Criminally Underplayed Classic RockThis is a collection of tracks I love from the 1960s and 1970s that never made it into the pantheon of tracks that receive non-stop repeated airplay on "classic rock" radio stations.
1990s Power Pop - The Revival and Second Golden AgeThe 1990s marked a rebirth of Power Pop, as artists who were children during the genre's heyday in the 1970s came of age. This decade marked a second Golden Age of Power Pop, with tons of bands and artists creating memorable hooks, jangly guitar riffs, and beautiful harmonies.
Going Underground - (Mostly) Alternative Music - 1975-1979A collection of mostly alternative and underground music from the late 1970s. During an era when Disco and Arena Rock ruled the FM airwaves, the progenitors of Punk and New Wave were creating innovative music. This playlist covers the five year period of 1975 to 1979.
Real Wild Child - (Mostly) Alternative Music - 1985-1989Mostly alternative music from the era after post-punk and the first phase of new wave, when many punk, new wave, and alternative acts grew up. A five-year period in which new wave acts were fading out, college radio was still going strong, but before the Seattle Grunge movement changed everything.
Ready to Go - (Mostly) Alternative and Pop Rock - 1995-1999The last five years of the 20th century provided a rich variety of alternative music, from the Seattle grunge scene to the short-lived swing revival. Many of these songs were popular hits, as "alternative" music became widely mainstream during the era.
1960s Power Pop - Birth of Power Pop and the Bubblegum EraThis playlist offers examples of early power pop and its precursors - music with rock instrumentation and pop sensibilities, a major key, vocal harmonies, and memorable melodies. These are the songs that inspired generations of power pop bands to follow.
Up All Night - (Mostly) Alternative and Pop-Rock Music - 1980-1984A collection of mostly alternative tracks from the five-year period of 1980 to 1984. The alternative music scene in this era was dominated by New Wave and Post Punk, and gave rise to many short-lived and one-hit-wonder acts whose sound didn't survive into the late 1980s.
Slow Death - (Mostly) Alternative Music - 1970-1974A collection of the greatest and most influential underground and alternative music from the five-year period of 1970-1974, featuring bands like The Flamin' Groovies, KISS, The New York Dolls, The Stooges, David Bowie, Brian Eno, Roxy Music, and many more.
1980s Power Pop - The Effects of New Wave and PunkGreat examples of power pop music from the 1980s. After the classic power pop era of the 1970s, power pop music in the 1980s showed influences from Synth Pop and New Wave music, while maintaining its core attributes of rock instrumentation, melodic hooks, and vocal harmonies.
21st Century Music I LikeA collection of tracks from this century that I like. This playlist changes periodically so save any tracks you particularly love.