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Interview By Geoff Melton, The Music Korner Lead by vocalist and guitarist Pat (Pooch) DiPuccio, The Condors are back with the long overdue follow-up to their 2001 debut Tales of Drunkenness And Cruelty. I recently had the chance to check in with DiPuccio and here’s what he had to say about the disc, his days as […]

THE CONDORS, comprised of veterans of several Los Angeles groups, has grown into a tight, proficient outfit; logging many hours recording in the studio and playing live shows.  The band’s one constant has been songwriter and front man, Pat “Pooch” DiPuccio, but past and present band members have added their stamp on each incarnation of The Condors. The […]

LATE AUGUST REVIEWS by Mike Baron (and guest writer John Grace) HIDDEN PICTURES: Rainbow Records  (goldensoundrecords.com) Cheeky power-pop oriented quintet gets things rolling with the infectious and lyrically smart “Calling Christine” for an instant jolt of caffeinated sugar.  There’s a hint of the Kennedies in Richard Gintowt’s and Michelle Sanders’ harmonies on “Solo Record Shop.”  Smart melodies abound […]

POP GEEK HEAVEN PODCAST #5   There is absolutely no theme connected to this podcast.  I just went into a long-lost box and looked around inside of it and pulled out a whole lotta old favorite CDs I’ve not listened to in a quite awhile. There’s 10 songs and it’s the longest one of the […]

SITCOM NEIGHBOR     Los Angeles based Sitcom Neighbor has a new release just out, “Charm”. The sound has been defined as “Beatle-esque” but that just scratches the surface of influences.  Let’s check out a song from them and get you downloading and properly enjoy RIGHT NOW. [arrow style=”14.png” alignment=”center”] DOWNLOAD – “The Simple Thing” – […]

One of the more exciting developments for power pop fans in 2012 has been the re-emergence of FUTUREMAN RECORDS and the work of Keith Klingensmith to bring rare and out of print power pop releases back into print, though, their work is(at least for now) digital only. Futureman Records continues its classic power pop reissue […]

THE CAMPAIGN By Doug Young Camp(aigning) against campaigns POP GEEK HEAVEN received the following press release from the campaign of the film The Campaign: From:  The Campaign Campaign Re: Attacks on The Campaign are no joke Contact: Critic Man Phone: KL5-5000 Email: Criticman@fake.email.com   Denver, CO; Friday, August 10, 2012: The campaign of The Campaign, a film starring Will […]

THIS IS PART TWO for Mid-August. You can read PART ONE – HERE =======================================   PGHer Bruce Brown does amazing work over at the FIX IT IN THE MIX blog – a place that needs to be a regular stop for reasons that will be obvious once you click on the link HERE.  However, Bruce […]