Tag Archives: powerpop

Are You Too Alpha For NERDCORE?

This may come as a shock to some of our readers born after 1992, but believe it or not, there was once a time when the term “nerd” didn’t refer to trendy, reasonably average young people who happen to be … Continue reading

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THE NEVER EVER = offishally the best band with 2 kuyt girls in it

although a good band with a cute girl in it is not a common occurence,  u can still think of many examples of this happening (paramore, we are the in crowd, tonight alive, sleeping with sirens). but with those bands being somewhat … Continue reading

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What ever happened to FAREWELL??

Back in 2008 I spent a lot of time on Last.fm, looking for ‘related artists’ to Forever The Sickest Kids, Fight Fair, ADTR, and p much any other band who looked like they might have some combination of neon, poppy … Continue reading

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Let’s talk about POWER POP 3.0

IMO the most important part of being a REAL music fan is knowing how to label a band with the proper genre. For example, there is literally nothing that makes me more angry than some entry-leveller who calls a band … Continue reading

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Do you rmbr FRIDAY NIGHT BOYS?? #powerpop

The other day my friend at work, who is this wiggerish dude from the DC area, came up to me and said “Yo, do you know that gay band Friday Night Boys? I grew up with the drummer, Chris, he’s … Continue reading

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Are boys still scared of girls?? [via STEREO SKYLINE]

When I’m not listening to Reign Supreme/some ignorant hardcore band, I’m usually listening to The Summer Set, FTSK or another ghey powerpop band whose fan base is mostly made up of teenage girls who just stopped watching Suite Life On … Continue reading

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Do u rmbr STEREOS??

This is the debut of a new column on SYWH, “DO U RMBR THIS BAND??” in which we will look back at some bands who we liked, but disappeared/fell off/fizzled/etc. If you have any suggestions for future installments, let us … Continue reading

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The new FTSK album is prolly gonna suck

As many of you know, Forever The Sickest Kids were my favorite band for a long time. Their first EP and album were basically the best powerpop ever recorded, but then they put out that EP with all the stupid … Continue reading

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CITY LIGHTS join The Artery Foundation

We are stoked to announce that our friends in City Lights are now represented by the awesome people at The Artery Foundation! There’s definitely no better place to be than Artery, and City Lights are without a doubt one of … Continue reading

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