One hour of power-pop bands from the late ’70s through the early ’90s who were influenced by Big Star, The Raspberries, Cheap Trick, Badfinger, The Kinks, The Beatles, and the like. We’ll hear from Shoes (pictured), Gigolo Aunts, XTC, The Plimsouls, The Screaming Tribesmen, Bangles, Jellyfish, The Jam, Barracudas, The Records, and The Knack, plus deeper cuts from The Scientists, Taxi Boys, Action Now, The Lads, Graduate, Turning Curious, and M.O.T.O.

Playlist

1. Shoes — Cruel You
2. The Jam — In The Street Today
3. XTC — Earn Enough For Us
4. Bangles — Want You
5. M.O.T.O. — Doing The Things We Want To Do
6. BMX Bandits — Little Hands
7. Action Now — This One Chance
8. Graduate — Watching Your World
9. Jellyfish — Now She Knows She’s Wrong
10. The Screaming Tribesmen — You Better Run
11. Barracudas — I Can’t Pretend
12. Turning Curious — Out Into The Light
13. The Scientists — Frantic Romantic
14. The Plimsouls — Everyday Things
15. Taxi Boys — What She Don’t Know
16. The Lads — Get Back In The Race
17. The Records — Starry Eyes
18. The dB’s — I’m In Love
19. Gigolo Aunts — Where I Find My Heaven
20. The Knack — That’s What The Little Girls Do