channel, as well!

Bomp! Records:

https://bompstore.com

Heavy Metal Parking Lot (1986):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBryTebK2Og

The Bobby Lees (Live on KEXP):

https://youtu.be/oeQ_g8rhetY?si=9llLW6spc3E_Tp3A

Todays Tracks:

The Young Hasselhoffs – Life Got In The Way

20/20 – Laurel Canyon

Gyasi– Cheap High

Gyasi – Lightning

ACROBVT – Save It For Me

Dirty Looks – They Got Me Covered

Barry Walsh – The Sound

Teenage Fanclub – I’ll Make It Clear

The Bobby Lees – Dig Your Hips

The Linda Lindas - Cartographers

Ainsley Costello - Exless

Stiv Bators – It’s Cold Outside

Brian D’Addario – Till The Morning

XTC – Respectable Street

Mode – Strange Girl

The Jetz – If That’s What You Really Want

Dom Mariani – Day After Day

Badfinger – Sweet Tuesday Morning

The Heats – Let’s Pretend

Kyle Falconer - Grace

Hey everyone, and welcome back to Pop Rocks Radio!  Happy Spring to all who celebrate (or something like that...).  Up here in Seattle, Spring means rain...LOTS of rain.  If you're like me, staring out the window (like the kids in The Cat In the Hat), I humbly offer you a soundtrack to help pass the time till the sun peeks out.  We've got tracks today from The Spindles, Bow and Yarrow, The Stems, Chico Detour, and so much more.  And, of course, no episode would be complete without a song by my favorite band, 20/20!

Thanks for listening and supporting the show!  And check out our YouTube channel, as well!

Movie of the Week

The Devil and Daniel Mouse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYj0itvQmcA

Bomp! Records:

https://bompstore.com

Todays Tracks:

The Spindles – Ruthy Ann

20/20 – King Of The Whole Wide World

Jr. Juggernaut – Hang On

Tony Marsico and The Ugly Thingz – Little By Little

DM3 – Can’t Get What You Want

The Stems – Make You Mine

Chico Detour – Dark Matter

The Hovering Spooks – Andy Says

R.E.M. – I Believe

The Whiffs – Shot Thru

Brian D’Addario – Nothing On My Mind

The Barracudas – We’re Living In Violent Times

Nada Surf – Inside Of Love

Bow and Yarrow – Salty Sea

The Diff - LONGSHOT

Cash & Skye – One More Turn

Michael Botte Band – Soulfully Appreciating

"Pop Rocks Radio" is an electrifying radio show that invites you to embark on a thrilling journey through the colorful world of power pop music. Hosted by Bijan, this show is a celebration of infectious melodies, catchy hooks, and high-energy tunes that will have you dancing and singing along.

From iconic bands like Cheap Trick and The Raspberries to contemporary artists such as Fountains of Wayne and Superdrag, the show delivers a seamless blend of power chords, harmonies, and unforgettable choruses that define the genre.

So tune in, turn up the volume, and let the irresistible melodies and infectious energy of power pop fuel your day with the ultimate pop music experience!

Today's Tracks:

The Knack – Let Me Out

20/20 – Nuclear Boy

Badfinger – Baby Blue

The Records – All Messed Up and Ready to Go

The Lemonheads – Rudderless

The Bangles – In a Different Light

Shoes – Tomorrow Night

Blake Babies – Out There

The dbs – Black and White

Big Star – When My Baby’s Beside Me

Cheap Trick – He’s a Whore

The Spongetones – Whenever You’re Around

Guided By Voices – Game of Pricks

Matthew Sweet – We’re the Same

The Raspberries – Hard to Get Over a Heartbreak

Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians – Flesh #1 (Beatle Dennis)

Welcome back for Episode 23 of Pop Rocks Radio. Summer is here and the time is right (yeah yeah...). We've got great new music from Kick. Snare, Crash., The Shang Hi Los, Mark Ward, Tamar Berk, Lizzy Ura, The Diff and so much more! And of course, no episode would be complete without a song by my favorite band, 20/20.

Many of these artists can be found on bandcamp.com. On Bandcamp Fridays, Bandcamp waives their fees and all the money goes directly to the artist!

And for more of what we're listening to and other bands we love on tour, check out our newsletter: https://poprocksradio.substack.com/p/now-and-then ...you can also subscribe to the monthly newsletter through Substack or go to poprocksradio.com and sign up there.

Thanks for listening!

Today's Tracks:

The Shang Hi Los – Morganatic Panic

20/20 – My Tuesday

Mark Ward – I’ve Been Around

The Diff - Tanya

Lizzy Ura - Crashing

The Toms – Lady Luck

Sparkle*jets U.K. – Box of Letters

The Diodes – Red Rubber Ball

8x8 – King of Everything

The Wind – Hey, Mister!

