From POLLSTAR The master of DIY touring returns to the road next month in support of a new album. Stops for the Paul Collins Beat include Chicago, Louisville, New Orleans, Kansas City, Atlanta and Gainesville. This time around the power-pop driven Collins is supporting his 15th release. Feel The Noise arrives Sept. 9 on Alive […]
Power-pop pioneer Paul Collins celebrates 40 years in the game this year and his new album Feel The Noise delivers classic jams with individuality and style. This should come as no surprise as he has not only been a member of The Nerves, The Breakaways and The Beat but has been extremely active over the […]
Video premiere: “I Need My Rock N’ Roll” by Paul Collins Is Paul Collins the King of Power Pop? The title of his previous album notwithstanding, Collins’ long and praiseworthy career, first with The Nerves (whose original “Hangin’ On The Telephone” was a mega-hit for Blondie) and The Beat (not the English), devotion to the […]
Whitney Matheson, USA TODAY 10:14 a.m. EDT July 31, 2014 Paul Collins is a rock ‘n’ roll veteran who has crafted some of the catchiest power-pop tunes of the ’70s and ’80s. Best known for his work with The Nerves and The Beat, Collins has influenced generations of musicians and has been covered by everyone […]
The BIG TAKEOVER 4 September 2010 Paul Collins – King of Power Pop (Alive) by Michael Toland After years essaying his own brand of roots rock, Paul Collins – the man behind beloved power pop legend the Beat – once again walks the streets of the old neighborhood with the declarative King of Power Pop. […]
ALL MUSIC Review by Mark Deming Is Paul Collins truly the King of Power Pop? That’s the kind of statement guaranteed to open a can of worms among record collector types, but Collins certainly has a more honest claim to the title than most folks, given the great records he made in the 1970s and […]
Long Gone Loser PAUL COLLINS – “King Of Power Pop!” (Alive Records) Posted: July 31, 2010 in Album Review When you release an album called “King Of Power Pop!”, you’re making a pretty big sweeping statement and one that’s sure to have the critics ready to shoot down. Paul Collins has been around long enough […]
POPMATTERS Paul Collins: King of Power Pop! By Stephen Haag 1 November 2010 I think we can all agree that, at the risk of infuriating Tom Scharpling and Jon Wurster’s despotic, psychotic Power Pop Pop-Pop, no one has more right to lay claim to the title of King of Power Pop than Paul Collins: even […]