
The 7-inch single has been around since 1949. That's 62 years and counting! In my humble opinion the 7-inch single is still the essence, pinnacle and acme of pop perfection. Optimally, it's one song, one side (Some try to squeeze on more). That's no room for screwing up. You always hear that releasing a 7-inch is a money losing proposition, but that thankfully, doesn't keep pop geeks from doing it. In honor of true blue pop geek vinyl junkies out there, here is the second installment of the annual Finest Kiss top 40 7-inch singles countdown. [...]

Vi ricordate? Ai concerti dei Lucksmiths c'era sempre uno che anche dopo le canzoni più sentimentali era capace di sdrammatizzare l'atmosfera con una battuta. Era il bassista Mark Monnone, infaticabile party boy, quello che non a caso è poi entrato anche nella formazione degli Still Flyin. Dopo lo scioglimento della band australiana Monnone si è dedicato a tempo pieno all'etichetta Lost And Lonesome e al suo progetto solista, e ora esordisce con un 7 pollici a nome Monnone Alone . Con un suono dalle parti dei primi Pastels ma con un tocco di sole in più, Pink Earrings [...]

I have been amassing a ton information that has come to the tipping point where I have to let it out. Some of this may have been tweeted, but who remembers anything they read on Twitter? You possibly have heard half of it, but then maybe you haven't. Here's the mid-summer digest of the finest kiss music news. Allo Darlin' set to release new single Last week Allo Darlin' announced the release of a brand new single due in August. You can hear it and pre-order it over at their [...]