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The Popdose Guide to the Beach Boys
A look at the songs and the story behind 50 years of the Beach Boys, American's greatest pop band
Read More »CD Review: Eli “Paperboy” Reed, “Come and Get It”
Last year I saw Eli “Paperboy” Reed and his band the True Loves at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park. I came away a little disappointed. I’d been following their career for a year
Read More »The Producers: Macca, Supersuckers, 0 for 4, and Life on Wilshire
In this week's column, Tom Werman recounts the strange new world of the mid-'90s, and his struggles to prove his worth after hair metal fell out of fashion
Read More »CD Review: “Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison”
Purchase this CD (Amazon) George Harrison was an intensely spiritual man, but the compilation gods have never been kind to him. His first best-of – actually a kiss-off from Apple/Capitol after he signed with
Read More »CD Review: The Decemberists, “The Hazards of Love”
The Hazards of Love (Capitol Records), the fifth Decemberists album, is a romantic fairy tale, albeit one with some extremely dark passages, and a very sad ending. Musically, Colin Meloy wanted to explore the
Read More »Lost in the ’70s: Cheryl Ladd, “Think It Over”
Charlie’s Angels chanteuse Cheryl Ladd was known for two spectacular things: her acting and her singing. What? What’d you think I was gonna say? Anyhoo, Ladd got her start as a singer in the
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