Go Further: More Literary Appreciations of Power Pop

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Fun, bright, and playful, Power Pop is a sometimes adored, sometimes maligned, often misunderstood genre of music. From its heyday in the 70s and 80s to its resurgence in the 90s and 00s, Power Pop has meant many things to many people. In Go Further, editors Paul Myers and S. W. Lauden have a whole new crop of writers going deep on what certain Power Pop bands and songs mean and have meant to them. Whether they love or hate it, Go Further is a dive into the Beatles-inspired pop rock of the last five decades.

Featuring:
Ira Robbins on Priming The Power Pop Pump
Alex Segura on the Ramones & the Archies
Mary E. Donnelly on Shoes
Pat DiPuccio on Greg Shaw & Bomp Records
John Borack on the Shivvers
Dave Hill on Glitter And Glue
Will Birch on the Records
S.W. Lauden on 20/20
Jordan Oakes on Power Pop's first fanzine, Yellow Pills
Brian Vander Ark on Andy Partridge/XTC
Anne K. Ream & R. Clifton Spargo on Teenage Fanclub
Chip Jacobs on Squeeze
Bill DeMain's Greetings From Pop Music City, USA
Thierry Ct on Pag
Doug Brod on Into The Arena
Jim Lindberg on the Replacements
Balin Schneider on The Material Issue story
Mike Randle on Baby Lemonade & Love
Butch Walker on Marvelous 3
Andrea Warner on Puffy AmiYumi
Paul Myers on Los Anglophiles
Rex Broome's Ode on a Rickenbacker

Author Bio

Paul Myers is a Canadian writer and musician living in Berkeley, California. His previous books include the critically acclaimed A Wizard A True Star: Todd Rundgren in the Studio; It Aint Easy: Long John Baldry and the Birth of the British Blues; Barenaked Ladies: Public Stunts, Private Stories; and The Kids in the Hall: One Dumb Guy.

S. W. Lauden is the author of the Greg Salem punk rock P.I. series includingBad Citizen Corporation,Grizzly Season,andHang Time. His Tommy & Shayna novellas include Crosswise and Crossed Bones. A new novelette, Thatll Be The Day: A Power Pop Heist, was released in June 2019. S.W. Lauden is the pen name of Steve Coulter, drummer for Tsar and The Brothers Steve.