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Read More »CD Review: Otis Redding, “Live On the Sunset Strip”
By the time a 24 year-old Otis Redding arrived in Los Angeles in 1966 for appearances that included a Hollywood Bowl show with Donovan, Sonny & Cher, and the Mamas & the Papas, and
Read More »CD Review: Various Artists, “Where the Action Is! L.A. Nuggets 1965 – 1968″
Just a week or so after tackling Rhino’s massive Big Star release, Keep An Eye on the Sky, I’m back writing about another huge effort from Rhino, Where the Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets
Read More »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."
Read More »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 and labels continue to
Read More »Cutouts Gone Wild!: Various Artists, “Largo”
Various Artists – Largo (1998) purchase this album Before telling you how much I love this album, and how I’ve hung onto it since stumbling across it in a used bin in the spring
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