Pop Rocks Radio
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<p>Not an expert, just a fan with a record collection and a soft spot for power pop, punk, garage, and indie. Each episode of Pop Rocks Radio is your weirdo mixtape from the margins — built to get you excited about these artists and support their work.</p><p>Like what you hear? Go buy the music and show the love!</p><p>If you’d like to support this show, you can <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ko-fi.com/poprocksradio">buy us a coffee on Ko-fi</a> — or send some sats if you’re listening on Fountain, Podverse, or TrueFans. Every boost, comment, or coffee helps keep the mixtape spinning!</p><p>We also dig deeper on our <a target="_new" rel="noopener" class="" href="https://youtube.com/@poprocksradio">YouTube channel</a>, where we spotlight favorite bands, uncover long-lost treasures, and celebrate all things catchy.</p><p>Find more at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://poprocksradio.online">poprocksradio.online</a> (yeah, I know—it’s a little on the nose).</p>
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July 30, 2026
Letters to Cleo. Josie and the Pussycats. Kay Hanley Did Both. You're Welcome.
<p>This week on Pop Rocks Radio — <strong>Letters to Cleo</strong> is our featured artist, and yes, <strong>Kay Hanley</strong> is the voice behind Josie and the Pussycats. Connect the dots.</p><p>New music from <strong>The Goods</strong>, <strong>The Tubs</strong>, and <strong>Slamdinistas</strong>, plus classics from <strong>Tommy Keene</strong>, <strong>The Candy Skins</strong>, <strong>The Bangles,</strong> and so much more.</p><p>Movie of the Week: <strong>Josie and the Pussycats (2001)</strong>. Sharper than you remember. Funnier than it had any right to be. And the soundtrack is genuinely great.</p><p>Available on your favorite podcast platform. Unless Spotify is your favorite.</p><p></p><p><strong>Today's Tracks:</strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://dandyboyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/goodbye-summertime">The Goods</a>- Summer's Almost Gone</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.letterstocleo.net/">Letters to Cleo</a>- Little Rosa</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://thechelseacurve.bandcamp.com/">The Chelsea Curve</a>- I Can't Help It</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://goldenrichards.bandcamp.com/">Golden Richards</a>- I Want to Be Like Jeff Goldblum</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/292953-The-Diodes">The Diodes</a>- Tired of Waking Up Tired</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.teenagefanclub.com/">Teenage Fanclub</a>- Day In The Sun</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://thetubs.bandcamp.com/">The Tubs</a>- Stoop to Me</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.thebangles.com/">The Bangles</a>- Where Were You When I Needed You</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://64funnycars.bandcamp.com/">64 Funnycars</a>- Flat World</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://danny-ayala.bandcamp.com/">Danny Ayala</a>- I Don't Like Her</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://tommykeene.bandcamp.com/">Tommy Keene</a>- Run Now</p><p>Letters to Cleo- Mellie's Comin Over</p><p>Letters to Cleo- Sparklegirl</p><p>Letters to Cleo- Come On</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://slamdinistas5.bandcamp.com/">Slamdinistas</a>- Weather the Storm</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://followingthesuns.bandcamp.com/">The Suns</a>- Hey Carla</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/260669-The-Candyskins">The Candy Skins</a>- Never Will Forget You</p><p>Letters to Cleo- Bad Man</p><p></p><p>Be good. Be weird.</p>
July 23, 2026
We Played a Lot of Superdrag This Week. Circus Monkey Approved.
