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2nd Grade – Hit To Hit (album)
2nd Grade’s top grade second album Hit To Hit on Double Double Whammy is characterized by inventive and smart pop songs. Some songs are mere snippets as we get a full 24 of them on […]
Year: 2020
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Gene Clark – The Byrd And The Best (Part 5 of 6)
Autumn–Winter 1974–1975: Gene Clark realizes that his latest album, No Other in which he put his whole heart into, has flopped. Gene is forced to start touring, because there are bills and a mortgage to […]
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Gene Clark – The Byrd And The Best (Del 5 av 6)
Hösten–vintern 1974–1975: Gene Clark inser att senaste skivan, No Other som han lagt ner hela sin själ i, har floppat. Gene tvingas ge sig ut på turné, för det finns räkningar och huslån som måste […]
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The Top Boost – Tell Me That You’re Mine (7″)
The Top Boost’s Dreaming EP was one of my favourite 7”-singles from last year. The band, originating from Vancouver, delivered strong melodies with extraordinary harmonies. Especially on Dreaming where Roger Joseph Manning Jr. also gets […]
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The Courettes – Want You! Like A Cigarette (7”)
Want You! Like A Cigarette is the A-side of The Courettes’ fourth single (not counting two split 45s with Powersolo). It is backed with Night Time (The Boy Of Mine). These are two splendid examples […]
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The Reflectors – First Impression (LP)
My first impression of First Impression was confirmed after about three seconds of listening to this debut album from The Reflectors; a vibrant four-piece combo from Los Angeles, CA. It was their energetic attack on […]
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The Whiffs – Another Whiff (LP)
The Whiffs are a band from Kansas City (Mo.) brought together 2016 by their shared love of power pop. In 2017 they released a mini album Take A Whiff and have since added Joey Rubbish […]
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The Nomads’ 7-inch story – Part 1: 1981–1985
Since The Nomads should be known to most PopDiggers, no long introduction is needed. Either way, why not let Seth Bovey summarize it for us all with an appropriate appreciation of The Nomads in his […]
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Gene Clark – The Byrd And The Best (Part 4 of 6)
When Gene Clark parted with Doug Dillard, it wasn’t just that the duo were going in different musical directions. Gene had begun to realize that he couldn’t continue to abuse his body with alcohol and […]
Articles (Swedish)
Gene Clark – The Byrd And The Best (Del 4 av 6)
När Gene Clark avslutade samarbetet med Doug Dillard berodde det inte enbart på att duon ville gå skilda musikaliska vägar. Sent omsider hade Gene börjat inse att han inte kunde fortsätta att misshandla kroppen. Han […]