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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

The Lilacs and the Endurance of Pure Chicago Power Pop

August 27, 2019August 30, 2019 j. poet 1 Comment Alchemy Richard Lloyd, Altered Statesman, Art Kim, Blue Spark, Brad Wood, Chicago, David, David Levinsky, Green, John Valley, Ken Kurson, Liz Phair, Material Issue, Monica, Power pop, Pravda Records, Richard Lloyd, Scotty Moore's studio, Shadow of Doubt, Steve Poulton, The Lilacs, The Lilacs Endure, The Lilacs Rise above the Filth, Tom Whalen

An exclusive chat with the seminal Windy City band still rocking like crazy after all these years

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International Pop Overthrow 2018 Strums Into the Caverns of Liverpool

May 22, 2018May 22, 2019 Ken Kurson 2 Comments Carry On Tale, Cavern Club, Darling Boy, Dave Rave, Green, International Pop Overthrow, John Packel, Liverpool, Mark Frith, Mooney Suzuki, Paul Weller, Rob Clarke and The Wooltones, The Lilacs, The Mayflowers, The Ronains, The Stanleys, The Troubadours, Thee Wylde Fuzz Show

Premiere powerpop festival occupies holy site for a week

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Seven Great 80s Songs (and their music videos)

May 3, 2018April 12, 2019 Ken Kurson 0 Comments Green, Indigo Girls, Jeff Lescher, Journey, NWA, Steve Perry, Straight Outta Compton, The Cars, The Replacements

A Facebook meme that didn’t bug the shit out of me

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Chuck Berry, 1926–2017

March 19, 2017April 11, 2019 Ken Kurson 2 Comments Bill Janovitz, Chuck Berry, Coach n Commando, Coldplay, Green, Jeff Lescher, Michael J Fox

The Punk Meets The Godfather. Buffalo Tom guitarist Bill Janovitz meets Chuck Berry at the JFK Library in Boston, February 2012. The look on both their faces tells you pretty much everything you need to know about rock n roll. Sometime in 1987, Green’s leader Jeff Lescher decided the band would cover “Brown Eyed Handsome Man.” Chuck Berry had fallen out of favor somewhat around then—a collection of sex mini-scandals and

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