By person
- Phil Ajjarapu
- Tommy Allen (The Flashcubes)
- Sean Altman (solo, Rockapella, The Everly Set, Jewmongous)
- Derrick Anderson (solo, The Andersons!, The Bangles, Dave Davies band)
- Rusty Anderson (The Paul McCartney Band, Rusty Anderson Afternoon, Ednaswap)
- Ted Ansani (Material Issue)
- Rod Argent (The Zombies, Argent)
- Paul Armstrong (The Flashcubes)
- Willie Aron (The Balancing Act, Mystery Pop, Wild Honey Orchestra)
- Tony Asher (The Beach Boys)
- Corin Ashley (solo, The Pills)
- Berton Averre (The Knack)
- Jim Babjak (The Smithereens)
- Mark Bacino
- Cary Baker (journalist, publicist)
- Kurt Baker (Kurt Baker Band/Combo)
- Rina Bardfield (festival organizer: Executive VP of International Pop Overthrow)
- Ronnie Barnett (The Muffs)
- Morley Bartnoff (Cosmo Topper, Burning Sensations, Stew & The Negro Problem, Dramarama)
- Steve Barton (Translator)
- David Bash (festival organizer: Founder/CEO of International Pop Overthrow)
- Joel Beerman (Elvyn)
- Ryan Beerman (Elvyn)
- Danny Benair (The Three O’Clock, The Quick)
- Scott Bennett (solo, The Beach Boys/Brian Wilson Band, Falling Wallendas)
- Moe Berg (The Pursuit of Happiness)
- Mimi Betinis (solo, Pezband)
- Wyatt Blair (solo, label founder: Lolipop Records, festival organizer: Lolipalooza)
- Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub, The New Mendicants)
- Bleu (producer, solo, The Major Labels, L.E.O.)
- Colin Blunstone (The Zombies)
- Jim Bonfanti (Raspberries, The Choir)
- Rob Bonfiglio (solo, Wanderlust, The Skies Of America, producer/musical director of Wilson Phillips)
- John Borack (writer: Goldmine, Shake Some Action: The Ultimate Power Pop Guide, Popdudes)
- Nelson Bragg (solo, The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson Band)
- Cait Brennan
- Bruce Brodeen (Record executive: Not Lame Recording Company, Pop Geek Heaven)
- Hugh Brown (artist/creative director: Rhino Records, “Knuke the Knack” originator)
- Clem Burke (Blondie, The Empty Hearts, The International Swingers, The Plimsouls)
- John Calacci (tour manager)
- Jeremy Cargill (writer: Ugly Things, label founder: Got Kinda Lost records)
- Ducky Carlisle (producer, The Major Labels)
- Eric Carmen (Raspberries, Cyrus Erie, solo)
- Bun E. Carlos (Cheap Trick, Tinted Windows)
- Chris Carter (Dramarama, DJ: Breakfast with the Beatles, movie producer: Mayor of Sunset Strip, producer, artist management)
- Peter Case (solo, The Plimsouls, The Nerves)
- Michael Chabon (writer: Tragic Magic: Reflections On Power Pop, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay)
- Chris Collingwood (Fountains of Wayne)
- Paul Collins (The Beat/The Paul Collins Beat, The Nerves)
- Marshall Crenshaw
- Ron Dante (The Archies, The Cuff Links, producer)
- Dave the Boogieman (DJ: 11L Radio New York International)
- Dennis Diken (The Smithereens)
- Mary E. Donnelly (writer: Powerpop blog, Boys Don’t Lie: A History of Shoes, Rolling Stone)
- Craig Dorfman (biographer: forthcoming book on Jellyfish)
- Linus Dotson (Linus of Hollywood)
- Terry Draper (solo, Klaatu)
- Mitch Easter (Let’s Active, Big Star’s Third, producer: REM)
- Elliot Easton (The Cars, The Empty Hearts)
- Steve Eggers (The Nines)
- Lee Elliott (Blue Cartoon)
- Brad Elvis (The Romantics, The Elvis Brothers, Screams, The Handcuffs, Big Hello)
- Victor Erwin (marketing director: SpyderPop Records)
- Jason Falkner (solo, Jellyfish, The Three O’Clock, The Grays, TV Eyes)
- Jay Ferguson (Sloan)
