The Economist

Brian Wilson and the bliss of bubble-gum pop

CLEAN-CUT, SMILING, wholesome—the Beach Boys ruled the American airwaves in the early 1960s. Their music was as sunny as a Southern California morning: easy to sing along to, but underlaid by complex ...
American Songwriter

Corny 1990s Bubblegum Pop Songs You Secretly Know Every Word To

Most 90s kids might be too young to remember these iconic bubblegum pop tracks from the 1990s. However, those who enjoy some sickeningly sweet pop music from that era might just be able to sing along ...
Rolling Stone

Remember All That Silly Bubblegum Pop from the Sixties? A New Box Set Does

There’s a moment on Pour a Little Sugar on It: The Chewy Chewy Sounds of American Bubblegum 1966-1971, a new box set, that pretty much captures everything wonderfully inane about one of pop’s most ...
The New York Times

Jerry Kasenetz, a King of Bubblegum Pop Music, Dies at 82

With his producing partner, Jeffry Katz, he made lightweight ditties like “Yummy Yummy Yummy” that soared up the charts in the late 1960s. By Alex Williams Jerry Kasenetz, a hitmaking record producer ...