ICYMI: Why is 90s Pop so Bizarre?

Ten years ago, Maggie Rogers was a senior at NYU, scrambling to finish a song for a music production class she was close to failing. The guest critic that week happened to be Pharrell Williams. She played him "Alaska," a track she'd written in about fifteen minutes. It is a bit o ...  Show more

Train is the kind of band that some people love to hate. Songs like "Meet Virginia" and "Hey Soul Sister" gave the band huge hits, and no small amount of snark. And then there's "Drops of Jupiter." Released in 2001, the song is almost impossible not to love, no matter how many ly ...  Show more

From "Blurred Lines" to "Twinkle Twinkle Little Bitch," we look at some of the worst songs ever - while also questioning whether we can really be sure of "worst songs" in 2022, when the canon and our own tastes are in a constant state of reevaluation. Plus, a look at how pressure ...  Show more

What is hyperpop? A movement? A meaningless label? A Spotify playlist? Whatever the answer, it surely has something to do with 100 gecs, the duo of Laura Les and Dylan Brady, whose songs sometimes sound like the last three decades of popular music happening all at once. On this e ...  Show more

On the latest Pop Shop Podcast, we're taking a closer look at the pop divas who have been passed over by the Oscars throughout the years. Also on the show, we’ve got chart news about how the music of 'Encanto' continues to hold firm atop both the Billboard 200 albums chart and on ...  Show more

This episode needs no introduction, as Joe kicks things off with a West Coast set (2:14) before the JBP provides an in-depth recap of Kendrick Lamar's "The Pop Out - Ken and Friends" concert on Juneteenth (18:40). Later, they discuss Matthew Stafford's wife revealing that she ...