- John Ferriter (manager, producer, The Tearaways, The Stingrays)
- Lannie Flowers (solo, The Pengwins)
- Ron Flynt (20/20)
- Dave Foley (actor: Kids in the Hall, NewsRadio)
- Jeffrey Foskett (solo, The Beach Boys/Brian Wilson Band)
- Gary Frenay (solo, The Flashcubes)
- Wyatt Funderburk (solo, Kurt Baker Band, The Explorers Club, Second Saturday)
- Carl Giammarese (solo, The Buckinghams)
- David Gibbs (Gigolo Aunts)
- Gary Pig Gold (writer/publisher: The Pig Paper, solo, producer)
- Dave Gregory (XTC, Big Big Train, Tin Spirits)
- Probyn Gregory (The Beach Boys/Brian Wilson Band, Eels, Wondermints, Stew & The Negro Problem)
- Joseph Guese (The Click Five)
- Nick Guzman
- Robert Harrison (Cotton Mather, Future Clouds and Radar)
- Richard X. Heyman (solo, The Doughboys)
- Peter Holsapple (The dB’s)
- Rick Hromadka (solo, Maple Mars, Ruby Free, Double Naught Spies)
- Mark Hudson (The Hudson Brothers)
- Stephen Hurley (Gigolo Aunts)
- Ross Inden (The Leopards)
- Mike Isenberg (The Jets)
- Luke Jackson (label founder: Popsicle Recordings, solo)
- David Jenkins (The Motion, Dave Davies band, Wild Honey Orchestra)
- Cliff Johnson (Off Broadway, Pezband)
- Wade Johnson (solo, The Pengwins)
- Cyril Jordan (Flamin’ Groovies)
- Anthony Kaczynski (Fireking, Figures on a Beach)
- Len Kasper (Chicago Cubs TV announcer)
- Tommy Keene
- Brendan Kelly (A Fragile Tomorrow)
- Dominic Kelly (A Fragile Tomorrow)
- Sean Kelly (A Fragile Tomorrow)
- Maura Kennedy (The Kennedys)
- Pete Kennedy (The Kennedys)
- Tom Kenny (actor: SpongeBob SquarePants and Mr. Show)
- Scott Klass (The Davenports)
- Gary Klebe (Shoes)
- Jeremy Knibbs (Elvyn)
- Aaron Kupferberg (writer: Powerpopaholic blog)
- Jim Laspesa (Green Jellö, The Muffs, Dave Davies band, Baby Lemonade, Susanna Hoffs band, Bob Cowsill Band)
- Candy Leonard (writer: Beatleness)
- Gabi Lima (solo, producer, engineer)
- Taylor Locke (Rooney, Taylor Locke and the Roughs)
- Dave Loren (Blue Cartoon)
- Earle Mankey (producer: 20/20 and The Three O’Clock, Sparks)
- Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. (Jellyfish, Imperial Drag, The Moog Cookbook, TV Eyes)
- Tom Marolda (The Toms)
- Ryan Maynes (Secret Powers)
- Scott McCarl (Raspberries)
- Michael McCartney (DJ: The Time Machine Radio Show)
- Moira McCormick (writer: Boys Don’t Lie: A History of Shoes, Rolling Stone)
- Jeff McDonald (Redd Kross)
- Steven McDonald (Redd Kross)
- Ric Menck (Velvet Crush, Choo Choo Train)
- Ethan Mentzer (The Click Five)
- Brett Milano (writer: Boston Globe, Don’t All Thank Me At Once: The Lost Pop Genius of Scott Miller, Vinyl Junkies: Adventures in Record Collecting)
- Mike Mills (REM, The Baseball Project, Big Star’s Third)
- Eytan Mirsky
- Joey Molland (Badfinger)
- Jeremy Morris (solo, label founder: JAM Recordings)
- Bill Mumy (actor: Twilight Zone and Lost in Space, solo, Barnes & Barnes)
- Chris Murphy (Sloan)
- Jeff Murphy (Shoes)
- John Murphy (Shoes)
- Lisa Mychols (solo, Lisa Mychols 3, The Masticators, Nushu)
- Paul Myers (writer: A Wizard A True Star: Todd Rundgren in the Studio, The Paul and John, The Gravelberrys)
- David Myhr (solo, The Merrymakers)
- Prescott Niles (The Knack)
- Jordan Oakes (editor/publisher/compilation producer: Yellow Pills)
- Alec Palao (reissue producer, The Sneetches, Powder)
- Andy Paley (The Paley Brothers, producer)
- Jonathan Paley (The Paley Brothers)
- Dennis Pash (The Leopards)
- Ray Paul (solo, Ray Paul & RPM, label founder: Permanent Press)
