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CD Review: Yes, “Symphonic Live”
Yes – Symphonic Live (2009, Eagle Records) purchase this album (Amazon) It’s hard for me to judge the music of Yes in any rational way — and even harder when it comes to this
Read More »Death by Power Ballad: Motley Crue, “You’re All I Need”
Bands like Rush and AC/DC wear as a badge of honor the fact that they’ve never written or performed a power ballad. I love them both, but they’re pussies. The power ballad is to
Read More »Lost in the ’80s: The Wild Swans
This has been a week of happy endings for me, and I’m not referring to a trip to the massage parlor (this time). Y’see, twenty-odd years ago, I bought one of those awesome Sire
Read More »Lost MP3 of the Week: Muddy Waters, “You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had”
Being an obsessive music hoarder has its drawbacks. The questions of, “How often do I really listen to ______ ?” and all those albums that you really mean to get around to listening to,
Read More »Chartburn: 2/6/09
Mainstream Rock: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, “I Love Rock & Roll” (1982) Zack: The only way this song to could get worse would be to have some pigtailed, bubble-gum chewing pop star perform
Read More »Popdose Interview: Sarah Negahdari of the Happy Hollows
In just two short years, the Happy Hollows have racked up some impressive milestones since their formation in L.A. – they’ve released two EPs (with a full-length album on the way), filmed about a
Read More »Dw. Dunphy On… The Novice and the Giving Up
“Everything’s going well,” he said. That was it. No elaborate descriptions of the wonderful future possibilities, the usual spate of self promotion with which he was ordinarily so generous. Just “everything’s going well,” and
Read More »The Popdose Guide to Peter Himmelman, Part Two
When last we left Peter Himmelman, he was leaving (or being pushed out of) the major-label world, and heading for indier pastures. Far from signaling an end to his career — or even a
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