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The Popdose Interview: Vicki Peterson of The Bangles
The Bangles are back with Sweetheart of the Sun, their wonderful new album that pays homage to the '60s rock sound that long has been an influence on the band. Guitarist Vicki Peterson talks
Read More »The Popdose Interview: Celebrating the Early Years of MTV With Greg Prato
As MTV marks its 30th anniversary, Matt Wardlaw spoke about the golden years of the channel with author Greg Prato, who has a new book on the subject
Read More »Beyond the Wonder: Just Another Day in Paradise
Chris Holmes examines a buried treasure from the golden age of soft rock - Bertie Higgins' 1982 solo debut Just Another Day in Paradise
Read More »The Popdose Interview: Michael Gomoll of Joey’s Song
Michael Gomoll was someone that I first came to know in the early ’90s when we started trading bootleg tapes of concerts. Mike was a huge Del Amitri fan and folks like Mike were
Read More »Wandering the Aisles, Vol. 2: Billy Liar
Welcome to another installment of Wandering the Aisles, where we bypass record stores and online retailers for what may be the strangest venue to buy music: the discount bin at your local supermarket! Non-believers
Read More »Wandering the Aisles, Vol. 1: Hall & Oates for the Obsessed
It’s quite possible that, at some point in your life, you’ve dreaded going to the supermarket. All those crazy people, long lines and synapse-damaging packages can take a toll on anyone. You usually have
Read More »CD Review: Billy Squier, “Don’t Say No: 30th Anniversary Edition”
30 years. Jesus. Really? I was in Chicago earlier this summer and had a brief visit with my longtime frenemy and Popdose colleague Robert Cass. During conversation, I was expressing to Cass how many
Read More »Product Review: Heritage Dr. Pepper
In his solo hit “Heart of the Matter,” Don Henley famously sang that “if you keep carryin’ that anger, it’ll eat you up inside.” While I’m all for forgiveness where deserved, I’m also all
Read More »Bootleg City: The Cars in Houston, September ’84
Back in the mid- to late ’80s, before Bob Marley, David Byrne, and I had even met the eventual mayor of Bootleg City, otherwise known as Robert “The Eventual Mayor of Bootleg City” Cass, we went
Read More »Future Retro: Jody Watley
A TOUCH OF SHALAMAR Singer, songwriter, and producer Jody Watley first boogied her way to fame at the age of 14 as a dancer on the legendary music program Soul Train. In 1976 the
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