When asked what kind of music I play, I usually say "Power Pop," and the inevitable result is that blank, tilted dog-head stare into the abyss. From there I usually elaborate by saying "imagine taking a poodle that's been spoon-fed a diet of Beatles, early-Who and Byrds and breeding it with a Rottweiller that's dieted on SweetTarts, YooHoo and Pixie Sticks, all while watching reruns of The Brady Bunch and Munsters back-to-back, and the resulting pup is one I'd call "Power-Pop." That's the benchmark I'm trying to hit with my music.