- Cheryl Pawelski (A&R/producer: Capitol/EMI Records, Concord Music Group, and Rhino Entertainment, label co-founder: Omnivore Recordings)
- Fernando Perdomo (producer, solo, Dreaming in Stereo, Transcendence, Dirty Diamond, and The Super Fuzz)
- Anthony Douglas Perkins (Martin Luther Lennon, festival organizer: Poptopia)
- Andrea Perry (solo, Pop 4, Kaliyo)
- Debbi Peterson (The Bangles)
- Vicki Peterson (The Bangles)
- Alan Petsche (The Pengwins, movie executive producer: Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me, label founder: SpyderPop Records)
- Jody Porter (solo, Fountains of Wayne)
- John Powhida (John Powhida International Airport, The Rudds)
- Chris Price (producer: Emitt Rhodes, solo, Taylor Locke and the Roughs)
- Delbert Raines (The Pengwins)
- Mike Randle (solo, Baby Lemonade, Love Revisited, Napoleon Dolemite)
- Dave Rave (solo, Teenage Head)
- Brian Ray (solo, The Paul McCartney Band, The Bayonets, Reggie Knighton Band)
- Steve Refling (Producer, engineer)
- Kristin Pinell Reil (The Grip Weeds, The Rooks)
- Kurt Reil (The Grip Weeds)
- Rick Reil (The Grip Weeds)
- Emitt Rhodes (solo, The Merry-Go-Round)
- Robbie Rist (actor: The Brady Bunch and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Andersons!, Wonderboy, Ballzy Tomorrow)
- Ira Robbins (editor/publisher: Trouser Press magazine)
- Paul Rock (festival organizer: Wild Honey Foundation)
- Edward Rogers
- Ben Romans (The Click Five)
- Brad Rosenberger (label co-founder: Omnivore Recordings)
- Jon Rubin (The Rubinoos)
- Todd Rundgren (solo, Nazz, Utopia)
- Adam Schlesinger (Fountains of Wayne, Tinted Windows)
- Frank Secich (Blue Ash, Stiv Bators Band, Deadbeat Poets, writer: Circumstantial Evidence)
- Bob Segarini (solo, The Wackers, DJ/VJ)
- Joseph Seiders (The New Pornographers)
- Ken Sharp (solo, writer: Play On! Power Pop Heroes, Sound Explosion!: Inside LA’s Studio Factory with the Wrecking Crew, Overnight Sensation: The Story of the Raspberries, and Reputation Is a Fragile Thing: The Story of Cheap Trick)
- Kim Shattuck (The Muffs, The Pandoras)
- Steve Simels (writer: Powerpop blog, Stereo Review, The Floor Models)
- Michael Simmons (Yorktown Lads, sparkle*jets uk)
- Rick Springfield
- Lane Steinberg (solo, The Wind)
- Rusty Squeezebox (Baby Lemonade, Love Revisited, Napoleon Dolemite)
- Jody Stephens (Big Star, Those Pretty Wrongs)
- Gary Stewart (record executive: Rhino Entertainment, co-founder: Trunkworthy)
- Ken Stringfellow (The Posies, Big Star)
- Matthew Sweet (solo, The Thorns, Ming Tea)
- Seth Swirsky (solo, The Red Button, director: Beatles Stories)
- Shel Talmy (producer: The Creation, The Easybeats, The Kinks, The Who)
- Dwight Twilley (solo, Dwight Twilley Band)
- Tony Valenziano (label founder: Smile Records, The Stand, Smash, The Ultra Suede)
- Jaimie Vernon (label founder: Bullseye Records, solo, author: Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia)
- Chris Von Sneidern (solo)
- Elijah Wald (author: How the Beatles Destroyed Rock ‘n’ Roll)
- Thomas Walsh (Pugwash)
- Jeff Whalen (Tsar, solo)
- Chris White (The Zombies)
- John Wicks (The Records)
- Danny Wilkerson (solo, The Pengwins)
- Robin Wills (The Barracudas)
- Chris Wilson (Flamin’ Groovies, The Barracudas)
- John Woloschuk (Klaatu)
- Chip Z’Nuff (Enuff Z’Nuff)
- Mike Zelenko (Material Issue)
- Miles Zuniga (Fastball)
By band
- 20/20 (Ron Flynt)
- The Andersons! (Derrick Anderson, Robbie Rist)
- The Archies (Ron Dante)
- Argent (Rod Argent)
