Weekend Update
Guitar Pop Journal Volume 3, Weezerpedia, Geek Rock Playlist
Remember The Lightning: A Guitar Pop Journal, Vol. 3 is almost here! We’ll post all the details THIS FRIDAY, but feel free to pre-judge it by the cover—it’s THAT good.
To celebrate the imminent release of our third semi-annual print/ebook collection, the ebook version of Volume 2 (Fall/Winter 2023) is now on sale. The discount starts today and lasts until next Friday on Amazon in the US (99¢) and UK (99p) only.
"Remember The Lightning as a whole is a gem. I feel like power pop is a genre that warrants deep critical examination and this journal delivers."
—John Morrison, WXPN FM in Philadelphia
Here’s the contributor list for Volume 2 (Fall/Winter 2023):
Ryan Allen on The Ties That Bind Hardcore Punk & Power Pop
Tyler Asay on the Philadelphia Power Pop Scene
Eric Beetner on Kate Clover's Bleed Your Heart Out
John Borack on the Muffs' Legacy
Walter Chaw on The Pretty Flowers
Nadja Dee on Fountains of Wayne
Marko DeSantis on Uni Boys
S.W. Lauden on The Replacements' Lasting Influence
Allen Lulu on Kurt Baker: The Spain Years
Aidil Rusli on Southeast Asian Guitar Pop
Generation Blue—my latest vinyl/oral history partnership with Big Stir Records—is featured on Weezerpedia! 💙👓
That’s pretty big deal in my little corner of the Geek Rock universe. I’m beyond thrilled that this project has been so well received by true blue Weezer fans. Writing about a long gone Hollywood music scene was a total labor of love, but reuniting with old rock pals, getting this music back out there, and playing a show has been amazing
Speaking of Generation Blue, the booker for the launch party last weekend asked me to make a Spotify playlist to blast between bands.
It came out pretty good, so I decided to share it here. There are some deep ‘90s Hollywood cuts on there, along with a few favorite Weezer and Rentals songs. If you use Spotify and like this playlist, please share it so other fans of this music can find it.
So stoked for this to come out!
New volume?? YESSSSSS!