On this week’s episode of Pop Rocks Radio, we’ll dive into the solo work of our favorite mad genius, The Nerves’ frontman, Jack Lee. Plus, when she wasn’t documenting the decline of our Western civilization (oh, how I long for the days when they actually thought MUSIC was going to be our downfall), Penelope Spheeris gave us a punk rock western with Flea, Duckie, and an Elvis impersonator who saves the day. Follow us out West with this week’s tracks!

Thanks for listening!

🎥 Movie of the Week:

Dudes (1987)

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Today's Tracks:

The Boys - walk my dog

Joint Pains - Lurleen

GUV - Chasin' Luv

The High Frequencies - Girl In Trouble

Rich Kids - Ghosts of Princes In Towers

Angel Du$t - I'm The Outside

Cut Worms - Windows on the World

Blue Ash - She Isn't There

The Methadones - Poor Little Rich Girl

Jody and the Jerms - Some Day

The Cynz - LOVE'S SO LOVELY

Jack Lee:

• Good Times
• Come Back And Stay
• Give Me Some Time
• Crime Doesn't Pay
• Women

The Pretty Flowers - Came Back Kicking

Van Duren - Oh Babe

Lande Hekt - Lucky Now

Sam Phillips - I Don't Know How To Say Goodbye To You

There was a moment not that long ago when rock ’n’ roll didn’t just soundtrack reality. It tried to change it.

This week’s Movie of the Week is Rock & Rule (1983), the strange, ambitious animated rock opera that emerged from a time when music still felt mythic, dangerous, and world-altering.

We’re also kicking off a new featured-artist arc focused on the members of The Nerves — beginning with Paul Collins. From power pop urgency to post-punk polish, Collins helped define a sound that still echoes through indie rock today.

Plus a clip from the legendary Greg Shaw of Bomp! Records...and plenty of melodic noise from the margins.

New year. Same mission. Digging deep into cult cinema, power pop history, and the music that refuses to disappear.

Be good. Be weird.

Today's tracks:

The Leopards - Block Party

The Voltz - Over and Done

Kim Theory - Child Star Teenybopper

The Webstirs - King of Distortion

Joe Glass - Freight Train Woman

Joint Pains - Everything Considered

The Goods - Back to You

The Vandalias - Buzzbomb!

The Go-Go's - Turn to You

Paul Collins Beat:

• Rock N Roll Girl
• That's What Life Is All About
• I Still Want You

Paul Collins:

• Kind of Girl
• All Eyes to See

Uni Boys - I Don't Wanna Dream Anymore

Sharp Pins - I Could Find Out

The Darts (U.S.) - Apocalypse

Drugs In Sport - Cooked

The Arcs - She's Just That Kind of Girl

Bellvie - Feels So Far Away

The Primitives - Way Behind Me

Welcome to this week's episode of Pop Rocks Radio! We’re shining a spotlight on artists who came from, played with, or were caught in the orbit of The Quick and their wild little corner of L.A.’s scene.

And since it’s Halloween month at Pop Rocks Radio, we’re kicking things off with our Movie of the Week — Elvira, Mistress of the Dark 👁️‍🗨️

Crank it up, grab your tassels, and let the weird times roll.

🔗 Links:

https://bompstore.com

https://bigstirrecords.com

Tracks:

The Wellingtons- Sad Today

The Allies- EMMA PEEL

The Brandos- Gettysburg

Stella and the Very Messed- Constable Garza Is Bad At His Job

PONY- Superglue

The Half-Cubes- I'll be taking her out tonight

Dom Mariani- World On Its Head

The Saints- Private Affair (Remastered)

The Quick- No No Girl

The Damned- Neat Neat Neat

The Dickies- Pretty Please Me

Great Buildings- Another Day In My Life

Cruzados- Wasted Years

The Runaways- Queens of Noise

Danny Wilde- Time Runs Wild

The Three O'Clock- When She Becomes My Girl

The Othermothers- Rodeo

LOOSE LIPS- Last Laugh

20/20- Jet Lag

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