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Soul Serenade: The Magnificent Men, “Peace of Mind”

Ken Shane May 13, 2010 3

When I first encountered the legend of the Magnificent Men, it was like something out of a movie. According to the story, this group of white kids from Harrisburg and York, PA were booked

Mix Six: “My Birth Year”

Ted Asregadoo April 27, 2010 34

As his birthday approaches, Ted Asregadoo is inspired to put together a playlist of songs from the year he was born

The famous story goes that T.A.M.I. Show (Shout Factory) Executive Producer Bill Sargent wanted the Rolling Stones to close the show. The Stones, however, had seen James Brown’s act, and were not eager to

The Friday Mixtape: 2/26/10

Rob Smith February 26, 2010 6

Rob Smith provides some soulful sides to get us through winter's last throes, in this week's Popdose.com Friday Mixtape

TV Review: “Sam Cooke: Crossing Over” American Masters (PBS)

Ken Shane January 11, 2010 21

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 –

The Eighteenth Day of Mellowmas: Air Supplymas Returns!

Jeff Giles and Jason Hare December 18, 2009 27

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

Bootleg City: The Cranberries in Munich, October ’94

Matthew Boles November 20, 2009 21

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,

Bootleg City: James Brown, 11/27/87

Robert Cass November 6, 2009 6

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

Mojo’s Cold Shot: Bo Diddley, “Drive By: Tales From the Funk Dimension”

Mojo Flucke September 17, 2009 3

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