FLESHTONES - HOUBA HOUBA TV SHOW (1982)

The Fleshtones live for the "Houba Houba" TV show in 1982. The performance was filmed at Le Palace in Paris.

Special note: The video was transferred from the original VHS to DV and then converted from the uncompressed video to DivX 6.8 PAL with a two-pass compression. Time: 12'51 - Size: 151mb

Set
Shadow Line / All Around The World / Cold Cold Shoes / Ride Your Pony

LENE LOVICH - HOUBA HOUBA TV SHOW (1982)

Lene Lovich guests in the "Houba Houba" TV show hosted by Antoine DeCaunes. Subtitled in french, DeCaunes takes a singing lesson with Lene Lovich who will sing "Bird Song" with Les Chappell playing guitar.

Special note: The video was transferred from the original VHS to DV and then converted from the uncompressed video to DivX 6.8 PAL with a two-pass compression. Time: 7'06 - Size: 83mb

JOHN FOGERTY - FRENCH TV (1995)

Promoting the release of "Blue Moon Swamp", John Fogerty performed acoustically live "Proud Mary" and "Joy Of My Life" on the french TV show "Nulle Part Ailleurs" in 1995.

Special note: The video was transferred from the original VHS to DV and then converted from the uncompressed video to DivX 6.8 PAL with a two-pass compression. Time: 6'17 - Size: 73mb

TRIBUTES OR NOT TRIBUTES.... STRIKES BACK (2009)

In 2006, i made my first "Tributes or not Tributes" compilation and until august 2008 two other collections were added. So, after an overlong 15-month hiatus, "Tributes or not Tributes" strikes back with plenty of great covers performed by some of the best power pop acts we all dig.

Special note: Please delete [2-13] M.C - Til We Meet Again which was not supposed to be there

Links are independent. Previous collections are still available.
2006 - Tributes or not Tributes
2006 - Tributes or not Tributes Rewind
2008 - The Return Of Tributes or not Tributes

Click on pix for details of the 49 bands involved

THURMAN - THE READING FESTIVAL (1995)

Thurman performing live at The Reading Festival in 1995. The show was aired on cable TV a few years before i could digitally record it in the PC. Thurman opened for Teenage Fanclub.

Special note: The video was transferred from the original VHS to DV and then converted from the uncompressed video to DivX 6.8 PAL with a two-pass compression. You need both parts of the video file to unrar. A sampler can be watched on the PPC Channel.
Time: 23'29 - Size: 275mb

Set List (1 + 2)
Talk To Myself / English Tea /Cheap Holiday / Lewis Brightworth / Famous / This Way / Benny

TEENAGE FANCLUB - THE READING FESTIVAL (1995)

Teenage Fanclub performing live at The Reading Festival in 1995. The show was aired on cable TV a few years before i could digitally record it in the PC. Thurman opened for Teenage Fanclub.

Special note: The video was transferred from the original VHS to DV and then converted from the uncompressed video to DivX 6.8 PAL with a two-pass compression. You need both parts of the video file to unrar. A sampler can be watched on the PPC Channel.
Time: 26'37 - Size: 312mb

Set List (1 + 2)
The Cabbage / Radio / About You / Mellow Doubt / Star Sign / Don't Look Back / Sparky's Dream / I'll Make It Clear / The Concept

THE MOP TOPS - INSIDE (1995)

Hailing from Sweden, The Mop Tops was formed in 1985. In the beginning of 1990 they released their first record, "Run Away". It was a four-song extended play which was very well received by the press. Later that year the group released their second record, "Everybodys´Girl. In 1991 the group disbanded but reunited again in 1993. Now the group had more than 200 songs. 1995, a demo was sent to Velodrome Records, a small record-company in Gothenburg, which led to the recording of their CD debut "Inside".
"Inside" was released in November 1995 and was received with fantastic rewievs all over the world, the music magazines compared the group with Plimsouls, Tom Petty, Matthew Sweet and The Beatles. The french radiostation "Pop Dreams" in St.Etienne voted "Inside" to the best record of 1996. Featured on some of the best Power Pop compilations, the band released a second masterpiece "Ground Floor Man" in 2008 available thru CDBaby., Kool Kat, Jam Records, Not Lame or Amazon.

Songs
Plastic Moon Rain / Inside / Sending Letters / Sweet Dreams / Love On A Carousel / I Want To Tell You / The Loner / Melancholy / She's So Fine / I Wish I Knew You / Whenever I'm Alone / I Won't Give It Back

THE DENVER MEXICANS - THE DENVER MEXICANS (1988)

Aaron Price formed the Denver Mexicans with his drinking buddy, bassist Dave Provost (of Droogs fame); on drums was Steve Bidrowski, who also played with Bruce Joyner in the Unknowns.
Sometime in 1986, the trio recorded 8 tracks produced by Billy Bremner (ex-Rockpile). Billy fitted in neatly with the Denver Mexicans take-it-as-it-comes attitude. All the tracks were original band compositions, except a cover of "John Coltrane Stereo Blues" - a song that Dave Provost was very familiar with as a former member of the Dream Syndicate himself, and one that should have give you more idea of where the combo draw their inspiration from. Presenting a very "live" sound, the record was released as an 8 track mini album in the USA. In Germany, Still Sane Records picked up the scent via a review in "Option" magazine. Due to pressure of other commitments with the Droogs, Dave Provost quit the Mexicans and was replaced by Marco Fox. The revised line-up cut three new tracks (same studio, same engineer) that were added to the German issue with a revised cover art which shows the shell of a Mexican church, one of the oldest buildings in downtown L.A. Jon Storey B.o.B #31.

