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Digging for Gold: The Time-Life “AM Gold” Series, Part 5

Popdose Staff August 3, 2011 3

Our celebration of AM Gold's compilation series continues with the first batch of songs from 1963. Hello Beach Boys!

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Greatest Un-Hits: Davy Jones’ “Girl” (1971)

Brian Boone April 13, 2011 8

In the spring of 1995, I had a brief but odd obsession with The Brady Bunch Movie. It’s probably because it collided my first pop culture object of whimsy with my then-latest one: an

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CD Review: Monkees, “Head” (Deluxe Edition)

Will Harris November 2, 2010 7

Will Harris praises Rhino Handmade's reissue of the Head soundtrack and the Monkees songs contained therein, but the album as a whole...? Not so much.

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The Friday Mixtape: 8/20/10 — Late Summer, Late Seventy-something

Rob Smith August 20, 2010 9

This week's Popdose mixtape features deep tracks from the 1970s, including music from Jackson Browne, Syreeta, Grand Funk, John Lennon, America, and more!

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CD Review: The Monkees, “The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees”

Will Harris February 22, 2010 29

If there’s one thing you need to take into consideration when reviewing a release from Rhino Handmade, it’s this: don’t let yourself be overwhelmed with the presentation. This is a particularly legitimate concern when

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Lost in the ’70s: The Monkees, “Oh My My”

John C. Hughes May 28, 2009 11

What happens when you take two Monkees out of the zoo? Why, 1970's Micky Dolenz/Davy Jones opus Changes, of course

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Way Out Wednesday: Here No Evil — A Tribute to the Monkees

Tony Redman March 25, 2009 7

I’ve always been a fan of the Monkees. I watched the show when it came on the first time, and later when it was in reruns. I got most of their albums handed down

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Lost in the ’70s: Michael Nesmith, “Cruisin’”

John C. Hughes October 16, 2008 15

Former Monkee Michael Nesmith closed out the ’70s in a better position than when the decade began.  After the Monkees disbanded, Nez knocked around a bit on RCA Records, scoring a sole Top 40

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