Power Pop Overdose

Power Pop Overdose on Mad Wasp Radio 245 05/16/2026

Episode Summary

This week we feature new music from The Speedways, The Lemon Twigs, Weird Nightmare, Radio Days, and The Giant Robots as well as Dom Mariani, Graham Parker & The Goldtops, Vanilla, the Young Sinclairs and Chicago Favorites Go Time. We take a deep dive into the PPO Archives for some classic golden-age power pop including Shakes Shakes, Jo Broadbery & The Standouts, The dB’s, Regular Guys, Any Trouble, Jules and The Polar Bears, Dwight Twilley and 2 Timers. Lots of great music this week, Tune in…

Episode Notes

The Speedways - Luna

The Lemon Twigs - Nothin' But You

Weird Nightmare - Might See You There

Radio Days - Flying High

The Giant Robots - Goodbye

the Young Sinclairs - Cycles Turning

Shakes Shakes - You Can Run (1979)

Regular Guys - It’s A Secret

Jo Broadbery & The Standouts - Cut Out The Real

The dB's - She Got Soul

Any Trouble - Playing Bogart

Jules and The Polar Bears - You Just Don't Wanna Know

Dwight Twilley - Girls

2 Timers - Now That I've Lost My Baby 

Go Time - Expectations Falling

Dom Mariani - I'm A Man

Graham Parker - Black Lincoln Continental (Live)

Vanilla – Milkmen