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The Popdose Guide to New Edition

The Popdose Guide to New Edition

Mike Heyliger November 16, 2011 3

A comprehensive look at the careers of the members of one of the most influential R&B acts of all time

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Popdose Flashback ’91: Cliffs of Dooneen, “The Dog Went East and God Went West”

Popdose Flashback ’91: Cliffs of Dooneen, “The Dog Went East and God Went West”

Jack Feerick September 23, 2011 0

Twenty years ago, it was possible to be a regional success without breaking out nationally. This is the story of the rise and plateau and eventual fall of Cliffs of Dooneen, a cautionary tale

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Turn-Ons: Levon Helm’s Midnight Ramble — Once You Get It, You Can’t Forget It

Judd Marcello February 14, 2011 49

You have no idea what you're missing. That's what Judd Marcello's here for. He says Levon Helm's Midnight Ramble is a rare musical experience you must not miss.

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The Tenth Day of Mellowmas: Selloutmas

Jeff Giles and Jason Hare December 10, 2010 53

Just in case your holidays weren't bland enough, Train and Coca-Cola have joined forces to "shake" them "up."

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Bottom Feeders: The Rock End of the ’80s, Part 6

Dave Steed June 23, 2010 25

It’s another week for the letter B as we take a look at songs that hit the Billboard Rock charts but failed to cross over into the Hot 100 in the 1980s. Rock ‘n’

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Death by Power Ballad: Boston, “Hollyann”

Rob Smith September 14, 2009 8

Sixties nostalgia is a curious thing—make-a one man weep, make another man sing. Tom Scholz—the guitarist/mastermind/evil genius behind Seventies arena rock behemoth Boston—is one of those people for whom the Sixties never quite ended.

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Teddy, and Larry, and Me

Ken Shane August 28, 2009 9

Ever since Senator Edward Kennedy died on Tuesday, there’s been a movie playing over and over in my head. I come from the Sixties. I believe that the day John Kennedy was murdered was

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Popdose Contest: Win Tickets to See Maxwell!

Popdose Staff August 25, 2009 2

Maxwell. Boston. Free Priority Access tickets. Need we say more? Click to enter the contest — from Popdose, Samsung, and AT&T!

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New Music: The Everyday Visuals, “Boom! Boom! Boom!”

Ken Shane July 23, 2009 4

Ken Shane is high on the music of the Everyday Visuals -- and to show its gratitude for his enthusiasm, the band has given us an exclusive video debut

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Pop Goes the World: Tribe, “Abort”

David Medsker June 17, 2009 12

I’ve written literally hundreds of pieces for various web sites and newspapers, but nothing I have ever written has produced as much reader feedback as the piece I did in late 2005 about a

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