Podcast Episodes

The Hook in the Hurt: Pop Rocks Radio Ep. 55

Season 2 Episode 5

This week, Pop Rocks Radio takes it to Times Square — our Movie of the Week. Allan Moyle’s 1980 cult classic follows two girls who find their voices in the grit and chaos of New York. It’s messy, une…

Published on 11 hours ago

We Don’t Put Out (We Do Turn Up)

Season 2 Episode 4

This week we dive into Ladies & Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains—teen fury, image vs. message, and why "well-behaved" women watch while "misbehaving" women lead. Straight from the film, we have our fea…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Dom Mariani: Never Done

Season 2

This week on Pop Rocks Radio, Bijan sits down with Dom Mariani—the Australian songwriter behind The Stems, DM3, Datura4, and a string of acclaimed solo releases. For nearly four decades, Dom has been…

Published on 2 weeks, 5 days ago

Shimmer, Jangle, Repeat: The Paisley Underground

Season 2 Episode 2

Lace up your Beatle boots and follow the fuzzed-out trail back to one of music’s strangest, most beautiful dead ends...

This week we slip sideways into The Paisley Underground — the dreamlike LA scene…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Fuzz, Feels, and the Return of Pop Rocks Radio

Season 2 Episode 1

We’re back with Episode 51!

Season 2 kicks off with a full tank of fuzzed-out guitars, melodic hooks, and cult movie mayhem.

This week’s featured artist is Dom Mariani—power pop icon and garage-rock l…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Gabba Gabba Hey! Punks, Pinheads, and Pop Rocks Radio

Season 1 Episode 50

We made it to Episode 50 — so of course we blew up the school. For our season finale, we’re celebrating Rock ’n’ Roll High School — the 1979 cult classic where teenage rebellion comes with blow-up do…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mall Music & Dive Bar Dreams

Season 1 Episode 49

Love in the food court. Heartbreak on the Sunset Strip. This week, we honor Valley Girl (1983)—the film, the myth, the neon-drenched fever dream—and the bands that made it shimmer.

We’ve got Josie Cot…

Published on 2 months ago

What Would Stiv Bators Do? Tales from the Swanky Modesverse

Season 1 Episode 48

This week, we’re going full VHS cult chaos with a tribute to the 1988 film Tapeheads—a weird, wonderful satire about two misfit video-makers on a mission to resurrect their favorite forgotten soul du…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Pee-Wee, Power Pop, and the Fabulous Sounds of the Pacific Northwest

Season 1 Episode 47

This week on Pop Rocks Radio, we’re celebrating Scott McCaughey with music from Young Fresh Fellows and The Minus 5, plus we've got tracks from R.E.M., SEXFACES, Mustard Service, and more — deliverin…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Vampires, Ghosts, and the Metric System: Pop Rocks Radio - Episode 46

Season 1 Episode 46

Buckle up for Pop Rocks Radio Episode 46, where power pop, punk, and indie collide in a glorious mix of unapologetic weirdness. We’re also diving into The Spirit of '76, a film about the beautiful, c…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago