Pop Rocks Radio

The Boys, Slade, and the Citizen Kane of British Pop Movies.

August 13, 2026·1h 8m
Episode Description from the Publisher

This week on Pop Rocks Radio — The Boys are our featured artist. London punk's most underrated band, and yes, we know about the Christmas records.New music from Roger Joseph Manning Jr., Woolworthy, Doghouse Rose, and Lex Bauman, plus classics from Vibeke Saugestad, The Undertones, and Sugarbomb. Doghouse Rose even has a track called "The Boys," which we did not plan but absolutely take credit for.Movie of the Week: Slade in Flame (1975). Slade play a fictional band called Flame, and the whole thing is a bleak, cynical, warts-and-all takedown of the music business. It confused everybody in 1975 but was later referred to as the Citizen Kane of British pop movies. We're ok with that.Available where you get your podcasts. Unless you get them from Spotify.Today's tracks:The Speedways- Now That I Know HowThe Boys- walk my dog (feat. Boys)Roger Joseph Manning Jr.- Modern Dance (The After School Specials)Librarians With Hickeys- 1972 (Single Version)The Undertones- Jimmy JimmySusanna Hoffs- CasablancaWoolworthy- Can't Press RewindVibeke Saugestad- Velvet revolutionHotel Saturn- Saving GraceLex Bauman- What Kinda LoveThe Boys- Classified SusieThe Boys- Terminal LoveThe Boys- Poor Little Rich GirlDoghouse Rose- The BoysThe Darling Buds- Oh No You Don'tGrowing Pains- SwimmingSugarbomb- HelloThe Boys- Punk Rock Girl

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