Ahem - Waterlogged

The Moondogs – Who’s Gonna Tell Mary

Suzy & Los Quattro – Don’t Wanna Talk About It

Tamar Berk – Good Impression

Paper Citizen – American Song

Gene Champagne – Rock n Roll Boy

Pointed Sticks – Perfect Youth

Blue Meanies – I’m Not In Love With You

The Rollers – Hello & Welcome Home

The Grip Weeds – We Love You

Valley Lodge – Dyin’

Matt Caskitt & The Breaks – Got Me on Your Hook

The Mayflies USA - Ariel

The Pandoras – I Live My Life

Amy Rowbottom – Boom Boy

Kick. Snare. Crash. – What’s the Point

Baseball Bat – Let Down

Rural France – Packhorse

Bruce Moody – It’s Not Like Mine

Brendan Benson – Tiny Spark

Welcome to another exciting episode of Pop Rocks Radio, where we bring you the best of power pop! Join Bijan as he brings you songs by Cheap Trick, Holly & The Italians, Josie Cotton, The Go-Gos, Katrina and the Waves, The Primitives, Mediocre, Kate Clover, Teenage Fanclub, Marshall Crenshaw, The Cars, Todd Rundgren, The Pursuit of Happiness, Paul Collins Beat, Sparkle*jets U.K., The Red Button, Myracle Brah, and of course, no episode would be complete without a song by our favorite band, 20/20.

Also, if you want to learn more about some of our favorite artists, check out our YouTube channel! New this week, is a Pop Rock Short dedicated to one of the most under-appreciated bands, Big Star.

Thanks for listening!

Today's Tracks:

Cheap Trick – Oh, Candy

20/20 – Out of My Head

Holly & The Italians – Tell That Girl to Shut Up

Josie Cotton – He Could Be the One

The Go-Gos – How Much More

Katrina and the Waves – Do You Want Crying

The Primitives – Crash

Mediocre – Wash the Paint

Kate Clover – Love You to Death

Teenage Fanclub – Foreign Land

Marshall Crenshaw – Whenever You’re On My Mind

The Cars – Just What I Needed

Todd Rundgren – Love of the Common Man

The Pursuit of Happiness – Man’s Best Friend

Paul Collins Beat – Just a Matter of Time

Sparkle*jets U.K. – Hold On Tight

The Red Button – Caught in the Middle

Myracle Brah – I’d Rather Be

I'm back from a little break and bring you more great music to close out the summer! Today we have music from Cheap Trick (America's Greatest Rock Band), 20/20, Charly Bliss, Hüsker Dü, Badfinger, The Click Five, Flamin' Groovies, The Rubinoos, Tamar Berk, Fotomaker, Worriers, Parallax Project, Model Rockets, The Muffs, Dwight Twilley, and The Three O'Clock.

Check out our YouTube channel! Just released, a new video about Cheap Trick (did I mention they are America's Greatest Rock Band?). 

Thanks for listening!

Today's Tracks:

Cheap Trick – Way of the World

20/20 – Tell Me Why (Can’t Understand You)

Charly Bliss - Glitter

Hüsker Dü – Sorry Somehow

Badfinger – No Matter What

The Click Five – Just the Girl

Flamin’ Groovies – Shake Some Action

The Rubinoos – Early Winter

Tamar Berk – Alone Tonight

Fotomaker – Where Have You Been All My Life      

Worriers – Trust Your Gut

Parallax Project – To the Moon

Model Rockets - A Notice to Everyone

The Muffs - Silly People

Dwight Twilley - You Don't Care

The Three O'Clock - I Go Wild

Great music today from The Paley Brothers, The High Frequencies, Nick Piunti, and so much more! And of course, no episode would be complete without a song from my favorite band, 20/20!

Check out your favorite artists on Bandcamp! https://bandcamp.com

And for hours of wholesome fun, head on over to our YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@poprocksradio

Thanks for listening!

Today's Tracks:

Liz Borden – Some People’s Kids

20/20 – For All Our Time

Nick Piunti – Bottle It

The Romantics – Tell It To Carrie

Rhett Miller – Our Love

Paley Brothers – Too Good to Be True

The Martial Arts – Not Coming Down

Sloan – Spin Our Wheels

Jimena Arroyo – Run Away With Me

The Metal Byrds – I, Fall

Ward White – Here Come the Dowsers

Ken Sharp – Great Big Beautiful World

Louie & The Flashbombs – Why You Wanna Be Like That?

