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Book Review: “Bowie: A Biography”
Being a Bowie fan is one thing; being a fan of Bowie books can be an altogether separate fetish. There’s such a wide variety of tomes about the wispy art-rocker from Brixton—and so much
Read More »Mojo’s Cold Shot: Giving Thanks for Mojo Workin’
Each Thanksgiving at the Flucke household, we have a special tradition where we open up the mojo bag and drop in some new gris-gris, playing Dr. John and Professor Longhair while we’re doing it,
Read More »Mojo’s Cold Shot: Mike Bloomfield, “Try It Before You Buy It”
Mike Bloomfield's second album has received the digital reissue treatment, and Mojo Flucke revels in the "classic 1970s R&B and funk stew."
Read More »Mojo’s Cold Shot: Heavy Trash, “Midnight Soul Serenade”
Jon Spencer’s the reigning court jester of blues, a smart-aleck white guy who is part clown, part serious musician, part genius, and 100% fan of raunchy electric blues. His joyous, lo-fi music is sometimes
Read More »Mojo’s Cold Shot: Goodbye, Saffire
In his latest Cold Shot, Mojo Flucke bids a fond farewell to blues queens Saffire, who are calling it quits next month after a wonderful 22-year career
Read More »Mojo’s Cold Shot: The Albert King Pencast
He may have been born under a bad sign, but this week, Albert King gets his due as Mojo Flucke looks back on the life and times of the guitar giant with the Web's
Read More »Mojo’s Cold Shot: Bo Diddley, “Drive By: Tales From the Funk Dimension”
One of the many things I love about Popdose is our collective freedom to write different kinds of posts: Sometimes you gets yourself a Cold Shot related to some bit of blues news, or
Read More »Mojo’s Cold Shot: Paul Reddick
The kids are back in school, and Mojo Flucke is taking advantage of the peace and quiet the right way -- by blasting some blues harp with a country/folk bent
Read More »Popdose Concert Flashback: Big Ass Truck, Northampton, Mass., 1997
There’s no ticket from this show to scan; I was just one of the guys on the guest list. Turns out that when this band came to the Iron Horse in Northampton, Mass., touring
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