Ken Sharp isn't just a music journalist; he's a power pop chameleon who's as comfortable penning hit songs as he is chronicling them. This Philly native first made waves with his 1993 book "Overnight Sensation: The Story of the Raspberries," establishing himself as the Sherlock Holmes of power pop. But Ken had an ace up his sleeve - he'd been secretly crafting his own catchy tunes for over a decade. In 1994, he dropped "1301 Highland Avenue" on Japan's M&M label, a move that had critics nodding in approval but left U.S. fans scrambling to import copies. Undeterred by a tight budget, Ken pivoted back to journalism, co-authoring tomes on rock royalty like the Beatles, Kiss, and Cheap Trick. His 1997 opus "Power Pop! Conversations with the Power Pop Elite" became the genre's unofficial bible. A constant stream of music followed; from bylines to basslines, Ken Sharp is the renaissance man of the pop underground, crafting melodies as sharp as his pen.