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MUSIC DISCOVERY

This is one of the most important zones in PGH. Information and news will posted here on a regular basis so check back often. Every month there will be a downloadable compilation of music in the power pop world.

WORKS IN PROGRESS

Here’s where PGH brings back-stage, velvet rope and insider access to major projects going on in the power pop world and our own special programs, too. Works In Progress will bring you into the creative arc of a project – many times from the beginning to the end, other times we’ll join projects as they […]

EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES

PGH has partnered up with some of the most talented journalists and writers in power pop to bring members essays, feature-length articles and extended serialized explorations into arcane, unusual but always interesting subject matter that only power pop geeks would understand. PGH will deliver 6-10 exclusive articles each month, many months you’ll see more.

ARTIST INTERVIEWS

A few times a week, PGH will bring you exclusive interviews with new artists, past legends & other thought leaders in music. These interviews will be available on the site to read, as downloadable PDFs that you can print out and read later, as well as downloadable MP3s that you transfer to your favorite portable […]

ASK THE GURUS

We all have lingering questions and curiosities that can’t be satisfied. Our panel of experts will take your questions and attempt to find the answers. Some may require research, others will be answerable on the spot. Members can submit their questions via email but every 4-6 weeks, we’ll host a special webinar where we all […]

POP ACADEMY

Something totally different – and cool! These are enlightening lessons on the sub-genres in ‘power pop’ – an interactive learning and music enjoyment experience! Each month, PGH will roll out a new class that explore in depth the intricacies, nuances and unknown stories connected to areas of interest to Pop Pioneers and fellow pop geeks […]

Power Pop Prime

INTERNATIONAL POP OVERTHROW - ARTIST INTERVIEWS

COOL LABEL FEATURE – Ray Paul of Permanent Press Records

  So, was there ‘a moment’, an epiphany when you realized that you absolutely were going to work in music? Along with that, if I went back and talked to your friends in high school or college/university and asked them what kind of work that you would have ended up doing, what they would they […]

 

BLOODY RED BARON REVIEWS

Bloody Red Baron – May 2023 Reviews

MAY 2023 REVIEWS by Mike Baron THE ANDERSON COUNCIL: The Devil, the Tower, the Star, the Moon (JEM) Anderson Council has been around since ‘99. Their newest is my introduction to the band and now I’m a believer. Loaded with bridges and hooks, the Anderson Council is exemplary power pop, drawing on a half century of influences […]

 

Pop Geek Podcast

 

PGH Exclusive Articles

JANGLE ON – May 2023

JANGLE ON! – May 2023 by Eric Sorensen Thank goodness for the indie pop music scene – which produced a surfeit of excellent jangly, chiming music in April.  It’s going to be very tough to pare down the “Best of Jangle Pop” candidates for 2023.  “So much music, so little time” has been an appropriate […]

JANGLE ON – April 2023

JANGLE ON! – April 2023 by Eric Sorensen   March 2023 was another banner month for jangly music.  For the second month in a row, the Chime School released a superb chiming single – “Coming To Your Town” – that earned my Song of the Month honors.  I recommend the following CDs, CD EPs and […]

JANGLE ON – March 2023

JANGLE ON! – March 2023 by Eric Sorensen   Musicians of all ages have embraced the jangly sound that has captivated pop music listeners since the 1960s – the Searchers’ “Needles and Pins” was an early chart hit to feature this sound.  There has been no shortage of pesudo-60s and jangly tunes in the past […]

 

Works In Progress

The Shazam’s “Godspeed The Shazam” – The Ultimate Reissue!

I was the owner of Not Lame Recordings from 1994-2010. The label released almost 100 CDs, no small accomplishment for one man. In retrospect, it was insanity. There are many […]

A New Book That Will Probe The Drive Of Today’s Power Pop’s Most Talented Artists!

Most book projects in the entertainment world tend to promote the most popular and successful artists – the ones who sell millions of records.  Few have ever wanted to cover […]

A One-Of-A-Kind Book Project Featuring, Highlighting The Sophisticated Good Taste And Music Collections Of YOU!

I have this idea.  I think it’s a good one. A really good one. Here it is: What would it like to have a peak inside the music collections of […]

Celebrate The Comics Greats Of The Past – In Tribute, In Song

PGH is proud to announce the beginnings of a tribute project that has been in super-slow, super-powered down gestation for almost 10 years.  Working alongside high-powered comics retailer Joe Field, […]