Pop Rocks Radio

Pop Rocks Radio - Episode 36

Welcome back to Pop Rocks Radio!  Boy oh boy oh boy...we're on a roll with our second show of 2025!  As usual, we've got a ton of great music for you today with tracks from Sorrows, Thee Deception, The Peawees, and so much more.  And, of course, no episode would be complete without a song by my favorite band, 20/20!
Thanks for listening and supporting the show!  And check out our YouTube channel, as well!
Movie of the Week
We Were Famous, You Don't Remember: The Embarrassment:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8P7Mvv5x2I
 
Todays Tracks:
Sorrows – Out Of My Head
20/20 – The End Of The Summer
The Poppees – If She Cries
The Cynz – Heartbreak Time
Nick Lowe – American Squirm
The Embarrassment – Drive Me To the Park
The Peawees – Don’t Look Back
Hole – Boys On The Radio
Joy Buzzer – Peggy’s House
Bob Mould – When Your Heart Is Broken
BMX Bandits – I Wanna Fall In Love
The Cle Elum - …Remember When
Radioactivity – Other Life
The White Stripes – Fell In Love With a Girl
Real Sickies – Should Have Seen It Coming
Thee Deception – Dotted Line
Martin Newell – Goodbye Dreaming Fields
Fountains of Wayne – Barbara H.
Boris Grebenshikov – Radio Silence

Pop Rocks Radio - Episode 35

Hey everyone and welcome back to Pop Rocks Radio!  This is our first show since November, and since nothing in the world has changed whatsoever, we thought we'd sneak back in here like we never left!   We've got a ton of great music for you today with tracks from Gyasi, The Bobby Lees, Ainsley Costello, and so much more.  And, of course, no episode would be complete without a song by my favorite band, 20/20!
Thanks for listening and supporting the show!  And check out our YouTube channel, as well!
Bomp! Records:
https://bompstore.com
Heavy Metal Parking Lot (1986):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBryTebK2Og
The Bobby Lees (Live on KEXP):
https://youtu.be/oeQ_g8rhetY?si=9llLW6spc3E_Tp3A
 
Todays Tracks:
The Young Hasselhoffs – Life Got In The Way
20/20 – Laurel Canyon
Gyasi– Cheap High
Gyasi – Lightning
ACROBVT – Save It For Me
Dirty Looks – They Got Me Covered
Barry Walsh – The Sound
Teenage Fanclub – I’ll Make It Clear
The Bobby Lees – Dig Your Hips
The Linda Lindas - Cartographers
Ainsley Costello - Exless
Stiv Bators – It’s Cold Outside
Brian D’Addario – Till The Morning
XTC – Respectable Street
Mode – Strange Girl
The Jetz – If That’s What You Really Want
Dom Mariani – Day After Day
Badfinger – Sweet Tuesday Morning
The Heats – Let’s Pretend
Kyle Falconer - Grace

Pop Rocks Radio - Episode 34

Hey everyone and thanks for joining us back here on Pop Rocks Radio!  I hope you've been enjoying (I think) the best in power pop, alt, and indie rock your money can buy (and yes, please support these artists in any way that you can!).  We've got a ton of great music for you today with tracks from The Cle Elum, Nada Surf, The Briefs, The Rallies, Triptides, and so much more.  And of course, no episode would be complete without a song by my favorite band, 20/20!
Thanks for listening and supporting the show!
Todays Tracks:
Yours & Mine – Pushing Up Daisies
20/20 – American Dream
The Dahlmanns – Blue Letter
The Briefs – You Can Move Me
The While – The Glimmering
The Rallies – As Long As (Remix)
Lunison – Candles
The Cle Elum – I’ve Touched The Stars
Triptides – It Won’t Hurt You
HotKid – Downtown
Ian Lloyd – Goosebumps
The Model Rockets – Pilot County Suite
Nada Surf – Intel and Dreams
Game Theory – 24
The Feelies – Too Far Gone
Wifey – Mary Ann Leaves the Band
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – Light of Day
The Sneetches – Julianna Why

Pop Rocks Radio - Episode 33

Welcome back to another episode of Pop Rocks Radio!  As always, I am your host, Bijan.  We have tons of great new music for you today with tracks from The Linda Lindas, Deedra Patrick, The Farsiders, The Heats, and so much more!  And of course, no episode would be complete without a NEW song (yes!!!) by my favorite band, 20/20.
Click the links below to support your favorite artists!
Thanks for listening!
Today's Tracks:
Alex Lipinski – Wounds
20/20 – Back to California
The Heats – I Hope You’re Wrong
Eric Barlow – Raving At The Wall
The Successful Failures – Tell Me Again
The Beat Farmers – Reason To Believe
The Grip Weeds – She Brings the Rain
The Linda Lindas – All In My Head
Ramones – Don’t Come Close
The Tubs – Freak Mode
Stop Calling Me Frank – Off The Hook
Deedra Patrick – The Note
Josie and the Pussycats – I Wish You Well
SLIP-ons – Graystone
Club Paradise – Runaways
SOFTJAW – Pleased With Me
Guadalcanal Diary – Lonely Street
The Farsiders – Fast Rain
The Discarded – Testify!
milkshed – Do It Again
The Struts – Kiss This
Ex-Vöid – Swansea
Nick Piunti & The Complicated Men - Seasick

