Thursday, March 31, 2022

BOPPIN's Monthly Day Off: POWER POP and more, with TRANSLATOR, THE WHO, TODD RUNDGREN, SHOES, THE FLASHCUBES, THE MARVELETTES, TELEVISION, and DONNA SUMMER

 

Once a month, Boppin' (Like The Hip Folks Do) comes to its senses just long enough to pause its ill-considered commitment to daily public posting, and instead prepare a private post intended only for its beloved supporters.

And this month's private post is a doozy. It's an unpublished chapter from my long-threatened book The Greatest Record Ever Made! (Volume 1), spotlighting the left-of-the-dial classic "Everywhere That I'm Not" by Translator, PLUS an excerpt of a section of the book covering power pop records by the Who, Todd Rundgren, Shoes, and the Flashcubes, bookended by chapters about the Marvelettes, Television, and Donna Summer. It's eight chapters from the book, and only two of 'em have been shown publicly.

I confess that I'm a little bummed that my legion of paid supporters isn't exactly, y'know, legion, but I'm still hoping a few more who've expressed interest in the GREM! book might wanna consider jumping in. It's a mere $2 a month, patrons get at least one private post each month, and you can join here. I only shill once a month, so no pressure.

Free stuff--aka regular daily public posting--resumes tomorrow. The private post for patrons also goes out tomorrow, April 1st. 


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