Ice Cream Man Power Pop and More Radio Show from Christmas Day!

Originally aired on Radio Andra in Sweden 25th December 2013.

Jackie Edwards - I feel So Bad, The Mockers - There's now war on xmas when xmas is in your heart, Fuzzy Vox - Man Of Solution, Charlie Watts Riots - The Christmas Fit,  Rooni - Electricity, Helen Love - Hark The Herald Angels, RAF - Ready Steady Go, The Forty Nineteens - I'm The One, The Brigadier - Santa Claus, The Plastic Pals - A Couple Of Minutes, The Swapsies - Another Game On Saturday, The Quiz Kids - I want You To Know,  Pete Donolly - Merry Christmas This Year, The Clocktower - Skip It Up Fandango, The Zags - Bridges Of 1987, The Gants - You can't blow smoke rings, Game Theory - Erica's World, Rudolphs Nightmare - Silent Night.

Thank you very much to all the followers of the blog and seasons greeting and a happy new year to all of you.

Ice Cream Man Power Pop and More Radio show #12

Ice Cream Man Power Pop and More Radio show archive #11.

The archive or the latest show featuring some new power pop, 60's, Mod, northern soul and much much more!

Featuring:

The Parasites - Words to tell you 
The Supernaturals - Tomato Man 
The Blendours - Teenage Drag Queen 
Red Button - Hopes Up 
Doug Powell - Feel For You 
The Litter - Action Woman 
The Marvelous Beauhunks - Who said the kids are alright? 
Long Tall Shorty - Win Or Lose 
Radio City - Little Runaway 
The Booze - Kick me where it hurts 
30 Amp Fuse - Sorry 
Velvet Crush - Atmosphere 
The Parasites - 
Paul Anka - Can't help loving you. 
The Bluetones - It's a Boy 
The Beat Rats - Even Steven 
True Hearts - Trust me Candy 
Tommy Keene - On the runway 
Zakary Thaks - Can you hear your Daddy's footsteps 
Elvis Costello - Olivers Army

Ice Cream Man Power Pop and More on Radio Andra. #10

This show was originally aired on Swedish radio, www.radioandra.se 4th December, one day late due to technical problems at the station on the 3rd.

Featuring music by:

The Yum Yums,The Singletons,The Hollies, The Moonstones, Baby Scream, B-Back, The Ackermans, Barry and The Remains, Arvidson, Big Star, Speakeasy, Small Faces, The Smoggers, Phenomenal Cat, Nervous Twitch, Building Rockets, Seaweed Meadows
The Agony Aunts, Shane Martin, The Makeouts and The Lackloves.

Ice Cream Man Power Pop and More Radio show #9 Radio Andra.

Originally aired on Radio Andra 26th November 2013

James Brown - Night Train 
The Pengwins - Life After High School 
The Cool Whips - Bomm Shang a Lamg 
The Pinebocks - Success (Famous in Sweden) 
Len Price 3 - My Granddad Jim 
Silver Sun - There Goes Summer 
The Sha La Las - Twenty Five 
Mikey and The Drags - Evil One 
Walter Clevenger and The Dairy Kings - Thats when you come back 
Connie Clark - My Sugar Baby 
Utopia - I just want to touch you 
The Sorrows - Take a Heart 
The Broxton Hundred - Time 
The Gingerleys - Better Hearts 
Wild Billy Childish and The Musicians of The British Empire - Joe Strummers Grave 
The Wake Ups - You Make Me Nervous 
The Cool Whips - A Vague Sense Of Disatisfaction 
Caddy - Hanging On To Nothing 
The Oranges - Teenage Pop 
Surf School Dropouts - Ebb and Flow

Ice Cream Man Power Pop and More Radio Show. Broadcast on Swedish Radio 19th November 2013

Featuring:

The Who - So Sad about Us

The Mergers - Take a look at me

The Sensibles - Confetti

Paperjets - Green Eyed Girl

Speakeasy - Trouble

Mikey and The Drags - Solstice

The Yearning - See You Again

The What Gives - Seven Wonders Of Love

The Vapors - Trains

The Teddy Boys - Things that you do

Swedish Polarbears - Norman Blake

The Mascots - Words enough to tell you

Squires of the subterranean - Minutes before the destruction

Sorrows - Baby

Smokey Robinson and The Miracles - Gotta Dance To Keep From Crying

Research Turtles - Space

The Pozers - Space Car

Peachfuzz - So Why Not Now

Paul Collins - Kings of Power Pop

Ice Cream Man Power Pop and More, Radio Andra show #7

Broadcast on Radio Andra, Sweden, 12th November 2013, featuring music from:

The Young Sinclairs 
The Ugly Ducklings 
Angel Kaplan 
Telekinesis 
The Nevers 
Second Saturday 
The Outcasts 
The Henchmen 
The Coral 
The Sensibles 
The Apples in Stereo 
Redd Kross 
Splitsville 
Teenage Fanclub 
The Soul Engines 
The Bristols 
The Mockers 
Vibeke Saugestad 
The Sorry Kisses 
Elephant Stone 
The Shazam

Singles, EP's, Videos from Kurt Baker, Gentlemen Rogues, The Zags (FREE DOWNLOAD), Bryan Howell and Ballard (FREE EP DOWNLOAD).

