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Digging for Gold: The Time-Life “AM Gold” Series, Part 1

Popdose Staff July 6, 2011 11

Popdose breaks down the first five songs from Time-Life Music's AM Gold: 1962 compilation album, and takes time to enjoy a classic 1980s Dom DeLuise commercial

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Springsteen’s Spare Parts: “Don’t Look Back” (1977)

Matt Springer November 18, 2010 19

Fittingly, the first installment of our alternative look at Bruce Springsteen's career puts its foot to the floor and doesn't look back

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Soul Serenade: King Curtis, “Soul Serenade”

Ken Shane April 15, 2010 1

When it comes to soul music, there's only one King of the saxophone: King Curtis. Ken Shane begins his new column with a look at Curtis' most famous song, "Soul Serenade."

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Mix Six: “A Few of My Favorite Songs”

Ted Asregadoo January 19, 2010 11

DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE Last year, the Popdose staffers compiled their favorite songs of all time.  We were asked to submit 100 songs that we absolutely love, and I was looking over my

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Bootleg City: Evan Dando and the Lemonheads

Robert Cass June 26, 2009 12

To celebrate/exploit the release of Varshons, the new covers album by Evan Dando‘s Lemonheads, Bootleg City is covering its own covers-filled edition from July 27, 2007. Of course, back in those days there was no

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Popdose Flashback: Elvis Costello, “Spike”

Dw. Dunphy March 23, 2009 11

1989 found Elvis Costello in the throes of a full-on identity crisis. He had always been more than what the general perception gave him credit for; some of his earliest recordings were actually of

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