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Mountain Jamming Virtually
M.P. Costello enjoyed the 2010 Mountain Jam over the weekend -- without even leaving his home
Read More »Popdose Contest: Win a “Spectacle” Prize Pack
The second season of Spectacle: Elvis Costello With … is upon us. Year two of the acclaimed Sundance Channel music series debuted last week with Elvis welcoming Bono and The Edge. This week’s installment,
Read More »Cratedigger: The Band, “Music From Big Pink”
Ken Shane has re-emerged from those dusty crates again, and this time he's carrying a rock and roll classic: the Band's Music From Big PinkRead More »
CD Reviews: The Black Crowes, “Before the Frost … ” “Until the Freeze … “
As you may recall, last week I wrote about a very fine Black Crowes show that took place at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park. The show was part of the band’s “Stuck In
Read More »Top of the First: Popdose’s Music Picks for 2009 (So Far)
With the first six months of 2009 on the books, the Popdose staff has once again huddled up, made a list of its favorite albums of the year (so far), and laid 'em all
Read More »CD Review: Levon Helm, “Electric Dirt”
In the late 1990s, Levon Helm was diagnosed with throat cancer. The radiation treatments reduced his once powerful voice to a mere rasp. Unable to make any money touring or recording, the medical and
Read More »When Good Albums Happen to Bad People: Robbie Robertson, “Robbie Robertson”
Robbie Robertson’s recorded output with his legendary band — that is, The Band — and his solo career would seem like different beasts on the surface. While The Band was known for its exploration
Read More »Cutouts Gone Wild!: Various Artists, “Largo”
Various Artists – Largo (1998) purchase this album Before telling you how much I love this album, and how I’ve hung onto it since stumbling across it in a used bin in the spring
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