Powerpopaholic

The Powerpopaholic is a premier music blog that focuses on the genre of power pop and melodic rock. We also report on live shows, tour dates, gossip, MP3's, videos and just about anything a power pop fan could want. The sites reviews continue to grow with 388 reviews (as of 3/08) and a total audience of 52,724 visits (as of 2/08, as per sitemeter.com)The site is also featured prominently in John Borack's new book "Shake Some Action: The Ultimate Power Pop Guide"

So what exactly is a "power pop "?
Me: Wikipedia has a good definition of this at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_pop

This is all music guides definition and a list of artists: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=77:383

But you can say generally, any artist with a spiritual connection or stylistic influence from The Beatles, Big Star, The Beach Boys and The Byrds. Power pop is known for musical "hooks" of melody that linger in your head, strong jangle guitars, and breathtaking vocal harmonies.

But on some occasions I'll review non power pop material, related to the genre like, Alternative Pop/Rock, Brit pop, Indie Pop, Jangle Pop and many others that just sound cool.

Can I submit my MP3 or CD to you for review?
Me: If you would like to submit material to Powerpopaholic for review or posting, please contact me with your information through e-mail:
aaron@powerpopaholic.com

If it's a CD - I will then send you the address to send your CD to. Keep in mind, we will not review your album if it doesn't relate to the power pop or melodic rock and roll in some way. Also, it takes about a week or so to get through the pile before it's posted online.

Can I advertise on your site?
Me: If you would like to place an ad on the front page of the site for a reasonable rate please contact me at aaron@powerpopahloic.com

Where are all these power pop fans? Is there someplace on the web to converse and discuss music with them?
Me: I've set up a Powerpopaholic discussion group on Google groups here. You can join in and post your favorite bands - so far we've got 60 members (as of 3/08) but it's not very active right now. So join and start posting!

Do you have albums I can download?
Me: Once in a while we'll have MP3 files that are FREE downloads for the public. All music distributed from here is approved by the artist and meant to encourage fans to buy the album. These files have are only available for a limited time, so when you see them - get them!

The stuff on the right sidebar isn't loading, is it broken?
Me: No it's probably not broken - but you need a Flash plug-in for your browser to see most of it. get it at Adobe for free.