Power Pop

I can't believe it's been over a week since I wrote in this space. Life is definitely taking over. But during that time frame, I had a really, really nice weekend with one of my BFF's, Margaroo, who was in town briefly from Australia. We didn't actually do much of anything but we hung out, ate cheeseburgers, visited our alma mater to buy t-shirts, took a walk along the pier, watched movies, and chatted about all of our typical mutual interests from music to (of course) God.

Thanks to the hubby for allowing (nay, encouraging) my parental absence for days and thanks to Mroo for driving all the way up here just to sit around!

Spiritual path aside, one question that Marg posed still has me baffled. When people ask "what type of music are you into," how do you respond? My typical response is "alternative" but even my version of alternative isn't really alternative anymore. It's mainstream alternative, if there is such a thing, and it's barely current. Nothing edge-of-your-seat underground for sure. But, then again, many of my friends have never heard of some of the mainstream bands I've liked over the past few years (e.g., Wilco, Rilo Kiley, Travel by Sea, New Pornographers) including Margaret's favorite, Supergrass.

On the radio yesterday, I heard an old school favorite: Matthew Sweet. As I sang along, I thought maybe "power pop" might be a better qualification. That definition allows my musical taste to span many decades and doesn't imply that I'm onto anything really cool. Now I have to Google what power pop really means . . .