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Soul Serenade: Chuck Willis, “Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes”
Chuck Willis died while at the top of his game, but he left behind some classic records
Read More »The Popdose Interview: Nicole Atkins
Popdose speaks with singer-songwriter Nicole Atkins on the arrival of her new release, Mondo Amore
Read More »Cratedigger: The Blues Project, “Projections”
The classic lineup of the Blues Project, led by Al Kooper and Steve Katz, made just one studio album. Fortunately, that album was the '60s classic "Projections."
Read More »CD Review: Bob Dylan, “The Bootleg Series Volume 9 – The Witmark Demos”
Occasionally there is an event in the music world that transcends the mundane. The release of Bob Dylan's publishing demos from the early '60s is such an event
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 »The Producers: Öysters, Cheap Tricks, and Jake & Elwood Blues
In his latest installment of The Producers, Tom Werman revisits 1979 and 1980, taking us through projects with Blue Öyster Cult, Molly Hatchet, and Cheap Trick -- and up to the eve of a
Read More »The Producers: Tom Werman, Chapter Four
[Editor's Note: Earlier this week, a large chunk of this installment was lost in one of the Internet's many tubes. We've since expanded it to its intended length, and are now re-publishing it here
Read More »Popdose Lost Classics: Jeff Giles, “Hot Nights/Cool Sounds” (2002)
Our first installment of the new Popdose Lost Classics series is an album from earlier this decade by none other than our own Popmeister, Jeff Giles! What was supposed to be a breakthrough major-label
Read More »The Producers: Tom Werman, Chapter Two
Epic Records was located on the 13th floor of the imposing Eero Saarinen-designed CBS Building, dubbed “Black Rock” due to its black granite exterior. The interior was furnished with fine tables and chairs designed
Read More »The Producers: Tom Werman, Chapter One
(Editor’s Note: Since Popdose’s earliest days, we’ve been blessed with some of the smartest and most music-savvy readers on the Web — and so, when we unexpectedly made the acquaintance of producer Tom Werman
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