Magnet Magazine — 45 years ago, the Knack released debut album Get The Knack. Serious fun. MAGNET’s top-15 American power-pop LPs featuring Get The Knack, plus the Beat, Big Star, Cheap Trick, the dB’s, Flamin’ Groovies, Tommy Keene, the Plimsouls, the Posies, R... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Dwight Twilley. R.I.P. Rock yourself. Read our ‘80s power-pop feature on Twilley, dB’s, Let’s Active and more: The post Happy Birthday Dwight Twilley, R.I.P. appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Dwight Twilley was best known for 1975's 'I'm on Fire,' a perfect rock 'n' roll song that became his band's enduring hit. more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Before the Dwight Twilley Band, there was Oister. Featuring Twilley and his musical partner Phil Seymour, the duo was a precursor to the Twilley Band, the outfit in which the two young Tulsa musicians cut their teeth and began shaping their melodic p... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Dwight Twilley doesn’t care much about terms like “power pop.” It’s not that he objects, he just doesn’t care about the tag. “The Beatles were pretty much the greatest power pop band of all time, so if you want to put me in the same categ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — M.I.A. at Terminal 5 in 2012 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... M.I.A., A$AP Ferg @ Knockdown Center What was originally supposed to... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis The Brooklyn Power Pop Fest is this weekend at The Bell House. Friday night (5/9) features vets Dwight Twilley and Pezband plus Brooklyn up-and-comers 1-800-Band. Tickets are still available. Twilley and Pezband are on a short weekend.... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Late 70s and early 80s southern power pop. I’ve had Dwight Twilley, the dB’s, Big Star and mess of their lesser known brethren in my head, and on repeat, since the holidays. This latest binge was set off by the other side of the sugarcane, the bi... more info

Impose Magazine — On Sunday, May 19th, HoZac Blackout Fest 2013 ended with performances from Dwight Twilley, Pezband, Games and The Sueves at the Empty Bottle. Photos from the final night of this year's HoZac Blackout Festival are courtesy of Impose Photo Editor,... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Okkervil River's last proper album, 2008's The Stand Ins, was nothing if not approachable. Top to bottom, the record was packed with sunny melodies, strummy riffs and shout-along refrains that anyone could sing. (To drive the point home, the band r... more info