She Goes Out With Everybody
January 5, 2016 2:31 pmThere is a lot wrong with 80’s music but The Spongetones aren’t part of it. Swimming upstream against the dreck of FM radio corporate rock n’ schmaltz, their... Read More
Vic’s Picks
Christmas Without You
December 20, 2015 11:14 amLannie Flowers is a national treasure and just because I’m biased doesn’t make me wrong. When he released his Christmas song a few years back, I watched the... Read More
Whole Wide World
December 15, 2015 1:07 pmThere is a lot to love about Stiff Records and Wreckless Eric is a significant part of it. Featuring a highly eccentric roster of punk and new wave... Read More
Do Anything You Wanna Do
December 7, 2015 8:00 amDon’t you love it when a band’s sophomore effort is better than their first album? I was totally enamored with Eddie and The Hot Rods debut record “Teenage... Read More
One More Tomorrow
November 30, 2015 10:26 amSometimes you have to buy the album because of what the cover promises. So it was when I saw Henry Gross “Plug Me Into Something” nestled in the... Read More
That I Remember
November 23, 2015 11:21 amA record can be achingly beautiful and powerful at the same time. There are many things to admire about Dwight Twilley and it is a tragedy of near... Read More
Senses Working Overtime
November 16, 2015 2:07 pmPower pop doesn’t always have to be rooted in the testosterone and hormones raging through young adults. For your consideration, I offer XTC, one of the most intelligent... Read More
Boys Don’t Lie
March 25, 2015 8:23 amWanna’ start an argument? Ask a group of power pop fans what the best Shoes song is. Sometimes Shoes just fit. And man, did they ever fit me... Read More