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Bottom Feeders: The Rock End of the ’80s, Part 30
Come on Loooooverboy and check out more tracks that Dave Steed spotlights in his hit series Bottom Feeders.
Read More »The Popdose Holiday Mixtape 2010
Last Christmas, we gave you our heart, but you were too busy doing real stuff. Hey, it’s perfectly understandable. We launched a “special gift” on Christmas morning 2009 with zero fanfare. Is it any
Read More »The Fifth Day of Mellowmas: BoyleFinnmas
Most Christmas albums contain the same old songs, but this year, Susan Boyle has brought us a rather unusual GiftRead More »
CD Review: Graham Parker, “Imaginary Television”
Coming from the 1970s UK pub-rock scene, Graham Parker had to slip away from the shadows cast by Nick Lowe, the producer of his first album Howlin’ Wind, and the burgeoning legend of Elvis
Read More »Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 55
So it’s been at least nine months, if not more, since I stopped buying ’80s albums. I made a conscious effort to stop spending the cash on records once my son was born last
Read More »How Bad Can It Be?: “Live from Daryl’s House”
Let it be said, for starters, that Daryl Hall has a really nice house. It’s a rambling old place, somewhere in rural Pennsylvania. He needs to do something with the landscaping — the place
Read More »Hooks ‘N’ You: The Click Five, “Modern Minds and Pastimes”
How can you tell the difference between a good music critic and a bad music critic with a single question? Well, your mileage may vary on this, but for my money, you need only
Read More »The Popdose Guide to Nick Lowe
Doesn’t look like the godfather of punk, does he? Well. Maybe not the godfather, but perhaps a kindly uncle. Either way, Nick Lowe’s footprint on punk — hell, on all of British pop music,
Read More »The Popdose Guide to Nick Lowe, Part Two
When last we left Nick Lowe — at the end of Part One last week — he was mired in a sales slump and battling the bottle. After the commercial disappointment of The Rose
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