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Aimee Mann is back. Four years after her last LP @#%&*! Smilers the new record Charmer will be out September 19, 2012. Charmer cover You can listen to two new songs - Charmer via rollingstone.com and Labrador (live) on Youtube . If these are an indicator for the whole record, it will be a brilliant!

Nik Kershaw will release his 8th studio album EI8HT on August 6 2012.  The Sky’s The Limit will be the first single. Nik Kershaw , a man known from his early 1980s hits Wouldn't It Be Good , The Riddle or I Won't Let the Sun Go Down , renewed his solo career in 1998 with his remarkable album 15 Minutes , which was loved by critics and fans. In 2001 followed To Be Frank , 2006 You’ve Got To Laugh and in 2010 No Frills (an acoustic album). Ei8ht cover I highly recommend to listen to his last four records - samples can be found here:   Nik Kershaw discography Official website: nikkershaw.net

Air Traffic Controller is back with their second record NORDO - it is out now! Nordo cover Track list 1 Hurry Hurry 2 If You Build It 3 You Know Me 4 Pick Me Up 5 The Work 6 Blame 7 Any Way 8 Magic 9 Ready Or Not 10 Dif...

The second music video from Mike Viola ’s Electro de Perfecto is out. Soundtrack Of My Summer is a quite surprising video… see for yourself: Reminder: The new record Acousto de Perfecto is out on July 17, 2012.

Brandon Schott just released a new video - This Is Home is the 3rd single from his latest record 13 Satellites . Do you like it? I do!

The Darkness ? At PowerPopSquare ? Yes. That's right.  I just love them for their reminiscence of Queen , AC/DC or Aerosmith . But The Darkness are more than just a band who brings back the past. Their music is fun. And that's why their records are still spinning at my turntable. Their second LP One Way Ticket to Hell... and Back was released in 2005. After that there was really much trouble:  The band broke up. A new band which featured 3/4 of The Darkness (Ed Graham, Dan Hawkins and Richie Edwards) was created: Stone Gods . Justin Hawkins formed various projects: British Whale, Hot Leg etc. Everything seemed to fade away and to be over. Seven long years later ... they are back!  (This is an interesting analogy to the album title of the second record, is it?) LP No. 3 - Hot Cakes - will be out on August 20 2012. Two of the new songs are already out - watch the videos here: Track List: 01 Every Inch of You 02 Nothin’s Gonna Stop Us ...