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TV Review: “Sam Cooke: Crossing Over” American Masters (PBS)
Maybe it’s because I’ve read Peter Guralnick’s comprehensive 2005 Sam Cooke biography Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke that the newest entry in the generally wonderful PBS series American Masters, Sam Cooke –
Read More »The Eighteenth Day of Mellowmas: Air Supplymas Returns!
Do they know it's Christmastime at all? No, they don't -- and with the pudding-soft harmonies of Air Supply as their guide, they never will
Read More »Bootleg City: The Cranberries in Munich, October ’94
Hey, the head man is out of town! This is such a freakin’ good idea. See, when our “public servants” walk into office having “plans” and “introducing legislation,” they immediately start screwing stuff up,
Read More »Bootleg City: James Brown, 11/27/87
We did it! More specifically and much less modestly, I did it — I won Tuesday’s election! My victory even got some coverage from Associated Press national political writer Liz Sidoti, who wrote, “A
Read More »Mojo’s Cold Shot: Bo Diddley, “Drive By: Tales From the Funk Dimension”
One of the many things I love about Popdose is our collective freedom to write different kinds of posts: Sometimes you gets yourself a Cold Shot related to some bit of blues news, or
Read More »Mojo’s Cold Shot: James Booker
Mojo Flucke is back, and this week, he's pouring us a Cold Shot of James Booker. Drink up!
Read More »Dr. Michael and Mr. Jackson
Stay tuned throughout the weekend as we continue our tribute to Michael Jackson, with reflections and remembrances from the Popdose staff
Read More »Popdose Flashback: Terence Trent D’Arby, “Neither Fish Nor Flesh”
A couple years after 12 million buyers signed their name across his heart, Terence Trent D'Arby got sophomore jinxed but good -- and in this week's edition of Popdose Flashback, Mojo Flucke makes a
Read More »Popdose Flashback: The Stone Roses, “The Stone Roses”
For this week's Popdose Flashback, Mojo Flucke talks about Madchester, the Stone Roses' much-loved debut, and one very special denim jacket
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