One hour of power-pop from the late ’70s through the early ’90s from bands who were influenced by Big Star, The Raspberries, Cheap Trick, Badfinger, The Kinks, The Beatles, and the like. On this episode we’ll hear from Fastbacks (pictured), Material Issue, The Beat, The Smithereens, Tommy Keene, The Plimsouls, The Screaming Tribesmen, The Bongos, The Jags, Shoes, The Spongetones, Jellyfish, Nikki & the Corvettes, plus covers of Big Star, The Monkees, and Teenage Fanclub.

Playlist

1. Fastbacks — Trouble Sleeping
2. The Beat — U.S.A.
3. The dB’s — Moving In Your Sleep
4. Shoes — Okay
5. The Jags — Woman’s World
6. Material Issue — Li’l Christine
7. Matthew Sweet — Girlfriend
8. The Bongos — Come Back To Me
9. The Screaming Tribesmen — (I Want To) Mess With You
10. The Loud Family — Back Of A Car
11. The Suicide Commandos — She
12. The Smithereens — Strangers When We Meet
13. The Plimsouls — How Long Will It Take?
14. The Spongetones — Shock Therapy
15. Marshall Crenshaw — Cynical Girl
16. Jellyfish — New Mistake
17. Nikki & The Corvettes — Back Seat Love
18. Ramones — Beat On The Brat
19. Tommy Keene — Astronomy
20. Velvet Crush — Everything Flows