Power Pop-A-Licious Festival's Yummy Battle Plans

Mother's Children - Sue Doesn't Live Here Anymore mp3

The Electric Mess - Trash Talkin Woman mp3

The Above - Bollywood Woman mp3

Amoebas - Gimme A Fix mp3

Future Virgins - Ruin Me mp3

Move over, simpsluts and dudstuds, the powerpoppers are invading the Jersey Shore the weekend of April 30-May 1 and taking no prisoners. Under the auspices of Beat Army Commander Paul Collins, the first annual Power Pop-A-Licious Festival deploys in Asbury Park, NJ for a two-day live-fire by 18 new and battle-hardened powerpop bands. (Okay, they're doing it at a bowling alley--the vintage Asbury Lanes--but bear with our mixed metaphor thing, mkay?)

The generous Power Pop-A-Licious Pentagon (aka Pavement PR) are making 16 free and legal downloadables available here, from which we selected that opening salvo. We might post more--they gave us permish--but please go test-fire the rest if you like. Many thanks to Pavement PR, Paul Collins, and all concerned.

Below is the full lineup for the festival. Click band names for more information.

Saturday, 4/30
Bam Bams (Baltimore)
Peaces (Brooklyn)
Neutron Drivers (NJ)
Baxx Sisi's (Brooklyn)
Landlord (Bloomington, ID)
Future Virgins (Chattanooga)
Dirty Shames (NYC)
Amoebas (Grand Rapids)
Mother's Children (Ottawa)
Half Rats (Indianapolis)

Sunday, 5/1
BF's (Gloucester)
Kurt Baker (Portland, ME)
The Above (Brooklyn)
The Spectacles (Maryland)
The Electric Mess (NYC)
Glory Fires (Birmingham)
The Walnut Kids (Montreal)
Paul Collins (NYC)

SXSW 2008 - Post Quatre

We continue getting happy ears from some of the fab artists due to perform at SXSW 2008 next month. The second set below is slightly softer than the first, in case you want to plan accordingly. Previous SXSW 2008 posts can be found here, here, and here. Everything we've labeled SXSW can be found here. We've got way plenty more on the way. Have a great weekend and thanks for visiting.

The Feds – Saturday Girl mp3
Look See Proof – Casualty mp3
Wussy – Rigor Mortis mp3
The Von Bondies – Pale Bride mp3
Magnet School – Crush mp3

David Garza – Dead French Dudes mp3 - "Dah-VEED"
Samara Lubelski – Taste The Candy mp3
Search/Rescue – Fireflies mp3
The Krayolas – Little Fox (Spanish) mp3
Paul Collins Beat – Don't Wait Up For Me mp3

Clicking the artist names takes you to their SXSW page for more infomatter.

From the Archives

Since I only post here songs I like, it's never hard to find plenty of goodstuff in the Archives. Sure, I know you could don gloves and lighthelmet and go there yourself, but some people just don't do that. And so, by your leave. . .

Splurge - Song of Love mp3 - Mmmmm.
Splitsville - Forever mp3
Paul Collins Beat - Helen mp3
The Happy Few - Red and Blue mp3 - Regular visitors will not be surprised. This band is Find of the Year for pp, among the dozens of other ecstasicators.
Snow Coloured Kid - I Hope You're On My Side mp3 - Oh, Kid, you don't know what this does to me.

Spoon - The Underdog mp3 - Listen closely to the words. They probably don't apply to you, but you might know someone they do.

The Shins - Australia mp3 - If you meant me here's back atcha.
Elk City - Cherries in the Snow mp3
The Lovekevins - Tamagotchi Freestyle mp3

The Corner Laughers - Everybody Knows mp3

The Prime Movers - Left in the Dark (Vertebrats cover) mp3
Midnight Movies - Coral Den mp3
Noodles - Fuzz Hill mp3 - Rockin' Ramen.

The Sounds - Song with a Mission mp3

The Apples in Stereo - Energy mp3

Clicking artists' names will take you back to the original posts, where often much more is waiting.