This week on Pop Rocks Radio, we’re celebrating Scott McCaughey with music from Young Fresh Fellows and The Minus 5, plus we've got tracks from R.E.M., SEXFACES, Mustard Service, and more — delivering a sonic ride from indie rock to punk to pure pop. 🌟

Our Movie of the Week is the 1987 classic Back to the Beach 🎬 . Pee-Wee Herman and Stevie Ray Vaughan in the same movie? Where do I sign???

Thanks for listening!

🔗 Links:

Bomp Records

Big Stir Records

Live on KEXP

Today's Tracks:

Jesika Von Rabbit- Go Back to L.A.

20/20- Backyard Guys

SEXFACES- FEED MACHINE

Mustard Service- Going Nowhere

Kathy Valentine- We Don't Get Along (feat. Rhett Miller)

R.E.M.- Living Well Is the Best Revenge

Young Fresh Fellows- This Little Mystery

Young Fresh Fellows- How Much About Last Night Do You Remember?

The Minus 5- In the Ground

The Minus 5- We Shall Not Be Released

Hayley and the Crushers- Unsubscribe

The Replacements- Lay It Down Clown

Testors- Let's Get Zooed Out (1977)

Peter Baldrachi- Sometimes I Just Gotta Get Away

Barry Walsh- Suddenly June

You Am I- Cathy's Clown

The Last- Looking At You

Splitsville- Beth Steel

The Autumn Hearts- Mr Sunshine

Brian Wilson- Melt Away

Buckle up for Pop Rocks Radio Episode 46, where power pop, punk, and indie collide in a glorious mix of unapologetic weirdness. We’re also diving into The Spirit of '76, a film about the beautiful, chaotic, colorful mess that was the 1970s.

Our featured artist this week is Redd Kross – a band as whimsical as it is genre-defying, consistently delivering offbeat, timeless rock that never fails to surprise and delight.

This episode has it all: ghosts, vampires, Pop Rocks (the non-radio one), and the metric system—because why not?

🎥 Movie of the Week: The Spirit of '76

🎙️ Today's Tracks:

Yee Loi- Ghost Of Vegas

20/20- Fast Car (Remix Version)

Muck & the Mires- Because of You

Hutchie- The Summer Your Dog Died

The Bablers- One Of Those Dreams

The Jive- Shoulda Known Better

The ChrisVandalay Project- This Modern Age

Drugs In Sport- Frequently Sideways

The Jack Knives- Heartbreak Queen

Broadway Calls- Back to Oregon

The Bouncing Souls- United

Redd Kross- Annette's Got the Hits

Redd Kross- Blow You a Kiss in the Wind

Redd Kross- Shonen Knife

Redd Kross- Vanity Mirror

Redd Kross- Dracula's Daughters

Davey Lane- Never Ever Comin' Back Again

Cosmo Topper- For... The Time Being

Nelson Bragg- Forever Days

Welcome to another episode of Pop Rocks Radio! I'm your host, Bijan. Hard to believe we can fit so much goodness into just over an hour — but we did it! This week, we've got killer tracks from The Beths, The Muffs, Hoodoo Gurus, Linkwells, and more.

Our featured artist is L.A. music scene mainstay Morley Bartnoff, and we’re spinning songs from his work with Cosmo Topper, Burning Sensations, and Dramarama. And yes — no episode is complete without a track from my favorite band, 20/20.

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Also — if you’re not already doing so, try listening on Fountain where you can support the show directly by sending boosts. And don’t forget to check out our YouTube channel for more music content and extras.

Thanks for listening and supporting the show!

Movie of the Week:

Thunder Alley (1985)

Links:

Bomp! Records

Big Stir Records

Today's Tracks:

Motorbike – Quite Nice

20/20 – We Can Fly

The Beths – Metal

Shannon & The Clams – Wax & String

Hammerbox – Trip

The Muffs – Saying Goodbye

Movieland – Just a Second

MilkMaiden – King for a Day

Cosmo Topper – The Law of Attraction

Burning Sensations – Belly of the Whale

Dramarama – What’s Your Sign?

