Pop Fuss

A Very Power Pop Christmas!

It's our first "no guest" show and we bring you some great (and hopefully new to your ears) Christmas power pop tunes! Check out some great tracks by a "super group" of sorts, including most of the Posies, and a soccer superstar (yep, you read that right), plus more!
 
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Polaroid Fade

It's Polaroid Fade! This young band just released an outstanding debut LP - if you love alt rock and dream pop ala The Sundays, The Cure, Mazzy Star... you will love this record! From South Jersey, lead singer Nicoletta composed these songs as a young teen (!) and assembled the band with guitarist Tyler to record "Chaos Into Poetry." This is definitely a band to watch!
 
Follow the band on Instagram @polaroid.fade and TikTok @polaroidfade, and check out their website polaroidfade.com
 
Purchase their vinyl and cassette at http://www.shoreptsrecords.com/store
 
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Glen Burtnick (The Weeklings, Styx, solo)

Glen Burtnick (The Weeklings, Styx, solo) joins Pop Fuss! With a new holiday record out, Glen discusses the rockin' Weeklings release. We also touch on his time with Styx, and the rare, unreleased demo album that Glen contributed to. Glen speaks to his time working with Journey's Neal Schon, and we delve a bit into his solo album "Heroes & Zeros." It's a fun and informative conversation with many samples of the songs we discuss!
 
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Be sure to follow Glen and the Weeklings on Facebook. Pick up the new Christmas album at www.weeklings.com
 
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The Weeklings are: Glen Burtnick, Bob Burger, John Merjave, and Joe Bellia
 
Glen is a singer, songwriter, bassist and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his solo albums and his work with Styx, Electric Light Orchestra, the Broadway production of Beatlemania as Paul McCartney, The Summer of Love Concert and “The Fest for Beatles Fans house-band Liverpool." He’s composed songs for the likes of Don Henley and Patty Smyth, the Hot 100 #2 mega-hit “Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Good Enough”, John Waite, Randy Travis, the #2 Hot Country hit, “Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man”, Styx, including the bands last Top 40 hit, “Love at First Sight” and their last Gold album, Edge of The Century, and many others.

Out In Front

Out In Front joins Pop Fuss! Madie Renner from the band is here to discuss her musical journey and the creation of the band. This trio of uber-talented young adults are not only skilled musicians, but all three are tennis pros! Listen to the cool story of how the band came to be, and what they have planned next! (And why they are obsessed with "butter cake!") This is definitely a band to watch and they have already accumulated a big following.
 
Follow the band on all of their socials @OutInFrontBand and stream their music on Spotify and Apple.
 
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Artist Manager - Tori Hamersky

What's it like to be an artist manager in today's music business landscape? What all do they do? VH Management founder Tori Hamersky joins Pop Fuss to explain it all! Tori is a wunderkind full of passion and energy, a real advocate for those she works with - check out our convo!
Follow Tori on Instagram @ToriHamersky and VH Management @VHMgmt
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Rooftop Screamers

Rooftop Screamers is the name of the studio project for Portland based drummer and songwriter Mike Collins. It's an outlet to showcase his original songs and collaborate with some of his favorite local as well as world renowned singers (The Fixx, Jellyfish, The Posies, Pilot, etc.) Mike tells Pop Fuss about his musical journey and discusses his fabulous new single, "Souvenirs." 
 
Be sure to follow Mike on Instagram @mcollins333, check out his YouTube channel for cool videos, and purchase his tunes at rooftopscreamers.bandcamp.com
Also find and follow Rooftop Screamers on Facebook.
 
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The Tisburys

The Tisburys join us to discuss their great new single, "The Anniversaries." A jangly heartland rock band from Philly, they're excited to announce their next album, coming in 2025. Tyler Asay from the band talks about his early influences, and how the band has grown and changed over the course of a few albums. With a new bigger sound, the band will continue to appeal to fans of the Gin Blossoms, Tom Petty, The Hold Steady, etc.
 
Be sure to follow the band on Instagram and Twitter @the_tisburys and check out their catalog on BandCamp at https://tisburys.bandcamp.com
 
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Power Pop: The Next Generation

Power pop is experiencing a new wave of younger artists, and the music is great! We've assembled a round table of music geeks to listen to a dozen of today's best newer power pop artists. On the panel is Steve Coulter (Tsar) aka author SW Lauden, The Well Wishers' Jeff Shelton, and Tik Tok'r Allen Lulu. Get your pen and paper ready to write down these great recommendations as we nerd out to some excellent tunes!
 
Be sure to check out our previous round table episode: Power Pop in the 90's!
 
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S.W. Lauden is the editor of Remember The Lightning (Substack) and the semi-annual Remember The Lightning Guitar Pop Journals (print/e-book). His power pop-themed crime fiction novellas include That'll Be The Day:A Power Pop Heist and Good Girls Don't. S.W. Lauden is the pen name of Steve Coulter, drummer for various LA-based pop rock bands including Ridel High, Tsar, and the Brothers Steve. Follow him on Instagram @SWLauden
Jeff Shelton, former band leader of the Spinning Jennies, and long time host of the radio program, "The Power Pop Show," is the man behind The Well Wishers. Bandcamp is his primary home base:  https://thewellwishers.bandcamp.com/. Be sure to check out his latest record, "Just So You Know." It's full of rockin', infectious ear candy!
Allen Lulu goes by the handle @areallulu on TikTok where he features unstreamable & nearly forgotten Power Pop albums from days gone by as well as new artists. He is the instigator & one of the admins of The Listening Post: The 80s on Facebook, a group dedicated to hunting down, listening to, rating and reviewing every rock album from that decade, where there are thousands of albums in and still, somehow only in 1983. (If that interests you, ask to be included and I will let you in) In his past life he was the frontman for the Los Angeles rock band, Throttle Back Sparky, whose 2005 album will see a remastered re-release on vinyl in 2025.

Chime School

Chime School joins us this episode to discuss their great new LP, "The Boy Who Ran The Paisley Hotel." As the creative force behind the group, Andy Pastalaniec wrote and performed the new record by himself, and the group is fleshed out on the road with a top notch band. Chime School is getting a ton of buzz from multiple outlets as their ringing Rickenbacker's have given us sunny jangle pop juxtaposed at times by melancholy lyrics.
 
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Find Chime School at their Instagram page @Chime.School, and pick up the new record at https://chimeschool.bandcamp.com/ or from their label slumberlandrecords.com.
 
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Megan From Work

Megan From Work is our guest this episode to discuss their new album "Girl Suit." It's a poppy punky helluva good time, and if you like Letters to Cleo, That Dog or The Breeders, you're in for a treat! Megan recounts their musical upbringing, the detour they took to do standup comedy in LA, creating Megan From Work, and their other (great) band, @HellBeachBand.
 
Be sure to follow Megan on insta @MeganFromWork, and check out their BandCamp page at https://meganfromwork.bandcamp.com/album/girl-suit
 
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