Pop Rocks Radio - Episode 32

Welcome to a special edition of Pop Rocks Radio!  As always, I am your host, Bijan.  I've been wanting to do a punk episode for a while, and keeping somewhat with the theme of the show, I want to focus on melodic punk (bear with me here).  Did I succeed?  Well, maybe not.  But I think this is a great collection of punk tracks - new and classic!  This will be great for your workout or as the soundtrack for your next Sunday brunch!
And of course, punk or not, no episode would be complete without a song by my favorite band, 20/20!
Thanks for listening!
Today's Tracks:
The Dictators – Stay With Me
20/20 – Sex Trap
Descendents – Silly Girl
Millencolin – No Cigar
The Go-Go’s – Lust to Love
Bad Nerves – Bored of Babies
Redd Kross – Blow You a Kiss in the Wind
Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen in Love
The Clash – Police On My Back
Bad Religion – Infected
THEE DECEPTION – Must Be Nice
DMZ – Mighty Idy
Hüsker Dü – It’s Not Funny Anymore
NOFX – Linoleum
X – Devil Doll
The Weirdos – A Life of Crime
Amyl and The Sniffers – Security
Social Distortion – Another State Of Mind
Dead Boys – Sonic Reducer
Ramones – Rockaway Beach

Pop Rocks Radio - Episode 31

Welcome to this week's episode of Pop Rocks Radio!  Sit back and enjoy as we play songs by Tony Marsico and The Ugly Thingz, Dear Misses, Cheap Trick, The Cynz, Love Tractor, and the one and only Josie Cotton.  And of course, no episode would be complete without a song by my favorite band, 20/20!
This week's super cool background music comes to us from Toronto's own, The Surfrajettes!  Check out their new album, Easy As Pie, on Bandcamp!
And if you like this show and LOVE this music, please consider subscribing to the podcast so you never miss an episode.
Thanks for listening!
Today's Tracks:
The Darkness – Is It Just Me?
20/20 – Haunted People Go
The Cynz – Woman Child
Tony Marsico and The Ugly Thingz – Burning Questions
Sloan – Witch’s Wand
Matt Caskitt & The Breaks – Crossroads
Dear Misses – Mosquito Dance
Mark Rogers – California 10
Josie Cotton – Circle Dance
Gary Kaluza – Soft Landing Spot
The Writeful Heirs – Jupiter In July
Librarians With Hickeys – No More Goodbyes
Alice Cooper – Clones (We’re All)
Velvet Sunset – We Are The Weirdos
The Daylillies – Pétillant
Cheap Trick – Little Sister
The Bablers – Psychadilly Circus
Clean Lines – Made In the Shade
Aimee Mann – I Should’ve Known
The Connection – Stop Talking
The Blasts – Big Gun
The Rings – My Kinda Girl
Love Tractor – Beatle Boots

Pop Rocks Radio - Episode 30

Thanks for joining us back here for the 30th episode of Pop Rocks Radio!  Thank you for supporting the show and keeping us going.  We've got a great show for you today with new music from The chrisVandalay Project, Suburban Key Party, The Moonstones, Vinyl Kings, Carla Olson & Tall Poppy Syndrome, and so much more!  And of course, no episode would be complete without a song from my favorite band, 20/20.
And check out our interview with Chris Vandalay and Dave Franco of The chrisVandalay Project on YouTube!
Thanks for listening!
Today's Tracks:
The Moonstones – Calls It A Day
20/20 – Giving It All
The Yum Yums – Poppin’ Up Again
John Davis – Indifferent Stars
Cruzados – Dead Inside
The Goodstock Project – Just Don’t Stop
Bad Nerves – Plastic Rebel
The Typicals – She Sends Silence
Wishy – Sick Sweet
Liquid Mike – K2
Tom O’Driscoll – The Other Side of Life
Bleached Black – I Was in Your Life
Greg Murray & The Seven Wonders – Lay Your Head Down
The Jaws of Brooklyn – Litebringer
The Minus 5 – Bleach Boys & Beach Girls
The On and Ons – Long Ride
Suburban Key Party – Beautiful
The Posies – She’s Coming Down Again!
The chrisVandalay Project – Your Favorite War
Carla Olson and Tall Poppy Syndrome – Is It True
Velvet Attack – You Know Everything Better
Tina & The Total Babes – Tongue Tied
Vinyl Kings – Long Way Down
 