Time for another round up of singles and EP's recently released, but lets start off with the latest video from Kurt Baker to get things started.

From the album, "Brand New Beat"

Find the album here: Bandcamp

Contact, follow, befriend, like and love Kurt Baker here: Facebook

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This fantastic outfit from Austin Texas cite some great influences that will have you biting at the bit to take a listen to their music, those influences are the likes of The Jam, Elvis Costello, Superchunk and The Who to name a few.  Do they equal their influences?  They certainly do.  Smashing out tunes full of hooks and melodies and winning audiences over wherever they go, this debut EP provides a great insight of what we can expect from this band in the future and as if the music wasn't enough, this EP comes on opaque, baby blue 10" vinyl.......what more could you possible want?

Download and buy the single here: gentlemenrogues.bandcamp.com

Hear more here: www.soundcloud.com/thegentlemenrogues

Contact, befriend, follow, like and love Gentlemen Rogues here: Facebook

www.twitter.com/gentlemenrogues

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The Zags from Portland follow up the release of their brilliant debut single, "It's Over" (also a free download) with the equally infectious "Red Eyed Dawn."  This short, sharp shock of pure power pop is just what the doctor ordered.  Jangly chiming guitars, harmonies and well crafted lyrics, this really is a great single and it leaves the listener begging for more, which I hope this brilliant 4 piece will soon bestow upon us?

Download the single FREE here: Bandcamp

Contact, follow, befriend, like and love The Zags here: Facebook

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Mixing 50's and 60's garage Bryan Howell offers up something that sounds very familiar but at the same time something very new and refreshing too.

With influences ranging from The Clash to Elvis and The Knack to The Strokes, you just know that Bryan is onto something good with his music and this ep, which has been well received by critics and fans alike, you can rest assured that we will be be hearing great things from Bryan in the future.

One thing that had me hooked almost immediately with the track "Why Oh Why" was the nod and a wink to the great Buddy Holly in the vocal delivery, brilliant!

Download and buy the single here: Bandcamp

Official website here: http://www.bryanhowellmusic.com

Contact, follow, befriend, follow like and love Bryan Howell here: Facebook

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With yet another tasty slice of fuzzy lo-fi garage rock, Ballard offer up the "Monkey Business" EP for your musical delight.

For this outing Darren Riley is joined by none other than Cotton Mather and Farrah drummer, Dana Myzer who compliments Darren's work perfectly.

Be sure to check out Ballards back catologue, there are some fantastic, rough and ready and bloody catch tunes to be had there, but for now, download the "Monkey Business" EP for FREE and play loud!

Download "Monkey Business" EP here FREE: Bandcamp

Follow Ballard of twitter: Twitter

Official website here: http://www.ballardpop.com

Contact, follow, befriend, like and love Ballard here: Facebook

Ice Cream Man Power Pop and More Radio Show #5

Originally broadcast on Swedens Radio Andra 29th October 2013

Playlist:

The Singles - Since you've been gone 
The Stairs - Sweet Thing 
The Movements - All The Lost 
RAF- Modern World 
Robby Allen and The Kite Collectors - Inside Out 
Glenn Robinson - The Worst 
The Zags - Red Eyed Dawn 
Phenomenal Cat - Pacifico 
The Early Hours - She's a gogo 
The Sadies - Starting all over again 
The Barry Holdship Four - It Hurts to Be That Way 
Robby Allen and The Kite Collectors - Poetry 
The Chords - Maybe Tomorrow 
The Brigadier - Tell Me What You Want 
RAF - Nothing Seems to Fit 
Exploding Hearts - Modern Kicks 
The Frowning Clouds - The Snake 
The Floor Models - Enough' enough

Latest Radio show from "Ice Cream Man Power Pop and More." Enjoy.

Double click on the title bar in the player to find the playlist artists, in order of play.

If you would like to submit music to be played on the show, please drop me a mail with a short bio and attach the MP3.

Have a great weekend!

Vegas With Randolph - Rings Around The Sun.