The Hellflowers – Music’s My Love

The Fantastic Fellinis – Somewhere In My Dreams

Ed Cosens – Stay With Me

Jody and the Jerms - Unraveling

LOVEBREAKERS - Skyline

Throwback Suburbia - Circles

The Trafalgars – Company Time

The High Frequencies – You Can’t Always Get What You Want

Nada Surf – In Front of Me Now

"Pop Rocks Radio" is an electrifying (ok, we're working on it!) radio show that invites you to embark on a thrilling journey through the colorful world of power pop music. Hosted by Bijan, this show is a celebration of infectious melodies, catchy hooks, and high-energy tunes that will have you dancing and singing along.

This week, we'll listen to pop gems from the likes of The Nerves, The Rubinoos, and of course, 20/20.

Today's Tracks:

The Posies – I May Hate You Sometimes

20/20 – Fast Car

The Rubinoos – I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend

The Spongetones - Return the Boy

Flamin’ Groovies - Slow Death

Elvis Costello - (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes

The Nerves - Hanging on the Telephone

The Plimsouls - Million Miles Away

Paul Collins Beat - Rock N Roll Girl

The New Pornographers - Letter From an Occupant

The Shivvers - Teenline

The Reflectors - Teenage Hearts

Sloan - Penpals

Shoes - Now and Then

The Windbreakers - Time Machine

Superdrag - Lighting the Way

The Lemon Twigs - Ghost Run Free

"Pop Rocks Radio" is an ever-improving radio show that invites you to embark on a thrilling journey through the colorful world of power pop music. Hosted by Bijan, this show is a celebration of infectious melodies, catchy hooks, and high-energy tunes that will have you dancing and singing along.

This week we have songs from The Romantics, The Corner Laughers, The Beths, OK Go, Paul Collins, The Reflectors, Fastbacks, The Mosquitos, Beathoven, Bram Tchaikovsky, Badfinger, The Records, Alvvays, The Wellingtons, Tinted Windows, Cheap Trick, and of course, our favorite band, 20/20! Enjoy!

Today's Tracks:

The Romantics – Rock You Up

20/20 – Remember the Lightning

The Corner Laughers – Star Power Lament

The Beths – Knees Deep

OK Go – Here It Goes Again

Paul Collins – You Tore Me Down

The Reflectors – All Made Up

Fastbacks – What Will They All Say?

The Mosquitos – You Don’t Give a Hang About

Beathoven – Please Don’t Go

Bram Tchaikovsky – Lonely Dancer

Badfinger – Know One Knows

The Records – Starry Eyes

Alvvays – Easy On Your Own?

The Wellingtons - Over & Done WIth

Tinted Windows – Back With You

Cheap Trick – Come On, Come On

"Pop Rocks Radio" is an electrifying (ok, we're working on it!) radio show that invites you to embark on a thrilling journey through the colorful world of power pop music. Hosted by Bijan, this show is a celebration of infectious melodies, catchy hooks, and high-energy tunes that will have you dancing and singing along.

This week, we'll listen to pop gems from the likes of Fountains of Wayne, The Posies, Velvet Crush, and of course, 20/20.

Track List:

Fountains of Wayne – Bright Future in Sales

20/20 – Jet Lag

Material Issue – Everything   

Big Star – September Gurls

Phil Seymour – I Found a Love

Todd Rundgren – Couldn’t I Just Tell You

The Records – Affection Rejected

Chris Bell – I Don’t Know

Young Fresh Fellows – Carrothead

Back Street Romeos – Zero Ambition

The Beths – Expert In a Dying Field

The Scruffs – You’re No Fun

Matthew Sweet – I’ve Been Waiting

Paul Collins Beat – Don’t Wait Up For Me

Jellyfish – Joining a Fan Club

Velvet Crush – Weird Summer

The Posies – Suddenly Mary

Welcome back to Pop Rocks Radio! Some great music for you today…we’ll be hearing from The Heats, The Lemon Twigs, Richard X. Heyman, Sobs, and many more! And of course, no episode would be complete without a song from my favorite band, 20/20.

Check us out on YouTube at  https://youtube.com/@poprocksradio.

And head on over to  https://poprocksradio.com/  and sign up for our newsletter!

Thanks for listening!

Today's Tracks:

Perilous – End Of The Bar

20/20 – Stone Cold

The Like – What I Say and What I Mean

Green – She’s Not a Little Girl

The Churchills – The Wrong Side of Bed

Eddie & The Hot Rods – Do Anything You Wanna Do

Hollow Horse – May the Scales Be Fair and the Weights Be Equal

Starball – Kung Fu Girl

Cliff Hillis – Goodbye Spider

Sobs – Air Guitar

The False Positives – Leaves a Mark

The Lemon Twigs – My Golden Years

The Heats – When You’re Mine

Lisa Mychols – Domino

Teenage Fanclub – Ain’t That Enough

The Mutton Birds – Dominion Road

Richard X. Heyman – Misspent Youth