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The Popdose Interview: Peter Beckett of Player

The Popdose Interview: Peter Beckett of Player

Will Harris February 26, 2013 0

Remember the band Player? Sure you do…and even if you think you don’t, it’ll only take three words to remind you who they are: “Baby Come Back.” That’s not by any means to suggest

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Drew Holcomb on Songwriting, Fatherhood, and the NBA

Drew Holcomb on Songwriting, Fatherhood, and the NBA

Dan Walsh February 25, 2013 0

You’ve probably heard a Drew Holcomb song before. His music has been featured on an endless amount of television shows: Parenthood, Justified, Deadliest Catch, How I Met Your Mother, House, One Tree Hill —

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Orianthi Finds Heaven at the Gates of Hell: The Popdose Interview

Orianthi Finds Heaven at the Gates of Hell: The Popdose Interview

Keith Creighton February 18, 2013 0

Most people only know axe shredder Orianthi for the company she keeps: Carrie Underwood on the 2009 Grammys, Michael Jackson’s doomed This Is It tour and Alice Cooper’s current jaunt around the world. Still,

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In The Studio with John Wesley Harding

In The Studio with John Wesley Harding

Jeff Bogle February 12, 2013 1

Popdose gets an early glimpse of John Wesley Harding's new LP, due out in the fall of

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The Popdose Interview: David Lowery

The Popdose Interview: David Lowery

Matt Wardlaw February 5, 2013 2

Hearing the stories behind how the new Camper Van Beethoven album came together, we’re not surprised to find out that God is a CVB fan. And as you listen to La Costa Perdita, the

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The Ultimate Power Pop Roundup: 10 Essential Bands and FREE MP3s

The Ultimate Power Pop Roundup: 10 Essential Bands and FREE MP3s

Keith Creighton February 4, 2013 7

Big hooks. Singalong choruses. Earworm melodies. Guitars. Handclaps. When these stars align, I think Power Pop. So, what bands will become the next Cheap Trick, Posies, Material Issue or Big Star? POPDOSE traveled around the

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The Popdose Interview with Midge Ure

The Popdose Interview with Midge Ure

David Medsker January 29, 2013 3

The man on the wireless cries again: "He's back! He's back!"

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The Popdose Interview: Lisa Loeb

The Popdose Interview: Lisa Loeb

Matt Wardlaw January 28, 2013 2

With the renewed popularity of female-fronted alternative rock, New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert saw a window of opportunity to bring ‘90s alt-rocker Lisa Loeb, a noted influence for many of those same artists,

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Soul Disciple Gedeon Luke Makes His Move

Soul Disciple Gedeon Luke Makes His Move

Keith Creighton January 27, 2013 1

Gedeon Luke’s debut EP, Perfect Ain’t Perfect, strutted onto my “Best of 2012” list after only a few spins — ironically enough sharing the bill with the original Disciples of Soul. Since then, Luke’s

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On The Road With Crushed Out… includes free travel music

On The Road With Crushed Out… includes free travel music

Keith Creighton January 24, 2013 0

The easiest way to get your ass handed to you in a bar is to tell a dude you have a crush on his wife. Unless that dude is Frank Hoier, singer/guitarist for the

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