Category: Artist Interviews

I got a rare treat and interviewed rock and roll hall of famer Chrissie Hynde (Pretenders) and JP Jones (Grace) who have been been touring together as JP, Chrissie & The Fairground Boys in support of their new album “Fidelity!” The album has been met with near universal acclaim, and I’m no different in singing it’s praises.

We dish about how they met in Cuba, produced the album and formed their own record label, including past rumors of a Chrissie Hynde solo album are put to rest. It’s 14 minutes streaming, so enjoy…

Listen to a few tracks from “Fidelity!” below. Highlights include “If You Let Me” and the bouncy title track. The albums theme of lust, love and frustration is thick with authenticity and excellent songwriting.
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I recently reviewed the new album by the up and coming band The Dashing Suns. The new album is called “Really Like You” and we powerpopaholics really like them. Read our interview here!

Meet the man behind the “The Queens English”. I was lucky enough to be in contact with musician Mark Bacino this week, and we do go into detail about his last album and his experiences with computer based recording methods.  Read the interview with Mark Bacino here.

In addition, I have re-posted my Virign.com interview with Seth Swirsky in the Power Popaholic interview archive.

With one of the best albums this year, Watercolor Day – I got a chance to interview Seth Swirsky and ask him questions about the album, baseball and more. What is pretty cool if you haven’t seen it before on Seth’s site is an 11-minute trailer for a documentary called “A Year In The Life.” It’s essentially stories about The Beatles by Beatle fans and celebrities and it’s fascinating. Check out my interview with Seth on Virgin.com