Monday, January 31, 2011

Music Monday: Me First & The Gimme Gimmes

Raise your hand if you love fast & funny punk rock covers of everything from John Denver to Phantom of the Opera....Me too!!

Behold, Me First & The Gimme Gimmes! This band has been cranking out great covers, California punk style, since 1995, and it just keeps getting better.








Come browse Spazz's punk section to find a buncha great Me First & The Gimme Gimmes on vinyl!

Friday, January 28, 2011

Feature Friday: Blue Q Goodies!

We love Blue Q stuff! Eco-friendly, sassy, and perfectly priced! Check out some of POPshop's Blue Q favorites.

Organic Jasmine Earl Gray Tea


Sweet Cupcake Reusable Tote


Come on in for more of the cuteness!

Monday, January 24, 2011

Music Monday: Riverboat Gamblers


Up today is the Riverboat Gamblers Underneath the Owl album, the long-awaited follow up to '07's To The Confusion of Our Enemies.





Vinyl in stock!

Friday, January 21, 2011

Feature Friday: Valentine's Goodies!

POPshop is about nothing if not L-O-V-E!! This store is all about making you feel happy when you walk in! The day of lovey dove, Valentine's Day,  is coming up, and even if you hate romantic mush, you gotta get a kick outta these goodies!

♥Tea Cupcakes for your love!


















♥The World's Largest Inflatable Heart!


More cute Valentine's treats in stock: 
♥romantic themed bubble gum packs
♥heart-shaped ice cube trays
♥heart-themed cupcake liner kits
♥Reading is Sexy gear

Come see us and share the love!

Monday, January 17, 2011

Music Monday: Hot Chip's One Life Stand

In stock! 





Hot Chip's One Life Stand (vinyl)


What Hot Chip has to offer:
♥hard and fast dance tracks
♥slow, smooth ballads 
♥pop songs
♥"captivating hooks and little ear worms that you'll have stuck in your head for weeks, if not months"














Come check it out!

Friday, January 14, 2011

Feature Friday: Local Artisan Bottle Trees

Wine lovers, art lovers, and creators of unique garden spaces take note! POPshop is delighted to be featuring local artisan Chris McWhorter's bottle trees.

Chris makes each tree by hand and can also create custom trees in various sizes, shapes, bases, and so on. These trees are great for displaying pretty bottles and livening up any outdoor space all year round.

Come on down and see these gorgeous metal trees!


Monday, January 10, 2011

Music Monday: Municipal Waste Speaks!

Check out these Best Metal Album of 2010 lists by some of our faves!



ANGELA GOSSOW, ARCH ENEMY
1. Spiritual Beggars, Return To Zero
2. Grand Magus, Hammer Of The North
3. Behemoth, Evangelia Heretika
4. Atheist, Jupiter
5. Amebix, Redux
6. Sodom, War In Pieces
7. Arsis, Starve For The Devil
8. Christopher Amott, Follow Your Heart
9. Nevermore, The Obsidian Conspiracy
10. Exodus, Exhibit B: The Human Condition




TONY FORESTA, MUNICIPAL WASTE
1. Low Threat Profile 7″
2. Dopamines, Expect the Worst
3. Tiltwheel, The High Hate Us
4. Torche, Songs for Singles
5. The Fest, Fun Fun Fun, Brainsqueeze and Best Friends Day
6. Toxic Holocaust/Inepsy split 12″
7. Off With Their Heads, In Desolation
8. Antoine Dodson, “The Bed Intruder Song”
9. Ceremony, Rhonert Park
10. Kylesa, Spiral Shadow


ERIK DANIELSSON, WATAIN
Ten albums??? Theres hardly been ten good albums released this century!! Haha!
Here are my top three for 2010:
1. Ghost, Opus Eponymous
2. Vomitor, Devil’s Poison
3. Grand Magus, Hammer of the North
Greatest expections for 2011:
1. New Negative Plane
2. New Repugnant
3. New In Solitude



Check out much more here!

Friday, January 7, 2011

Friday Musings: We ♥ Local!

Usually Friday is our day to feature new items or events. Today's post is dedicated to more of an ideological topic...getting local and loving it!



We are a local business and our success is directly related to the involvement and support of our community. We love exploring what's local to the other communities we visit too...

Here are some of the lovely local things we saw on our holiday journey to Ohio!







Monday, January 3, 2011

Music Monday: Gig Poster Gear

Hi all! Welcome to the first blog post of 2011! Today's Music Monday is on Gig Poster Playing Card Decks in stock at the record store.

There are 3 unique decks of these collectible mini-prints of gig posters. Designed by the likes of Tara McPherson, Nick Rhodes, and Hero Design Studio, these decks are great for playimg or displaying. Each deck features 56 poster designs.

Check it out and come grab yours!