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The Vinyl Diaries: Yes, “Close to the Edge”
Yes' "Close to the Edge" is a thing of beauty, at least in Rob Smith's "The Vinyl Diaries."
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The Popdose Podcast: Episode 18
Fandom: what does it mean, who inspires it, and where will you go in its name? We have some thoughts on the subject, and you'll hear 'em on Episode 18 of The Popdose Podcast!Read More »
CD Review: Brooklyn Rundfunk Orkestrata, “The Hills are Alive”
Did you ever wonder what Tales from Topographic Oceans might sound like if it were written by Rodgers and Hammerstein instead of Jon Anderson and Steve Howe? Me neither, but that’s just the type
Read More »Live Music: Asia in Cleveland, Ohio, 8/13/10
The need for new material from Asia is a subject that on paper, is highly debatable in certain circles. But for those that have caught the reactivated ’80s rockers live in the past few
Read More »Dw. Dunphy On… The Strange Case of Yes’s “Union”
There are few musical families as dysfunctional as Yes. Members fall in, they drop out, return with fanfare, depart with acrimony — this is a pattern that has cycled through the career of the
Read More »CD Review: Asia, “Omega”
Omega is Greek for that which is last, and although it’s a thought I wouldn’t have considered five years ago, that might be the best fate for this recording and the original lineup of
Read More »The Friday Mixtape: 6/12/09
Editor’s note: This week’s mixtape has an inordinate amount of song edits. While the prog purists who prefer the full-length epics might take offense, we simply cannot post 12-or-so tunes at 13-plus minutes apiece
Read More »Dw. Dunphy On… Penguimania 2009, Set 1
May is the unofficial start of the summer concert season, so to unofficially celebrate the shows of 2009, Popdose.com and Internet radio station The Penguin have teamed up for Penguimania 2009. Tune in each
Read More »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
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