- Baby Lemonade (Jim Laspesa, Mike Randle, Rusty Squeezebox)
- Badfinger (Joey Molland)
- The Balancing Act (Willie Aron)
- Ballzy Tomorrow (Robbie Rist)
- The Bangles (Derrick Anderson, Debbi Peterson, Vicki Peterson)
- Barnes & Barnes (Bill Mumy)
- The Barracudas (Robin Wills, Chris Wilson)
- The Baseball Project (Mike Mills)
- The Bayonets (Brian Ray)
- The Beach Boys/Brian Wilson Band (Tony Asher, Scott Bennett, Nelson Bragg, Jeffrey Foskett, Probyn Gregory)
- The Beat (Paul Collins)
- Big Big Train (Dave Gregory)
- Big Hello (Brad Elvis)
- Big Star / Big Star’s Third (Mitch Easter, Mike Mills, Jody Stephens, Ken Stringfellow)
- Blondie (Clem Burke)
- Blue Ash (Frank Secich)
- Blue Cartoon (Lee Elliott, Dave Loren)
- Bob Cowsill Band (Jim Laspesa)
- The Buckinghams (Carl Giammarese)
- Burning Sensations (Morley Bartnoff)
- Cheap Trick (Bun E. Carlos)
- The Choir (Jim Bonfanti)
- Choo Choo Train (Ric Menck)
- The Click Five (Joseph Guese, Ethan Mentzer, Ben Romans)
- Continental Drifters (Peter Holsapple, Vicki Peterson)
- Cosmo Topper (Morley Bartnoff)
- Cotton Mather (Robert Harrison)
- The Cuff Links (Ron Dante)
- Cyrus Erie (Eric Carmen)
- The Davenports (Scott Klass)
- Dave Davies band (Derrick Anderson, David Jenkins, Jim Laspesa)
- The dB’s (Peter Holsapple)
- Deadbeat Poets (Frank Secich)
- Dirty Diamond (Fernando Perdomo)
- Double Naught Spies (Rick Hromadka)
- The Doughboys (Richard X. Heyman)
- Dramarama (Morley Bartnoff, Chris Carter)
- Dreaming in Stereo (Fernando Perdomo)
- The Dwight Twilley Band (Dwight Twilley)
- Ednaswap (Rusty Anderson)
- Eels (Probyn Gregory)
- The Elvis Brothers (Brad Elvis)
- Elvyn (Joel Beerman, Ryan Beerman, Jeremy Knibbs)
- The Empty Hearts (Clem Burke, Elliot Easton)
- Enuff Z’Nuff (Chip Z’Nuff)
- The Everly Set (Sean Altman)
- The Explorers Club (Wyatt Funderburk)
- Falling Wallendas (Scott Bennett)
- Fastball (Miles Zuniga)
- Figures on a Beach (Anthony Kaczynski)
- Fireking (Anthony Kaczynski)
- Flamin’ Groovies (Cyril Jordan, Chris Wilson)
- The Flashcubes (Tommy Allen, Paul Armstrong, Gary Frenay)
- The Floor Models (Steve Simels)
- Fountains of Wayne (Chris Collingwood, Jody Porter, Adam Schlesinger)
- A Fragile Tomorrow (Brendan, Dominic, and Sean Kelly)
- Future Clouds and Radar (Robert Harrison)
- Gigolo Aunts (David Gibbs, Stephen Hurley)
- The Gravelberrys (Paul Myers)
- The Grays (Jason Falkner)
- Green Jello (Jim Laspesa)
- The Grip Weeds (Kristin Pinell Reil, Kurt Reil, Rick Reil)
- The Handcuffs (Brad Elvis)
- The Hudson Brothers (Mark Hudson)
- Imperial Drag (Roger Joseph Manning, Jr.)
- International Swingers (Clem Burke)
- Jellyfish (Jason Falkner, Roger Joseph Manning, Jr.)
- The Jets (Mike Isenberg)
- Jewmongous (Sean Altman)
- John Powhida International Airport (John Powhida)
- Kaliyo (Andrea Perry)
- The Kennedys (Maura Kennedy, Pete Kennedy)
- Klaatu (Terry Draper, John Woloschuk)
- The Knack (Berton Averre, Prescott Niles)
- Kurt Baker Band/Combo (Kurt Baker)
- L.E.O. (Bleu)
- The Leopards (Ross Inden, Dennis Pash)
- Let’s Active (Mitch Easter)
- Linus of Hollywood (Linus Dotson)
- Lisa Mychols 3 (Lisa Mychols)
- The Major Labels (Bleu, Ducky Carlisle)
- Maple Mars (Rick Hromadka)
- Martin Luther Lennon (Anthony Douglas Perkins)
- The Masticators (Lisa Mychols)
- Material Issue (Ted Ansani, Mike Zelenko)
- The Merry-Go-Round (Emitt Rhodes)
- The Merrymakers (David Myhr)
- Ming Tea (Matthew Sweat)
- The Moog Cookbook (Roger Joseph Manning, Jr.)