"Rings Around The Sun" is the third long player from this Washington quintet and like the previous  albums this one is an absolute marvel to behold for lovers of Power Pop.

 Like the bands second album "Above The Blue" and the first self titled album, this little nugget is chock full of crafty hooks, licks, melodies, harmonies and the bands lyrics are second to none, this album finds the band at the top of their game. 

 Whilst their contemporaries maybe holding the spotlight, they had better keep a close eye behind them, because VWR are snapping at their heels with this album.

The album contains 14 tracks of pure Power Pop and whilst I sometimes think, personally, that 10 tracks is the perfect quantity for an album,, on arrival at track 14, I can't help wishing that there were a couple more to follow.  That said, I am more than content with this album and over the moon with this band.

I am sure that I will get great mileage from this album, at the very least, 435,000 miles....which is the approximate circumference of the sun and with the added rings, well, who knows?

Stream and buy the album in one of the many packages available here: Bandcamp

(If you don't have the first two albums, you can, and should, go for the package including the whole lot and more!)

Contact, befriend, follow like and love Vegas With Randolph here: Facebook

Official Website: http://www.vegaswithrandolph.com/

Don't forget to give the Ice Cream Man Power Pop and More facebook page a like to keep up with all the happenings and more, like it here: FACEBOOK

A big round up with, The Candy Strypers (FREE DOWNLOAD), Hector and The Leaves (FREE DOWNLOAD), Dot Dash - Half Remembered Dream and The Ace - Sonic Snapshots

Ok, I have fallen behind a little on the band features on the blog since starting the radio show on Radio Andra, where I have been playing and talking about the bands that contact the blog, it all takes time but I am going to try to get back up to speed with the blog posts, so I am going to do a round up and see if I can catch up!

About that radio show, it feels rather odd talking to myself for an hour, but I am getting more comfortable with it and will hopefully be getting a few guests in to bounce off.  If you have listened to any of the shows, I hope you have enjoyed the music.  You can listen to the latest one here:

Double click the title in the player to find the track listing in the comments.

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The Candy Strypers have a new set of songs available on Soundcloud which you can download for free.  Sadly the label they were signed to for their single release folded pretty much after it was released, which seems to be a story I hear time and time again, but I am glad that these guys continue to put the music out there, go take a listen, download it and enjoy, don't forget to show some support on Facebook etc.

Stream and download the new album for free here: Soundcloud

Contact, befriend, follow, like and love The Candy Strypers here: Facebook

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Hector and The Leaves hail from my hometown of Brighton, which automatically makes them really cool in my book, the fact that they back this up with a Free Download of three superb upbeat, bouncy tunes means they get a great big double like from me, oh, and the fact that the cover photo is taken on the beautiful South Downs, possibly my favourite place in the whole world wins them extra kudos!  

In all seriousness, the music is great,  great melodies, great lyrics and a tip top production.

Download the sing FREE here: Bandcamp

Contact, befriend, follow, like and love Hector and The Leaves here: Facebook

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"Half Remembered Dream" is Dot Dash's third long player and I think that they have really nailed it this time, that is not to say that the first two albums weren't great, but this one ticks all the boxes, with plenty of hooks, charging guitars and pounding beats, these guys deserve to be massive.

Stream and buy the album here: Bandcamp

Buy physical copies of the album here: The Beautiful Music

Contact, befriend, follow, like and love Dot Dash here: Facebook

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Another band that are going from strength to strength is The Ace, this latest EP shows a band that are very quickly climbing to the top of their game and their game is draped in the fizzy sounds of 60's beat garage, with a touch of Bubblegum, a dash of soul and a dollop of pop making them a real toe tapping, upbeat affair and that is just what I we need!

Listen to the whole EP and much more by the band here: Soundcloud

Buy the EP here: Plastic-Pop-Records

Contact, befriend, follow, like and love The Ace here: Facebook

Groovy Uncle featuring Suzi Chunk - One Vowel Away From The Truth. OUT NOW.

Every now and then a record comes along that seems to transport me back in time and this is one such record.

 After playing the first few tracks, I started reminiscing about sitting in a coffee shop somewhere around the end of the sixties or the very early seventies and I distinctly remembering the radio playing in the shop and it was playing songs, that I now know to be, Lovin' Spoonful, The Beatles (who I was already aware of even then), Dusty Springfield and a whole load of other great songs.

 I have no idea where we were going that day or why but I remember hearing that radio and the songs that were played really struck a chord and that music of that era has stayed with me ever since.

 So why did this record take me back to that magical moment?  Well, probably because it has, firstly great songs and secondly they give a very healthy nod to that era of great music that I love every bit as much as Groovy Uncle obviously does, the music is timeless really though, like jeans and T-shirts are to fashion.

