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We went to the Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival in Columbia, Missouri and had a lot of fun (and ate lots of BBQ!).
It was a canny move on the part of producer Stevie Van Zandt — he of E Street Band and “Sopranos” fame — not to try to shoehorn a ”modern”…
“Problem” does not now nor will ever rhyme with “solve them.”
Welcome to the annual Labor Day mix, where we kick back, listen to some tunes about economics and labor, and consider the situation of the American worker. The story is…
It’s the Friday Five! Shuffle through five random tracks from your library and share it with the Popdose community.
Okay, honesty time. I love music probably more than anything else in the entire world, and it’s no secret that my tunage of choice is typically that which is a…
Jason Myles Goss’ ‘This Town Is Only Going to Break Your Heart’ may be even better than his last album, ‘Radio Dial.’
From the beginning of time, we have told stories through music. Whether it’s an epic battle of good vs. evil or a tale of woe and heartbreak, setting poetry to…
In honor of Net Neutrality, there is just about something for everyone in this week’s round-up of hot new tracks: MUSE “¢ Dead Inside After getting their Queens of the…
Lloyd Cole is the type of songwriter who incites travel, perhaps because he himself is nomadic and restless–a musical omnivore who’s traversed sparse folk, Velvet Underground-esque rock, electronica and dour jangle-pop (to…
ZTT Records, the influential record label founded by Paul Morley (NME Journalist), Trevor Horn (mega producer) and Jill Sinclair (the business end), has been prolifically releasing and reissuing the limitless…
This week, two exciting funk workouts have been blowing up my speakers. The first, a surprise track leak by Prince & 3rdeyegirl called ‘What If…‘; the second, ‘We’ll Be Free’…
“New Orleans” was the hit that launched a career that’s still going strong
The band invites you to a soiree in West Germany tonight at 1979.
It’s been almost six months since the Boston-based band Kingsley Flood launched an innovative PledgeMusic drive to fund the entirety of its 2015 output — who needs record companies anyway?…
”We Are The World,” the charity single to end all charity singles (except it didn’t), was recorded 30 years ago this week. It was an instant sensation when it was…
Yes, at WickedLocal.com I’ve already run down my picks for the year’s standout albums, my 2014 mixtape suggestions and my ratings for new albums by artists over 50. But that’s not…
“Twin Peaks” “Batman” and other TV gift suggestions for 2014.
After years of wrangling music rights, “WKRP in Cincinnati” is at long last on DVD with its enormous library of music intact.
A lot of singer/songwriters pen songs with a conscience. But, unless they’re Bruce Springsteen, rarely do those tunes mix catchiness and a playful vibe with a biting edge and in-your-face…
I can rarely predict where a column about music is going to raise my ire next. I’ve all-but stopped reading Lefsetz recently in the name of self-preservation, and on those…
Jeff Giles is a fucking asshole. I know I’ve said that before. And I’ll say it again, partly because it’s fun, but mostly because it’s true. Here’s why: Longtime readers…
Maybe it’s because it’s when I first discovered Dylan, but I’ve always had a soft spot for his much-maligned ’80s output. I was still an impressionable college sophomore when a…
After breaking up with Kate, Brian drives back to the party.
“The Vinyl Diaries” and Popdose GIVEAWAY: Allman Brothers’s new box set!
I have a sister-in-law who shall remain nameless who has unironically embraced a new life philosophy, which she has dubbed ”WWSHD” – ”What Would Sue Heck Do?” Several days into…
Not so much a conceptual piece this time around as a practical musical tool, designed to solve one of the many pressing problems of summertime. You see, our local triple-A…
Home from work, Allison recalls her intimate kiss with Brian that night in Washington D.C.