Bash on Pop inductees
David Bash gives his take on nominees to the Power Pop Hall of Fame. We already have many on his list.
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The new additions to the Hall of Fame After a survey taken in 2016, I have a list of new artists that would get into the hall of fame for the following year. However, after the death of Tommy [...]
The new class of the Power Pop Hall of Fame has been selected.
An online poll was conducted in 2016 to find the new class for the Hall of Fame. The results were tabulated and we have 16 new entrants. They will be added as our contributing writers finish [...]
Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary
An amazing album that influenced pop music well into the new century. Above is a documentary about this albums creation. Below is a RARE outtake from “Hang On To Your Ego” [...]
The great Power Pop debate
While its easier to say who in rock and roll influenced power pop, its a lot tougher to pin down who was the “first” power pop artist. Was it The Beatles? The Who? Buddy Holly? Or [...]
Where did Power Pop originate?
While the term “power pop” was coined by Pete Townshend of The Who — the origins of the genre are not as obscure. Many other writers have addressed this topic. You can state [...]
Welcome to The Power Pop Hall of Fame
It all started on Facebook, and Cheap Trick had just been inducted into that other Hall of Fame. On Facebook, my friends posted this multiple times with the occasional protest “Why [...]