Suzi Chunk has a voice that is very powerful and not dis-similar to Dusty Springfield, I reviewed her album "Girl From The Neck Down" on the blog and absolutely fell in love with it and I think I am right in saying that her band on that album was Groovy Uncle and they really are a fantastic pairing.

"One Vowel Away From The Truth" was recorded at the Sandgate Sound studio in Kent using vintage anologue equipment which gives the album a real warmth that you simply can't capture with digital equipment and the production is fantastic.  The album is driven along from start to finish with horns, harpsichord and a whole array of instruments that you may not be expecting but fits in beautifully with the concept of making an album with a retro sixties sound.

In summary, this is one of the best albums out there that wasn't recorded in the sixties, in my humble opinion, of course, the only thing that gives it away as not being from that era is some of the terminology used in the lyrics, but that sits just fine with me, we can say that we have a great record from our time too.

I would definately recommend this album to any of my friends looking to discover something new, this is, without a doubt, one of my favourite records of the year and I am sure it will continue to be so for many years to come.

You can check out a few of the songs from the album over on the Groovy Uncle facebook page, give them a like and share the love: HERE

Buy the album here: Ebay or here Official Website

The Ice Cream Man Power Pop and More Show - Radio Andra #2

The Ice Cream Man Power Pop and More Show - Radio Andra #2

Featuring an interview with Ian Person of Union Carbide Productions and The Soundtrrack Of Our Lives talking about his new solo project The Ian Person band and more.

The Undertones - Teenage Kicks

Grimm Generation - Earthquake Hurricane flood and you

The Lambrettas - Cortina MkII

The Specials - A Message To You Rudy

Reigning Monarchs - Black Sweater Massacre

The Royal Flares - Bad Part Of Town

Hector and The Leaves - Problems

Groovy Uncle Feat. Suzy Chunk - The Money Shot

Mark Crozer and The Rels - Tell Me You Want Me

Ian Person Interview featuring songs by:

George Harrison - Isn't it a pity

Ian Person Band - Get Up and rule Your World

Ian Person Band - Let's Get Lost

Ian Person Band - A Heartache Coming On.

Candy Strypers - Neon Strange

The Flamin' Groovies - Yes It's True

Stephen Lawrenson - Sun Is On Its Way

Dot Dash - Here's to the ghosts of the past

Gallileo 7 - Ella

Cotton Mather - Password (Work Demo)

Small Faces - Almost Grown

The Turnback - What She Said

Len Price 3 - Sailors Sweetheart

Fallen Leaves - Passing by

The Wellingtons - Freak Out

The Lolas - Ballerina Breakout

The Sensibles - A Bunch Of Animals - OUT OCTOBER 12th!

They say the best things in life come to those who wait and after hearing this bands debut EP, I waited and waited, spoke to members of the band trying to find out when the next musical installment was coming, and then I waited some more and then all of a sudden the band contacted me with the news that a new album was coming out on the 12th of October this year, a year and a month after I reviewed the bands debut EP and oh boy, was it worth the wait.

The band very kindly sent me an advance copy of the album to listen to and it took my breath away and not in a T-Pau sort of way either.  This record starts off at a 100 miles per hour and stays there, not one track goes over the 3 minute mark, the only track that comes close, clocks in at 2 minutes at 58 seconds which in my mind makes this a perfect Rock 'n' Roll record and a party of an album, in fact the first track would have you believe that this is exactly what they had in mind.

The album powers along with each track leaving you breathless and before you even get your breath back, the next track kicks in and towards the end of the album you are exhausted, at which point you go straight back to track one and start it all over again 

 This is infectious, catchy, uptempo full on power pop punk sometimes reminding me of The Rezillos or Shonen Knife but it is very much The Sensibles, even though it is as mad as any hatter you are likely to meet, do I like it?  I f*cking love it!  

This is not re-inventing the wheel, you are not going to hear any new fandangled concept, just well oiled cogs playing straight up Rock 'n' Roll, the wheel doesn't need reinventing, it just needs to be rolled and rolled fast and The Senisbles do just that, and now, now I start waiting for the next installment from this Italian four piece, whilst meanwhile pogoing the night away with the album on repeat.

The album will be released on Rijapov Records and can be pre-ordered here: rijapov@gmail.com

In the meantime, you can follow, contact, like, love and possibly hear a few more of the tracks prior to the release here: Facebook

All links for the band:

http://thesensibles666.bandcamp.com/
http://twitter.com/thesensibles
http://www.reverbnation.com/thesensibles
http://www.myspace.com/thesensibles
https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/106166572439282675591/

The Sensibles......no, really!