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CD Review: Kristina Train, “Spilt Milk”
Kristina Train’s debut album for Blue Note Records, Spilt Milk, acquired its title honestly: As the final recording sessions were about to begin, a once in a lifetime computer glitch occurred during file backup
Read More »CD Review: George Benson, “Songs and Stories”
Four years ago GRP/Verve released Best of George Benson Live, recorded at a concert the veteran jazz guitarist and singer gave in Belfast, Ireland, in 2000. The set drew mainly from the 1976-’81 period
Read More »Popdose Flashback: The B-52′s, “Cosmic Thing”
For this week's Popdose Flashback, Bob Cashill reminisces about the B-52s' Cosmic Thing -- and a certain very, very friendly young lady in Thailand
Read More »Jesus of Cool: We Wuz Robbed! Great #2 Hits of the ’60s
Welcome to the second installment of an ongoing series celebrating songs that fell excruciatingly short of ascending to the top of Billboard’s pop singles chart. In the course of compiling and monitoring responses to
Read More »CHART ATTACK!: 4/22/72
Jason Hare is back for another installment of Chart Attack! -- and this week, he takes us all the way back to April 22, 1972, and a top 10 featuring Neil Young, Aretha, and
Read More »CHART ATTACK!: 4/11/87
Hi, everybody! This week’s CHART ATTACK! takes us back a whopping 22 years, and wow, do I feel old, considering I remember hearing just about every single one of these songs on the radio
Read More »CD Review: The Revelations featuring Tre Williams, “Deep Soul”
I love soul music in each and every one of its glorious permutations, so it’s been gratifying for me to listen as a new generation of soul masters has taken the spotlight in the
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