The Denver Mexicans recorded a second album "Empire Town" available on CD (1990).

Songs
Denver Mexican Theme / Rain / Lonesome Road / Cold Steel / Down / Too Far Gone / Dogs Of Surf / John Coltrane Stereo Blues / Restless / Car Crash Salvation / Ezras Parade

CHEEPSKATES - SECOND AND LAST (1986)

Led by the monstruously talented Shane Faubert, the Cheepskates began life as an anomaly to NY's garage rock scene in the mid 80's. They always were scouring for vintage paisleys and deeper, more intelligent accomodations of a derivative sound. They crafted pure pop, clear expressive, refreshing timeless pop treasures. They first released the classic "Run Better Run" in 1984 (reissued in 2005). Then, the original lineup split while recording the follow-up (hence the title "Second And Last"). After losing Keith and guitarist David John Herrera (who went on to release "A Handout From a Cheepskate" in 1989), the Cheepskates continued on as a trio of Shane Faubert, bassist Tony Low and new drummer Jeremy Lee and they released "Remember" (1987), "It Wings Above" (1988), "Waiting For Unta" (1989), and "Confessional" (1990) all available in CD format. Opting out of the Cheepskates in 1992, bassist Tony Low and drummer Jeremy Lee formed their own group, which became, by mid-decade, a tuneful hard-rock quartet named Static 13. Tony Low released "Dandelion In The Year Of The Rooster" (2000), "Sleight Of Hand" (2002), and "Time Across The Page" in 2007. Shane Faubert released three solo albums, the stunning and visionary "Kalkara" (1990) plus "San Blass" (1993) and "Squirrelboy Blue" (1997) and should release his fourth album very soon. So, Along the "Songs Volume One" (1989) and "Songs Volume Two" (1992), "Second And Last" is the only Cheepskates album not available on CD .

Click here to order the Cheepskates and Shane Faubert albums.

Click here to download some Shane Faubert demos. Visit also his blog here.

Songs
Turn Around / Everything / Yours and Mine / Reel Dreams / Good Life / You Don't Belong Here / Every Man's a King / About You / Kustom Shuffle / Tell Me I'm Wrong / Around Here / Too Tired / She Comes Back / Only Grey

VARIOUS - POPCAN (A REFRESHING TASTE OF PURE CANADIAN POP) (1997)

This 1997 compilation features some of Canada's finest indie pop bands, from Vancouver to Halifax. "Popcan" is an exemplary collection that showcases a just fraction of Canada's incredible indie pop scene.

Click on pix for details of the bands involved

VARIOUS - WE WANT THE AIRWAVES (1999)

Another excellent Power Pop compilation released in Spain by Munster Records with bands from the U.S.A, Canada, Spain, Sweden, Denmark and Australia.

Click on pix for details of the bands involved

VARIOUS - SHAKE SOME ACTION (2007)

No need to introduce The Ultimate Power Pop Guide Book (info here). As it is currently out of stock at Not Lame, here's the exclusive, limited-edition "Shake Some Action" companion CD, featuring tons of previously unreleased material from some of power pop`s coolest artists.

Special note: As this bonus CD had no artwork, i made a custom artwork using elements of the book. So, booklet, inlay and tray are included with the 320 mp3 rip.

Click on pix for details of the bands invloved

NILON BOMBERS - BIRD (1996)

Hailing from Gloucestershire (UK), Drew Norton (vocal, guitar), Gareth Ballard (guitar, vocal), Martin Williams (drums) and Kim Dorman (bass) formed the Nilon Bombers and released a few singles and one album produced by the legendary Kim Fowley... Due to lack of success, the band split and that's how almost nobody heard about them.

Bruce Brodeen wrote this review for the Not Lame's Summer '97 catalog (page 13), right below the Badfinger News:
"The UK press confuses me so much. They exalt artistic mediocrity on non-objective, non discernable criterion giving rise to an endless array of non-descript bands they try, futilely, to export to the US for a bigger payoff. Take Nilon Bombers...no one writes about this absolutely wonderful band. Now, as great as they are, i don't think they'd go over gangbusters here, but there is not question this band is outstanding...every song is a nice re-invention of Brit-pop styled power pop, richly blended, loud-ish, sweetly breezy and creative pop porridge with whimsical and simply catchy melodies. Each song is a winner on its own terms and leave us to wonder why less creative bands take the headlines. This may be hard to keep in stock, so you are aware. Wonderful and AAA rating."

Songs
I'm Not Built This / Headache / Superstar / Lauging Gas / Since You Found God / Looking Forward, Going Back / Let's Go / Hard Working Boy / Cracked / Swim / Another Day / Clouds / The Independent / Baby I Love You (Hidden Track)