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Popdose’s Greatest Bits: Steely Dan
You remember the greatest hits...and now we take you into Steely Dan's deep cuts with a Greatest Bits for all you major dudes
Read More »Anatomy of a Song: Jay Graydon Discusses Steely Dan’s “Peg”
This week, we come back to "Peg" -- and guitarist Jay Graydon gives us the back story on how his famous solo for the song came together
Read More »One Day in Your Life: December 16, 1973
December 16, 1973, is a Sunday. The front-page story on many newspapers across the country regards the decision yesterday by the American Psychiatric Association to remove homosexuality from its list of psychiatric disorders. Also
Read More »CD Review: Venice, “Electric: Live and Amplified”
As a lover of vocal groups from the moment that my dad handed me my first Beach Boys album, I fell in love with the “California Sound” very early. I bought a lot of
Read More »Parlour to Parlour, Episode 16: The Spring Heeled Jacks Original Swinging Jass Band
I knew that the Spring Heeled Jacks Original Swinging Jass Band’s debut album, The Dicky Comstock Show, was going to be good. The band’s bassist/arranger (and a very good friend of mine), Josh Morrow,
Read More »CHART ATTACK!: 7/20/74
The beginning of disco, guest Beach Boy appearances, and the sound of John Denver being strangled -- it's all part of Jason Hare's latest edition of CHART ATTACK!
Read More »Song-Off Jr.: Doing It Again
Welcome to our first reader-requested Song-Off Jr. A while back, forwardgirl proposed a threesome…and although we felt a bit uncomfortable with it at first, we’ve finally decided it’s time for a little bit of
Read More »CHART ATTACK!: 2/14/81
Howdy, everybody! Happy Friday and welcome back to another edition of CHART ATTACK! This week’s mix is relatively eclectic, yet — as was often the case in the early ’80s — completely inoffensive. And
Read More »Hey, You Kids Get Out of My Yard!: Holdin’ Out for a Hero
When I was a kid, my heroes were, at the very least, deserving of adoration. The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Cheap Trick, Dan Pastorini (the one non-musician of the bunch) — the one thing they
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