Linkwells – For The First Time

The Greenberry Woods – Parachute

Tsar – I Don’t Wanna Break-Up

Crossword Smiles – Falling All Over Myself

MonkeyCat – No Sense

Hoodoo Gurus – My Girl

The Churchills – Everybody Gets What They Deserve

Welcome and thanks for joining us here on Pop Rocks Radio! As always, I am your host, Bijan. As I hope you've come to expect, we have some great music for you today with tracks from The Alarm, Taxi Girls, The Minus 5, The Bangles, The Stems, and so much more! And of course, no episode would be complete without a song by my favorite band, 20/20.

Thanks for listening and supporting the show! And check out our YouTube channel, as well!

Movie of the Week:

The Alarm - Spirit of '86

Links:

Bomp! Records

Big Stir Records

Today's Tracks:

Greg Antista and the Lonely Streets – Black and Blue

20/20 – Solid Ground

Nelson Bragg – We’re Gonna Laugh About It

Taxi Girls – The Lion’s Share

Rinehearts – Powerlines

The Alarm – Marching On

The Bangles – September Gurls

Susanna Hoffs – Under a Cloud

Susanna Hoffs & Matthew Sweet – She May Call You Up Tonight

Matthew Sweet – Stars Explode

Vicki Peterson & John Cowsill - Downtown

The Minus 5 – Let the Rope Hold, Cassie Lee

The Runaways – American Nights

The Boys – Terminal Love

The Dickies – (I’m Stuck In a Pagoda With) Tritia Toyota

Ty Segall – Possession

The Stems – Under Your Mushroom

The Cowsills – Some Good Years

Welcome back to Pop Rocks Radio! Today we have an embarrassment of riches for you with music from Hollow Horse, The Briefs, Matthew Sweet, Hot Nun, and so much more. And, of course, no episode would be complete without a song by my favorite band, 20/20!

Thanks for listening and supporting the show! And check out our YouTube channel, as well!

Movie of the Week:

Boom: A Film About The Sonics

Links:

Bomp! Records

Big Stir Records

Today's Tracks:

The Briefs – Mary Ann

20/20 – Lucky Heart

Matthew Sweet – Sick of Myself

Scott Riley – Garden Path

My Raining Stars – For Good

The Sonics - Strychnine

The Dentists – I Had an Excellent Dream

The Rubinoos - Phaedra

Hollow Horse – I Died For You Once

Hot Nun – Back of the Van

Black Diamond Heavies – Solid Gold

Richard Barone – Where the Truth Lies

The Bongos – The Bulrushes

The Bongos – In The Congo

Wyatt Funderburk – If I Ever Wanted Easier

Perilous – Dear Heart

Waxahatchee - Crowbar

GospelbeacH – Hangin’ On

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus – Pen & Paper

Jude Cole – Worlds Apart

My friends and neighbors, welcome back to Pop Rocks Radio! Hope you enjoyed our first bonus episode with my interview with Ainsley Costello! We are back to business as usual today with awesome music from The Stems, Sugar Bones, Nikki & The Corvettes, The Wigs, Ainsley Costello, and so much more. And, of course, no episode would be complete without a song by my favorite band, 20/20!

Thanks for listening and supporting the show! And check out our YouTube channel, as well!

Movie of the Week:

Stiv: No Compromise, No Regrets

Links:

Bomp! Records

Big Stir Records

Today's Tracks:

The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs – Long Haul

20/20 – The Night I Heard a Scream

Lines of Drift – Feel Bad Hit of the Winter

Buddy Wynkoop - Zugzwang

The Wigs – I Can See It Now

The Wanderers – Ready To Snap

Bunch of Ace – No Trouble

Fountains of Wayne – The Valley of Malls

Nikki & The Corvettes – Just What I Need

The All-American Rejects – Dirty Little Secret

Ainsley Costello – Exless

Sugar Bones – Everything You Know

The Everythings – Non Essential

The Plimsouls – Playing With Jack

Hotel Saturn – Just The Way

Jody and the Jerms - Severance

The Stems – Deep Freeze

Danny Wilkerson – Enough for Somebody

Cotton Mather - Password