This week the pre-Beatles spotlight shines on Atlantic’s Queen of R&B, the one and only Ruth Brown.
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Chris Holmes joined the Popdose writing staff only after enduring a humiliating series of hazing rituals. One day he'll write a tell-all book, and then they'll all pay. Until then, you can also catch him at his regular home, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, or you can follow him on Twitter.
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Good tunes, good times, and good people. Three things you won’t find on any of these musical package cruises.
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In the spring of 1959, the Flamingos achieved immortality with one of the most beautiful pop songs ever released.
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Winning the Grammy Award for Best New Artist isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Just ask these seven acts.
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There was musical life before the Beatles, and Before We Was Fab has the proof.
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Just because a song gets stuck at #3 on the charts doesn’t mean it’s not an all-time great.
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If you had to pick only 10 albums from the entire history of jazz with which to start a collection, these would be great choices.
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It isn’t easy being a fan of a lousy football team. But if you can recognize the stages of grief, maybe you can help. Or not.
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Let’s take a look back at the 10 finest moments from XTC’s catalog as written by Colin Moulding.
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It seems just about every musical style gets recycled whether it deserves it or not. Here are five genres that definitely do.
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You can’t say these eight bands didn’t have their chance to do it one last time before the world came to an end.
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Now is not only not the wrong time to talk about this, it’s the only time.
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Now that Rush is at long last in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, it’s as good a time as any to look at their best material… from the ’90s to today.
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Chris Holmes breaks it down to give you his favorite albums of the year that was 2012.
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There are a lot of great music autobiographies out there, but there are great ones still to be written. Chris Holmes counts down the Top 5.
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Love life in the ruts? Pick up Real Gone Music’s reissue of the classic Jackie Gleason album Music for Lovers Only and bring back the spark!
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It’s been a rough summer for a lot of people out there, so let Popdose provide just a small pick-me-up for everyone.
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King’s X drummer Jerry Gaskill is recovering nicely after a heart attack suffered in February. Here’s how you can help him with his medical bills!
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Chris Holmes reflects on one of heavy metal’s landmark albums, Iron Maiden’s “The Number of the Beast,” for this edition of Popdose Flashback ’82.
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Chris Holmes takes a fond look back at the self-titled fourth LP from King’s X, released this week in 1992.
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As the ’80s began, it seemed metal legends Black Sabbath were ending. But a new singer and a new album changed all that, for a time.
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Ram Jam’s “Black Betty” is undoubtedly one of the catchiest rock tunes of the ’70s. Too bad it didn’t infect the rest of their 1977 debut album.
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A look at the songs and the story behind 50 years of the Beach Boys, American’s greatest pop band.
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Engineer and producer Phill Brown reflects on more than four decades in the music business with “Are We Still Rolling?” Chris Holmes weighs in with his review.
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Chris Holmes offers a selection of songs that helped him fall in love with some of his now-favorite artists, such as Randy Newman, Wilco, and Waylon Jennings.
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They’re too sexy for Milan, New York, and Japan. But is Right Said Fred’s “Up” too sexy for this installment of Beyond the Wonder? Chris Holmes investigates.
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In light of the recent tragedy in Norway, Chris Holmes wonders what responsibility, if any, Christians bear for Anders Breivik’s crimes.
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Don’t you just wish you could just enjoy your favorite bands without a singer getting in the way for once? Your wish is this week’s Popdose mixtape’s command.
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Kirkus Reviews, founded in 1933, is a venerable institution in the media world. For more than 75 years, Kirkus has served as the industry bible for bookstore buyers, librarians, and…
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We look at a book the recounts the day when one man’s obsession with celebrity nearly brought down the President of the United States.