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Bob Lefsetz Thinks Everybody Should Listen To Average Country Music!

Bob Lefsetz Thinks Everybody Should Listen To Average Country Music!

Dave Lifton August 30, 2011 24

In which Bob possibly sets a new personal record for equivocation

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Greatest Un-Hits: The Roches’ “We” (1979)

Brian Boone May 11, 2011 2

“We” is a personal introduction by the Roches, about the Roches, from their first album, The Roches. After saying that they don’t give out their ages or their phone numbers, they joke that their

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The Popdose Interview: Alex Dezen of The Damnwells

Michael Parr and Matt Wardlaw March 28, 2011 14

Call it teamwork or synchronized stalking: Michael Parr and Matt Wardlaw grill Alex Dezen of The Damnwells about the band's new album No One Listens To The Band Anymore

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Mix Six: “Songs of Love and Loss”

Ted Asregadoo June 22, 2010 10

For his latest Mix Six, Ted Asregadoo gets all mushy and stuff. What is this, Valentine's Day

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CD Review: Court Yard Hounds, “Court Yard Hounds”

Dw. Dunphy May 24, 2010 0

To quote some of my Popdose colleagues, “It’s like a female-fronted Jayhawks.” Depending how you feel about the gender-flip of the statement, that might come off as a backhanded compliment to anyone who doesn’t

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Political Culture: Gimme Some Truth

Jon Cummings September 10, 2009 22

The words were spoken in London, casually, almost flippantly, and were directed at an audience that was sure to treat them in the spirit they were intended. It was not until the words traveled

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CD Review: Maia Sharp, “Echo”

Rob Smith July 13, 2009 11

Maia Sharp, Echo (2009, Crooked Crown Records) Purchase this album (Amazon) I distinctly recall the first time I heard Maia Sharp sing. It was the summer of 1997, and I was driving down a

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Political Culture: Obama Sews Up My Bleeding Heart

Jon Cummings November 6, 2008 13

I didn’t cry for an hour and a half. I watched dozens of other people weep and shout and wail and fling themselves to the floor with happiness; I watched pundits variously expound thoughtfully,

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Mix Six: “Gals With That Country Sound”

Ted Asregadoo March 12, 2008 10

DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE Life is full of contradictions, isn’t it? For example, I’m not a fan of country music, yet I like songs and artists who fuse country elements into their songs.

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Political Culture: Will Hollywood Matter in 2008?

Jon Cummings January 3, 2008 8

“Who cares what I think? I’m not the president. I’m just a storyteller, man.” So says Bob Dylan — or, at least, Cate Blanchett as Jude Quinn as Bob Dylan — in Todd Haynes’

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