Remembering Pete Seeger
This isn’t a proper obituary of Pete Seeger. If that’s what you want, please read Popdose founder Jeff Giles’ beautifully written retrospective over at Ultimate Classic Rock. Instead, I wanted...
Posts Tagged: "Pete Seeger"
Popblerd New Release Report 9/25/12: Push & Shove Your Way Into Your Record Store
No Doubt will be competing with Mumford & Sons and Lupe Fiasco for the title of this week's biggest selling new release. Who will emerge victorious?...
Popdose at Kirkus Reviews: Sportin’ a Woody for Folk Music
For almost 80 years, Kirkus Reviews has served as the industry bible for bookstore buyers, librarians, and ordinary readers alike. Now Popdose joins the Kirkus Book Bloggers Network to explore...
Popdose Presents: Songs of Freedom, Episode Two
For the second episode of “Popdose Presents: Songs of Freedom”, Matthew Bolin and Lyana Fernandez focus on the Occupy movement, especially its beginning point at Occupy Wall Street....
A Fan’s Notes: Newport Folk Festival 2011
Ken Shane was back at the Newport Folk Festival this year -- but this time, he wasn't just there as a journalist....
Digging for Gold: The Time-Life “AM Gold” Series, Part 5
Our celebration of AM Gold's compilation series continues with the first batch of songs from 1963. Hello Beach Boys!...
50CCM50, Part Five
Popdose.com presents the Top Ten CCM albums of all-time as determined by Dw. Dunphy....
CD Review: The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, “Preservation: An Album to Benefit Preservation Hall”
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band has always been rooted in tradition, and at this point, the group is a tradition itself — to the point that quite a few of...
CD Review: Pete Seeger, “Live in ’65″
Pete Seeger’s unlikely late-career resurgence continues with Live in ’65, Appleseed Recordings’ latest contribution to the folk icon’s vast catalog. Culled from a performance at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Music Hall, these...
Live Music: Folk Festival 50, Newport, R.I. (Day Two)
To be honest, I had my doubts about Day Two of Folk Festival 50. First of all, I was still tired from the day one. Next, it appeared that the...
Live Music: Folk Festival 50, Newport, R.I. (Day One)
The Newport Folk Festival turned 50 over the weekend, and Popdose's Ken Shane was there. Read his recap of the festival's first day here....
Versionality: “Stagger Lee”
In our new series, Kelly Stitzel and the Popdose staff bring you 27 -- count 'em! -- versions of the great blues-folk song "Stagger Lee."...
CD Review: Simon & Garfunkel, “Live 1969″
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel gave the world something that has never been fully recognized, I think. Now, I enjoy folk music and several of its most recognizable proponents, but...
Pete Seeger on “Late Night with David Letterman”
I’ve been waiting for this to show up on YouTube since the night it aired. Hallelujah:
...DVD Review: Pete Seeger, “The Power of Song”
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song purchase this DVD (Amazon) You need to see this movie. He’s happily existed on the outskirts of the pop culture landscape for the last...
Fall Music Preview: 21 New Releases to Listen For
Ah, the fourth quarter. It isn’t as much of an event as it used to be, but even as the music industry crumbles to dust before our very eyes, artists...
