Billboard magazine began publishing an album chart in 1945, and it wasn’t long before a soundtrack album hit #1: Song of Norway, from a musical adaptation of the works of…
Bill Lloyd‘s latest album, Boy King of Tokyo, is one of my favorite power pop records from the last decade, but I’ve neglected to cover it here because I’m forgetful…
The best song you’ll hear about the Melungeon people of Appalachia all day. “Little Carmel” comes from the Ready Stance‘s latest album Damndest, which arrives in physical formats June 1…
The Three Degrees had been around for more than ten years by the time they hit it big in 1974.
Take a trip down ABC’s spooky series, “The River” now on DVD
The guitar legend talks about his new album, Elemental Journey, as well as his approaches to playing, songwriting, and maintaining dual careers.
Mark Messerly and Brian Ewing retrace the creative journey to their latest album, Every Bitter Thing.
If you could only listen to five albums, which ones would you choose? In this edition of Desert Island Discs, Larry Keel makes his picks.
The first trailer for the film adaptation of the stage musical Les MisÁ©rables.
Certainly you’ve noticed by now that we have good weeks and bad weeks here on Digging for Gold. This is definitely one of the good weeks.
Make it stop. In the name of all that’s holy, make it stop.
Oh, those crazy kids in Fitz and the Tantrums. They’re in the studio with Tony Hoffer, working on their next record, but that isn’t enough for them — they’re also…
Bob Lefsetz goes to a Bruce Springsteen concert and gets it completely wrong.
Every band has one: the story of a completely disastrous train wreck of a show. Sometimes it’s the venue, sometimes it’s the audience (or lack thereof), and sometimes, it’s just…
For almost 80 years, Kirkus Reviews has served as the industry bible for bookstore buyers, librarians, and ordinary readers alike. Now Popdose joins the Kirkus Book Bloggers Network to explore…
Depeche Mode soars while Def Leppard fades out in this week’s edition of Bottom Feeders.
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Vinyl is the beginning. Sure, wax cylinders came before, but the true concept of the album is a vinyl joint.
Bad news, folks. Leslie Liberatore‘s not able to contribute the Song for the Soundtrack of Your Date (No Date) Tonight again this week. I got a text from her the…
Doug E. Fresh knows how you want to kick off your Memorial Day weekend–with a little “Summertime” action!!
Can this long horror story finally have a conclusion?
Zeleny’s a virtuoso percussionist who’s calling this “the ultimate drum solo.” What do you think? [youtube id=”3Dc_ygtqKcc” width=”600″ height=”350″]
Time to shuffle up and deal! Join in this week’s Friday Five!
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The list of great Motown albums doesn’t start to fill in until 1971 or so, when Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder used their new creative freedom to make fully realized…
Liam Neeson battles the elements and a pack of wolves in “The Grey.”
Singer/songwriter Josh Ritter delivers a cozy new 6-song EP, but does he deliver enough to recapture the heart of a longtime fan?