Podcasts Music Memphis Musicology S2E20: The Quiet Revolution

S2E20: The Quiet Revolution

Published: Sept. 18, 2019, 5 a.m.

On this episode of Memphis Musicology, we discuss Memphis’ role in the birth and development of power pop, a quietly influential subgenre of rock n’ roll that was spearheaded by local bands such as Big Star, Zuider Zee, and Cargoe during the 1970s. Prior to that, we sit down with musician Jeremy Scott of the band Toy Trucks to discuss their excellent new album “Rockets, Bells, and Poetry,” which in many ways carries on the city’s legacy of power pop greatness.

On this episode of Memphis Musicology, we discuss Memphis’ role in the birth and development of power pop, a quietly influential subgenre of rock n’ roll that was spearheaded by local bands such as Big Star, Zuider Zee, and Cargoe during the 1970s. Prior to that, we sit down with musician Jeremy Scott of the band Toy Trucks to discuss their excellent new album “Rockets, Bells, and Poetry,” which in many ways carries on the city’s legacy of power pop greatness.