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Songletter's avatar

This was great, the band history is seriously impressive!

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Terry Barr's avatar

Thanks for the interview. I used to read SW on The Riff all the time and have wondered where he went to. Now I know. Those Power Pop books are well worth reading and considering!!!

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S.W. Lauden's avatar

Hey Terry! Hope you’re doing well.

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Terry Barr's avatar

I am! Looking forward to reading your newsletter and glad to find you again.

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S.W. Lauden's avatar

Hey! Thanks so much for letting me stop by. That was a fun conversation.

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

Anytime! That was definitely a blast!

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Bob's avatar

Great interview. I've been listening to the Whiffs 'Another Whiff' coincidentally quite a lot lately. Also kind of a brother band to them The Rubs are great. I will be checking out some of Lauden's books definitely they sound right up my alley, PI detective novels and such. One band not mentioned in power pop I feel gets overlooked is the New Pornographers first two albums, especially Mass Romantic. I have listened to that 500 times and I always get such a rush from that record. Thanks.

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S.W. Lauden's avatar

Mass Romantic (and TNP in general) are fantastic! We have an essay about them in Go All The Way...written by a fantastic crime author.

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Steve Goldberg's avatar

Such a great interview! I don't know if it was you Kevin who turned me on to S.W. and Remember the Lightning or if I found him/it through the music Sustack-osphere several months ago, but I've been a big fan ever since. And I have a couple of his books in my "to read" pile (which is sadly stacked almost to the moon now -- thanks partly to Substack!). I forwarded links to Forbidden Beat to a couple of punk rock drummer friends of mine recently too.

So needless to say, thanks! To both of you for such great contributions to the writing and music worlds!

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S.W. Lauden's avatar

Honored to be in your teetering TBR pile!

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