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Hooks ‘N’ You: Mark Helm, “Everything’s OK”
Not every album released on Not Lame Records was the very definition of power pop, but 10 years on, Mark Helm's Everything's OK remains an album of powerful pop. It's an important distinction...and a
Read More »Hooks ‘N’ You: Mark Bacino
Bubblegum pop god Mark Bacino is back with his third album, and Will Harris is there to find out what took so long
Read More »Hooks ‘N’ You: Say Hello to Unabashed Self-Promotion
Popdose leaps onto the printed page with the publication of Will Harris' new book, All You Need Is a Hook... The Best of Hooks 'N' You!
Read More »Hooks ‘N’ You: Will Harris Remembers Will Owsley
Will Harris remembers the pure pop majesty of Will Owsley, and laments his untimely death
Read More »Hooks ‘N’ You: Three O’Clock, “Vermillion”
It sold so poorly that it broke up the band, and more than 20 years later, most people still haven't heard of it -- but Will Harris thinks that ought to change
Read More »Hooks ‘N’ You: Gary Clark, Songwriter-Producer at Large
When we last left our hero, Gary Clark, he was discussing his career as a recording artist…and if you missed it, then you must immediately haul yourself over to Part One, which can be
Read More »Hooks ‘N’ You: A Portrait of Gary Clark as a Young Recording Artist
For better or worse…and I’m going to go out on a limb here and say it’s for worse…there really isn’t much from the back catalog of Gary Clark’s work as a solo artist or
Read More »Hooks ‘N’ You: The Trashcan Sinatras, Pt. 2
Now, where were we? Oh, that’s right: we were chatting with the one and only Francis Reader, frontman for the Trashcan Sinatras. If you tuned in last week (and you really should have, you
Read More »Hooks ‘N’ You: The Trashcan Sinatras, Pt. 1
The Trashcan Sinatras are back with a new album -- and Will Harris was lucky enough to have a chat with singer Frank Reader. Read part one of their interview in this week's Hooks
Read More »Hooks ‘N’ You: Robbie Rist Revisited
I’d just like to start this very, very belated follow-up to my piece on Wonderboy’s Napoleon Blown Apart album with a profound and heartfelt apology to the man who sat still for an extremely
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