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Bob Lefsetz Thinks Everybody Should Listen To Average Country Music!
In which Bob possibly sets a new personal record for equivocation
Read More »Greatest Un-Hits: The Roches’ “We” (1979)
“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
Read More »Mix Six: “Songs of Love and Loss”
For his latest Mix Six, Ted Asregadoo gets all mushy and stuff. What is this, Valentine's Day
Read More »CD Review: Court Yard Hounds, “Court Yard Hounds”
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
Read More »Political Culture: Gimme Some Truth
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
Read More »CD Review: Maia Sharp, “Echo”
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
Read More »Mix Six: “Gals With That Country Sound”
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.
Read More »Political Culture: Will Hollywood Matter in 2008?
“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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