Paul Collins
'Trouser Press' celebrating 40th anniversary at Bowery Electric, and Brooklyn Power Pop Fest (Dwight Twilley, Shoes, more)
Named after a Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band song, The Trouser Press was a fanzine created and Dave Schulps in 1974 that began it’s life as a “sort of British rock collectors magazine” that, as the decade progressed, became one of the sources for punk, power pop, and new wave…
Flamin' Groovies played Maxwell's & Bowery Ballroom w/ Paul Collins Beat (pics)
Saturday night (7/6) at Bowery Ballroom was a haven for lovers of classic powerpop, with two legends: Flamin’ Groovies and Paul Collins. The former were on their first tour in over 30 years with key member Chris Wilson (also of Barracudas) in tow, and cranked out such standards as “Shake Some Action” and “Teenage Head…
Paul Collins curating Power Pop-A-Licious 2 fest at Cake Shop
Conceived and curated by power pop legend Paul Collins (co-founder of THE NERVES, THE BREAKAWAYS and THE BEAT), the fest will bring together some of the finest young guitar-driven power pop, garage rock and punk-pop bands from the eastern seaboard and Canada…
CMJ 2012 initial lineup announced
The full list of artists confirmed for the 2012 CMJ Music Marathon so far is below…