Pop Rocks Radio - Episode 29

Thanks for joining us again here on Pop Rocks Radio!  Fall has fallen and with it comes this perfect soundtrack to jump in a pile of leaves with a giant sucker, or whatever one does to celebrate.  We've got a great mix of power pop, indie hits, and classic gems with Young Fresh Fellows, Nick Piunti & The Complicated Men, Riffindots, Dave Edmunds, The Grip Weeds, Michael Des Barres and so much more.  And no episode would be complete without a song by my favorite band, 20/20!
If you want to support these artists, many of these tracks can be found on Bandcamp!  
Iconoclassic Records' latest Dwight Twilley remaster is now available!
And check out Mike Fuller's show on MixCloud!
Thanks for listening!
Today's Tracks:
Young Fresh Fellows – Rock ‘n’ Roll Pest Control
20/20 - Backyard Guys
The Dogmatics – Library Girl
The Well Wishers – Here We Go
DM3 – Hold On
Nick Piunti & The Complicated Men – Mind Reader
The Fatal Flaw – Stop Pushing Me Away
Superdrag – Baby’s Waiting
[DARYL] – Kimmy
Riffindots – Cat Curse
The Blips – Walking Home
Dave Edmunds – Girls Talk
EDEN – Wildfire
The Grip Weeds – Strange Bird
The Honeydogs – Your Blue Door
Atlas Rivers – Towards The Sun
The Meringues – Royalty
Dwight Twilley – Alone In My Room
Superchunk – Water Wings
Jon Flynn – Where to Start
Roxanne Fontana – Some Have Fun
the james clark institute – Black Licorice, Red Lips
The Rollers – I Was Eleven
Michael Des Barres – Fox On The Run
Sweet – Action
The Wonders – That Thing You Do!
Nada Surf – Give Me the Sun

Pop Rocks Radio - Episode 28

How do you know you came to the right place?  'Cuz you're here!  Thanks for joining us again here on Pop Rocks Radio!  We have a ton of great music for you to close out your summer!  We have tracks from Nervous Eaters, The Bablers, The Rubinoos, The Half-Cubes, Paul Collins, The Peawees, Big Bam Boo, and so much more!  And, of course, no episode would be complete without a song by my favorite band, 20/20!
Many of these artists are up on Bandcamp!  Click the links below to support your favorite artists!
Thanks for listening!
Today's Tracks:
Scarlet Rebels – Secret Drug
20/20 – Jet Lag
The Half-Cubes - The Girl (feat. Jon Rubin & Tommy Dunbar)
The Rubinoos – Ronnie
Librarians with Hickeys – Hello Operator
The Stompers – Leave It in Motion
Rinehearts – You’re A Mess
The Glad Machine – So High
Research Turtles – Let’s Get Carried Away
Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. - Rockin’ It Our Way
Starting Early – Gallery
Barbarism. – Til Zero
The Bablers – Thinking Of You
Matthew Sweet – Easy
The Cle Elum – Handclaps & Tambourines
Best Bets – Spooky Signals
Bad Nerves – The Kids Will Never Have Their Say
The Peawees – Drive
The Great Affairs – The Next Three Minutes
Velvet Elvis – Ambition
Tamar Berk – Artful Dodger
Paul Collins – Only Girl
Nervous Eaters – In The Shadows
Big Bam Boo – Shooting from My Heart

Pop Rocks Radio - Episode 27

Get ready for another electrifying episode of Pop Rocks Radio! This week, we're bringing you killer tracks from Valley Lodge, Beechwood, Gyasi, Dany Laj and The Looks, and more. We'll mix in some indie power pop along with a few surprises that’ll keep you hooked. And of course, no episode of Pop Rocks Radio would be complete without a song from my favorite band, 20/20. Don't miss this high-energy blend of fresh sounds and timeless hits!
Other awesome music podcasts to check out!
The Music Authority
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-music-authority-live-stream-show/id1491697482
Power Pop Overdose
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/power-pop-overdose/id1508172184
And don't forget my interview with Mike Skill of The Romantics!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXjoPx5TWrA&t=77s
For all of our videos, check out the Pop Rocks Radio YouTube channel!
Thanks for listening!
Today's tracks:
Caddy – In A Heartbeat
20/20 – Bad Night
Aerial – Activities of Daily Living
The Weeklings (feat. Peter Noone) – Mr. Soul Satisfaction
Donnie Iris – Ah! Leah!
Telejet – Beautiful World
Valley Lodge – After School
The Flame – Make It Easy
Kingdom of Mustang – Glad Days
Lava Fangs – Where Did She Go
Dwight Twilley Band – The Two of Us
VELVET ATTACK – The Double Cylinder Man
Chris Mess – Dandy’s
Beechwood – Firing Line
The Junior League – Skinny Tie
Dany Laj and The Looks – Meet Me On the Floor
The Chesterfield Kings – Sunrise (Turn On)
Dungeon of Skeletons – Gonna Be Alright
Monza Express – Two Jokers
Brain Dead Symphony – Disco Ball
The Romantics – When I Look In Your Eyes
Gyasi – Cheap High
Flop – A. Wylie
The Jags – Back of My Hand
Colman Gota – Crack the Code
Throwing Muses – Not Too Soon
The Three O’Clock – Jet Fighter