<p>This week on Pop Rocks Radio — We've got new music from <strong>Hayley and the Crushers, Robbie Rist</strong>, and <strong>The Chutes</strong>, plus classics from <strong>Linus of Hollywood</strong> and <strong>Owsley</strong>, along with our featured artist of the week: Knoxville's own, <strong>Superdrag</strong>.</p><p>Movie of the Week: Bandwagon (1996). Four misfits form a band called Circus Monkey and proceed to learn everything the hard way. Directed by John Schultz — the original drummer for The Connells — it's the most honest movie about being in a band that nobody's ever seen. </p><p>Available on your favorite podcast platform. Unless Spotify is your favorite.</p><p><strong>Today's tracks:</strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hayleyandthecrushers.bandcamp.com/">Hayley and the Crushers</a>- Cringeworthy</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/superdragofficial/">Superdrag</a>- Destination Ursa Major</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://robbierist.bandcamp.com/">Robbie Rist</a>- I Want To Make It Up To You</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://wishy.bandcamp.com/">Wishy</a>- All The Rage</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://descendents.bandcamp.com/">Descendents</a>- Good Good Things</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://katiemaymusic.bandcamp.com/">Katie May</a>- Strange Times</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://scottgagner.bandcamp.com/">Scott Gagner</a>- Sugar Rush</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/967099-that-dog">That Dog.</a>- Never Say Never</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://doghouserose.bandcamp.com/">Doghouse Rose</a>- It Gets Worse</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://thechutessf.bandcamp.com/">The Chutes</a>- Nowhere in Particular</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100046816942610">Radio Birdman</a>- Murder City Nights</p><p>Superdrag- Pine Away</p><p>Superdrag- True Believer</p><p>Superdrag- Extra-Sensory</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://therallies.bandcamp.com/">The Rallies</a>- Not So Much Anymore</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://linusofhollywood.bandcamp.com/">Linus of Hollywood</a>- Do You Know What I'm Thinking?</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://powerpophalloffame.com/portfolio-posts/will-owsley/">Will Owsley</a>- Upside Down</p><p>Superdrag- I Only Want a Place I Can Stay</p>
July 16, 2026
Worshipping at the Church of Redd Kross
<p>This week on Pop Rocks Radio, we go deep on Jeff and Steve McDonald — in and out of Redd Kross.</p><p>New music from The chrisVandalay Project, Log Flume, The High Frequencies, a classic from Shoes, and a whole lot more.</p><p>Our Movie of the Week is Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story (2024). Directed by Andrew Reich. The McDonald brothers' nearly fifty-year story — from playing their first show when Steven was 11 to influencing everyone from Nirvana to The Linda Lindas. One of the greatest rock and roll documentaries about one of the greatest bands in America.</p><p>Available on your favorite podcast platform. Unless Spotify is your favorite.</p><p>Today's Tracks:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://thehighfrequencies.bandcamp.com/">The High Frequencies</a>- Subterranean Homesick Blues</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://reddkross.com/">Redd Kross</a>- Moon Sun (No Limit)</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://blekadodensminut.bandcamp.com/">Bleka Dödens Minut</a>- Bleka Dödens Minut</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://johnnymarr.com/">Johnny Marr</a>- Spin</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://deathbyungabunga.bandcamp.com/">Death By Unga Bunga</a>- I Wanna Go Wild</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://theblusterfields.bandcamp.com/">The Blusterfields</a>- Mr. Secretary</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://thechrisvandalayproject.bandcamp.com/">The chrisVandalay</a> Project- How Will You Know?</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://jodyandthejerms.bandcamp.com/">Jody and the Jerms</a>- Bare</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://genechampagne1.bandcamp.com/">Gene Champagne</a>- She's An Atom Bomb</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://bigstirrecords.com/the-spongetones">The Spongetones</a>- Lifetimeline</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://kungfugirls.bandcamp.com/">Kung Fu Girls</a>- Self-Confidence</p><p>Redd Kross- Fighting</p><p>Ze Malibu Kids- Your Bed</p><p>The Steven McDonald Group- Motorboat</p><p>Revolution 409- Crazy Horses</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://sharppins.bandcamp.com/">Sharp Pins</a>- Saturday Sun</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://shoeswire.com/home">Shoes</a>- Not Me</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://logflume.bandcamp.com/">Log Flume</a>- Necessary Evil</p><p>Redd Kross- I Don't Know How to Be Your Friend</p><p></p>
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- What is Pop Rocks Radio?
<p>Not an expert, just a fan with a record collection and a soft spot for power pop, punk, garage, and indie. Each episode of Pop Rocks Radio is your weirdo mixtape from the margins — built to get you excited about these artists and support their work.</p><p>Like what you hear? Go buy the music and show the love!</p><p>If you’d like to support this show, you can <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ko-fi.com/poprocksradio">buy us a coffee on Ko-fi</a> — or send some sats if you’re listening on Fountain, Podverse, or TrueFans. Every boost, comment, or coffee helps keep the mixtape spinning!</p><p>We also dig deeper on our <a target="_new" rel="noopener" class="" href="https://youtube.com/@poprocksradio">YouTube channel</a>, where we spotlight favorite bands, uncover long-lost treasures, and celebrate all things catchy.</p><p>Find more at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://poprocksradio.online">poprocksradio.online</a> (yeah, I know—it’s a little on the nose).</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates weekly.
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