Fuzz, Feels, and the Return of Pop Rocks Radio

Fuzz, Feels, and the Return of Pop Rocks Radio

Author: Pop Rocks Radio August 13, 2025 Duration: 1:27:13

We’re back with Episode 51!

Season 2 kicks off with a full tank of fuzzed-out guitars, melodic hooks, and cult movie mayhem.

This week’s featured artist is Dom Mariani—power pop icon and garage-rock lifer behind The Stems, DM3, Datura4, and more. We trace his musical trail from Perth, spinning tracks across decades and projects.

Our Movie of the Week is Garage Days (2002)—a messy, heartfelt ode to underdog bands chasing the dream one grimy gig at a time.

Plus: brand-new jams from Sharkeologist, Beta Trip, and Hotel Saturn, classic cuts from The Friggs and Artful Dodger, and a few weird gems you’ll be humming for days.

Be good. Be weird. And welcome back to Pop Rocks Radio!

🔗 Links:

Bomp! Records

Razor Cake

Remember the Lightning

Big Stir Records

Today's Tracks:

Lolas- Underneath the Waves

Sharkeologist- Forget About It

Acapulco Lips- Slowly Disappearing

The Spongetones- Help Me Janie

Josephine Network- Static Walls

Color TV- Anybody's Girl

The Stems- The Otherside

The Someloves- Know You Now

DM3- Second Floor (Jeff Murphy Mix)

Dom Mariani- At Full Speed

Datura4- Get Out

The Stems- Get So Bad

Dom Mariani- Apple Of Life

The Kowalskis- Oh Dee Dee

The Friggs- Shake

Hotel Saturn- Can't Be Wrong This Time (IPO Vol. 25 mix)

Monogroove- Hello Everyone

Beauty- Daisy

Beta Trip- Juliet

Nahuel Pisano- Birds In the Night

The Memos- Born Again

Deadlights- Running Wild

Artful Dodger- Remember


Tune into Pop Rocks Radio for a journey through the sounds that often fly under the radar. This isn't a lecture from a critic; it's a shared passion project from someone who genuinely loves digging through crates and hitting play. The host's personal collection fuels every episode, celebrating the crunchy guitars of power pop, the raw energy of punk, the lo-fi charm of garage, and the spirit of indie. Think of each installment as a carefully crafted, slightly offbeat mixtape passed from one fan to another, designed purely to spark your curiosity and maybe introduce you to a new favorite band. The whole point of this podcast is to channel that excitement directly back to the artists themselves. So if a song grabs you, you're encouraged to seek it out and support the musicians who made it. The show itself is a labor of love, and if you find value in these sonic explorations, there are simple ways to offer a tip for a coffee or directly through certain podcast apps. At its heart, Pop Rocks Radio is a personal invitation to discover the vibrant music thriving just outside the mainstream, hosted by a guide who’s as enthusiastic about sharing it as you hopefully are about hearing it.
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