The Power Popaholic Interview: The Weeklings

Bob Burger and Glen Burtnik of The Weeklings

I have a short chat with Bob Burger of The Weeklings and then Glen Burtnik joins in halfway through. We discuss some obvious truths, and how the band formed, plus a little about the new live album “In Their Own Write.” Please forgive some of the technical difficulties, and see if you can find all the “easter eggs” about The Beatles in all their music.

The Power Popaholic Interview: The Aerovons

Tom Hartman of The Aerovons

Aaron talks to Tom Hartman, lead singer-songwriter of the “lost” band The Aerovons. We discuss the band’s history, getting signed to The Beatles label Parlophone Records in 1969, recording at Abbey Road Studios, and what it was like at that time. Plus we discuss how “Resurrection” and “A Little More” finally got released nearly 50 years later! The video “Swinging London” recalls those fascinating days when The Aerovons were almost destined for stardom.

The Power Popaholic Interview: Wanderlust

Wanderlust

During their years together from 1992 to 1998, Wanderlust had a chart-topping single “I Walked,” opened for The Who, and were critically acclaimed by the London Sunday Times, declaring the album ‘Prize” “one of the greatest rock records of all time.

Wanderlust returned to the studio this year and recorded an 11 song album packed with gems! I talked with Rob Bonfiglio and Scot Sax, the band’s two main songwriter-musicians. We talk about the band’s history and how this new LP came about.

The Power Popaholic Interview: Chris Stamey and Mitch Easter

Chris Stamey and Mitch Easter

Founder of Sneakers and the dB’s, Chris Stamey stands alongside Alex Chilton as the progenitor of the Southern jangle-pop sound. I get the chance to talk with him and famed producer-musician Mitch Easter (REM, Sneakers, Let’s Active) about Yesterday’s Tomorrow: Celebrating the Winston-Salem Sound, a live concert recording. Bonus news about upcoming dB’s material!

“Condition Red,” from Sneakers’ first record, was originally recorded during the bicentennial celebrations of 1976, which perhaps partially explains its insistent, fatalistic jingoism. In this live performance from 2018, we see Mitch Easter (guitar, SR), Will Rigby (drums), Chris Stamey (guitar & singing), and Robert Keely (bass). Musicologists, take note: Its lyric includes a “lift” from the inner groove message of another American group, Memphis’s Big Star: “The more you learn, the less you know.” From the new album, Yesterday’s Tomorrow. Get it on Amazon