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LOST TREASURES by Ray Gianchetti   The Freshies were a very cool little indie pop band from Manchester, England that formed in the late 1970’s and dissolved in the early 1980’s.  They were fronted by singer and comedian Chris Sievey (later known by his character Frank Sidebottom). Releasing a barrage of singles, EPs, and fan […]

BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD – FOX THEATER, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 1, 2011 By Eric Sorensen   After a subdued 45-minute set by opener Gillian Welch and her partner David Rawlings, and a fifteen-minute intermission that allowed the roadies to rearrange the stage, there was no emcee introduction.  Five musicians – Stephen Stills, Neil Young and Richie […]

JANGLE ON! The Best In “Jangle” from June/July 2011 by Eric Sorensen   It’s great to be collaborating with Bruce Brodeen again here on the Pop Geek Heaven site.  My last column, written in December 2009 and devoted to the passing of fellow pop enthusiast and pop musician Jeffrey Glenn, appeared on Bruce’s former Not […]

POP ACADEMY will seek to dig deep and explore with earnest conviction &  passion, the many sub-genres inside the power pop genre. Initially, we’ll try to look at the topics covered here as a college-level 101 course…and then accelerate the learning to higher, more intense level.  The goal will be for Pop Pioneers to gain […]

The NOT POP area will cover many different areas of music styles and genres because, of course, it’s not all about power pop.  Most of us are what I call ‘music pantheists’ – we worship at the altar of many different kinds of music. We’re music geeks first before applying the classification of ‘power pop […]

What Is “The Not Lame Experience”?  – Not Lame Recordings started its journey in 1994 and it came to completion in late 2010. Here, we’ll dig into the past and unearth long-forgotten pop greats, obscure classics and re-evaluate some of the most unknown, unheard pop artists that you need to be aware of. PGH will […]

HUGE NEWS!!   (read on or play the video to find out what’s going on…)   Some of you are part of the fortunate few to own a copy of the extremely rare book, “Shake Some Action:  The Ultimate Power Pop Guide” by John M. Borack and published by Not Lame in 2007.  It has been […]

In this age over over-supply, overwhelm and the flood gates still fully opened with everyone and their second cousins releasing an album, it’s all too easy for the even the most serious music fan to miss important, key releases simply because there is…too much of, too much. Which why a place like Pop Geek Heaven […]

All Righty! Play the video above to get the full story and details on the latest bands talked about in LOST TREASURES. After getting a chance to listen to some of the music on the links below, share your feelings and any additional information you may know about the bands discussed here. This episode talks […]

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 […]