Talk Hard.  Steal the Air.

Talk Hard. Steal the Air.

Author: Pop Rocks Radio September 17, 2025 Duration: 1:17:55

This week, we dive into the 1990 cult classic Pump Up the Volume — Allan Moyle’s pirate-radio rallying cry for every kid who ever felt like an outsider.

Our featured artist is The Lemonheads — slacker-poet pop-punk darlings whose hooks and heartache made them icons of the ’90s underground.

🎧 Turn it up. Talk hard. Steal the air.

Links:

https://bompstore.com

Today's Tracks

Melvic Centre- Thin

Jim Basnight with The Rockinghams- Need a Car

Camp Trash- Friendship America

The chrisVandalay Project- Facing West

Thin White Rope- Wire Animals

Visqueen- Manhattan

Ty Segall- Skirts of Heaven

The Lemonheads- No Backbone

Lemonheads- Second Chance

Lemonheads- Mallo Cup

Lemonheads- It's A Shame About Ray

The Lemonheads- If I Could Talk I'd Tell You

The Lemonheads- In the Margin

Sonic Whip- Survive

Mad Haven- Wasted on You

Flutter- Standing On A Corner

The Green Pajamas- Peppermint Stick

Cosmo Topper- Green Tea Party

This Machine Kills Archons- Future Shocked

Nada Surf- Always Love

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