Power Pop Tart: Fountains of Wayne “Stacy’s Mom”
Possibly the first Power Pop classic of the new millennium, Fountains of Wayne struck gold with their '03 tuneful, tight and bright [...]
Power Pop Tart: The Records ‘Starry Eyes’
One of the many great things power pop music does is to turn a tale of heartbreak, misery or anger into a head boppin' [...]
Power Pop Tart: Matthew Sweet “I’ve Been Waiting”
Released a month after Nirvana's Nevermind, Matthew Sweet's Girlfriend provided a power pop lifeboat for the grunge maelstrom. The title song was a big [...]
Power Pop Tart: Big Star “September Gurls”
Big Star. There are some bands that you simply cannot skip when talking about Power Pop. Big Star's Brit pop melodies, west coast harmonies, [...]
Power Pop Tart: The Bangles ‘Hero Takes A Fall’
The Bangles emerged from the '60's rock-obsessed Paisley Underground scene in Los Angeles ("Paisley High, Class of 1983," as guitarist Vicki Peterson would joke) [...]
Power Pop Tart: The db’s “Black and White”
WTMD's Power Pop Tart celebrates one of the greats in the genre today with a look back at the lead single from their 1981 [...]
Glenn Tilbrook and the Squeeze Songbook Tour, 2020
Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze joins WTMD morning host Alex Cortright to talk about the upcoming tour, Hall & Oates, memoirs and more.
Power Pop Tart: The Knack “Good Girls Don’t”
In he summer of 1979, The Knack's smash hit "My Sharona" was everywhere, but the follow up single was just as good - maybe [...]
Power Pop Tart: The Nerves’ Hanging On The Telephone
Power Pop Tart looks at The Nerves song, "Hanging On The Telephone", which Blondie would popularize on their platinum selling 1978 album, Parallel Lines.
“What’s Your Story?” – Towson University’s new Fall Film Series
Towson University’s Electronic Media & Film Department presents a new film series this autumn, “What’s Your Story?” The series features a wide range of [...]
A conversation with the makers of Rat Film
Rat Film is a bold and unconventional documentary film about rats in Baltimore. But it’s about a lot more than rats. Director Theo Anthony [...]
Alice Cooper finds original Andy Warhol canvas in storage locker
Time to clean out the garage. Now, if you’re Alice Cooper, you might just stumble upon a $10 million Andy Warhol canvas! Cooper came [...]
Radiohead share a very odd OKNOTOK unboxing video
Radiohead has posted an odd and vaguely disturbing unboxing video for the deluxe edition of OK Computer. “Chieftain Muse” shows off the goods (and [...]
Alex Cortright speaks with Lesley Malin about the new production of Macbeth
“Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.” WTMD morning man Alex Cortright discusses Shakespeare’s infamous “Scottish play” with CSC’s managing director [...]
“A Christmas Carol” at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
Charles Dickens' heart-warming holiday story of redemption comes to life with a unique Baltimore twist. Here WTMD morning host Alex Cortright chats with the [...]
Clark Terry: An Appreciation
Jazz great Clark Terry passed away last month and WTMD morning host Alex Cortright sang his praises. https://soundcloud.com/wtmd/clark-terry-an-appreciation
