Pop Rocks Radio - Episode 40

Pop Rocks Radio - Episode 40

Author: Pop Rocks Radio April 23, 2025 Duration: 1:09:21

My friends and neighbors, welcome back to Pop Rocks Radio!  Hope you enjoyed our first bonus episode with my interview with Ainsley Costello!  We are back to business as usual today with awesome music from The Stems, Sugar Bones, Nikki & The Corvettes, The Wigs, Ainsley Costello, and so much more.  And, of course, no episode would be complete without a song by my favorite band, 20/20!

Thanks for listening and supporting the show!  And check out our YouTube channel, as well!

Movie of the Week:

Stiv: No Compromise, No Regrets

Links:

Bomp! Records

Big Stir Records

Today's Tracks:

The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs – Long Haul

20/20 – The Night I Heard a Scream

Lines of Drift – Feel Bad Hit of the Winter

Buddy Wynkoop - Zugzwang

The Wigs – I Can See It Now

The Wanderers – Ready To Snap

Bunch of Ace – No Trouble

Fountains of Wayne – The Valley of Malls

Nikki & The Corvettes – Just What I Need

The All-American Rejects – Dirty Little Secret

Ainsley Costello – Exless

Sugar Bones – Everything You Know

The Everythings – Non Essential

The Plimsouls – Playing With Jack

Hotel Saturn – Just The Way

Jody and the Jerms - Severance

The Stems – Deep Freeze

Danny Wilkerson – Enough for Somebody

Cotton Mather - Password


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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