- The Motion (David Jenkins)
- The Muffs (Ronnie Barnett, Jim Laspesa, Kim Shattuck)
- Mystery Pop (Willie Aron)
- Nazz (Todd Rundgren)
- The Nerves (Peter Case, Paul Collins)
- The New Mendicants (Norman Blake)
- The New Pornographers (Joseph Seiders)
- The Nines (Steve Eggers)
- Nushu (Lisa Mychols)
- Off Broadway (Cliff Johnson)
- The Paley Brothers (Andy Paley, Jonathan Paley)
- The Pandoras (Kim Shattuck)
- The Paul and John (Paul Myers)
- Paul McCartney’s band (Brian Ray)
- The Pengwins (Lannie Flowers, Wade Johnson, Alan Petsche, Delbert Raines, Danny Wilkerson)
- Pezband (Mimi Betinis, Cliff Johnson)
- The Pills (Corin Ashley)
- The Plimsouls (Clem Burke, Peter Case)
- Pop 4 (Andrea Perry)
- Popdudes (John Borack)
- The Posies (Ken Stringfellow)
- Powder (Alec Palao)
- Pugwash (Thomas Walsh)
- The Pursuit of Happiness (Moe Berg)
- The Quick (Danny Benair)
- Raspberries (Jim Bonfanti, Eric Carmen, Scott McCarl)
- Ray Paul & RPM (Ray Paul)
- The Records (John Wicks)
- The Red Button (Seth Swirsky)
- Reggie Knighton Band (Brian Ray)
- REM (Mike Mills)
- Rockapella (Sean Altman)
- The Romantics (Brad Elvis)
- The Rooks (Kristin Pinell Reil)
- Rooney (Taylor Locke)
- The Rubinoos (Jon Rubin)
- Ruby Free (Rick Hromadka)
- The Rudds (John Powhida)
- Rusty Anderson Afternoon (Rusty Anderson)
- Screams (Brad Elvis)
- Secret Powers (Ryan Maynes)
- Second Saturday (Wyatt Funderburk)
- Shoes (Gary Klebe, Jeff Murphy, John Murphy)
- The Skies Of America (Rob Bonfiglio)
- Sloan (Jay Ferguson, Chris Murphy)
- Smash (Tony Valenziano)
- The Smithereens (Jim Babjak, Dennis Diken)Sneetches (Alec Palao)
- sparkle*jets U.K. (Michael Simmons)
- Sparks (Earle Mankey)
- The Stand (Tony Valenziano)
- Stew & The Negro Problem (Morley Bartnoff, Probyn Gregory)
- The Stingrays (John Ferriter)
- Stiv Bators Band (Frank Secich)
- The Super Fuzz (Fernando Perdomo)
- Susanna Hoffs band (Jim Laspesa)
- Taylor Locke and the Roughs (Taylor Locke, Chris Price)
- The Tearaways (John Ferriter)
- Teenage Fanclub (Norman Blake)
- Teenage Head (Dave Rave)
- The Thorns (Matthew Sweet)
- Those Pretty Wrongs (Jody Stephens)
- The Three O’Clock (Danny Benair, Jason Falkner)
- Tin Spirits (Dave Gregory)
- Tinted Windows (Bun E. Carlos, Adam Schlesinger)
- The Toms (Tom Marolda)
- Transcendence (Fernando Perdomo)
- Translator (Steve Barton)
- Tsar (Jeff Whalen)
- TV Eyes (Jason Falkner, Roger Joseph Manning, Jr.)
- The Ultra Suede (Tony Valenziano)
- Utopia (Todd Rundgren)
- Velvet Crush (Ric Menck)
- Wanderlust (Rob Bonfiglio)
- Wild Honey Orchestra (Willie Aron, David Jenkins)
- The Wind (Lane Steinberg)
- Wondermints (Probyn Gregory)
- XTC (Dave Gregory)
- Yorktown Lads (Michael Simmons)
- The Zombies (Rod Argent, Colin Blunstone, Chris White)