VOLUME 11 is upon us and listen to the first song below and this band, t h is song is practically worth the price-of-admission! (Daisy "Go!", about as classic as it gets!) Massively Wonderful Value of 3 CDs, 66 band for $18, $6/CD. Each year gets better, too. Why? The quality of pop bands has really taken a creative leap in the last few years. Not quite the renewal we say back in the mid/late 90s, especially in Europe but it's getting there. As in years past, it's 3 CDs in our totally unique packaging with 66 different bands inside this CD of pop luv!
Take a chance at discovering a lot of great talent on the indie power pop and rock scene, always a lot of fun. Listen to below and hear what you think! If you don't want to take a chance on 66 bands for $18 and discover who may work for your tastes, I understand. Well, kinda - sorta. My passion is the discovery of THE NEW. It's why Not Lame has been around since 1995 trolling the world looking for only the very best bands out there. If ya pass, you are missing out. There are 66 bands but some of you may recognize include: Roger Joseph Manning, Jr.(Jellyfish), The Afternoons, Chris Brown and Jeremy but this Volume in 2008 brings the most consistent discovery of *the future* in power pop. This one is more about discovery of what is going on right now, in the present which even the most informed pop fan is not aware of. To back that up, I have done TONS of soundbites below for you to sample as out right proof that confident statement. If you do not agree, honestly, your time may be best suited on other places on the internet --- and TIME is our most invaluable resource and the last thing I want to do is rob you of any of it on your life.
SOME BACKGROUND ON I.P.O.: As occurs now all year long, David Bash and his amazing labor of pop love travel the world bringing the message of great pop music to not only the fans of power pop, but to tons of folks who have no idea what on earth it is. These festivals are done in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Boston, Baltimore, Liverpool, Seattle-Vancouver and other East Coast locales, too. Each year, when IPO Los Angeles occurs, he compiles 3 CDs of some of the finest on the indie pop scene. David lets us press up a limited supply to make available to those who can not attend the festival(a little less than 500 copies, so don`t wait! Truly, these are limited, all previous volumes except Volume 9 and 10 are out of print. A few copies of Volume 8 are left. ) and once they are gone,they are gone forever (if you attend, they are given away `free` by IPO). As usual there`s a large mix of previously released songs, but lots are unreleased or rare trax.
 DAISY - mp3
KEN KASE GROUP - mp3
ROGER JOSEPH MANNING, JR. - mp3
WIRETREE - mp3
WE SHOULD BE DEAD - mp3
THE RRESPECTABLES - mp3
THE RAVINES - mp3
THE TOMORROWS - mp3
PREOCCUPIED PIPERS - mp3
THE GENEROUS DAYS - mp3 | 
