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Download Now: The Winter Tradition “Tides and Telegrams”
Edinburgh pop/rock quartet, The Winter Tradition, rattle off arena sized stadium hooks so effortlessly, you wonder why every band doesn’t do it. Granted, they’re still in the club era of their career, but you
Read More »Popdose 2010: Ken Shane’s Top Albums of the Year
The Top Ten Albums of the Year, as rated by New Music Editor Ken Shane, along with a few that are bubbling under, and a couple of reissues
Read More »Popdose 2010: Kelly Stitzel’s Top Albums
Kelly Stitzel discusses some of her favorite albums of
Read More »Mix Six: “Voting, Elections, and Heartbreak”
In the U.S., it happens every two years: political campaigns, people voting, and ultimately heartbreak. The week's Mix Six is dedicated to the politicians we love and hate.
Read More »The Friday Mixtape: 7/16/10
Having a mopey summer, like me? This is the mix for you. Chris Isaak – Dancin’ from Baja Sessions (1996) Cotton Jones – Gotta Cheer Up from Paranoid Cocoon (2009) Aimee Mann – Nightmare
Read More »Live Music: 2010 Non-CommVention in Philadelphia
Non-Comm is the annual Triple A radio conference hosted by WXPN in Philadelphia, and held at that city’s wonderful venue, World Cafe Live. The conference draws radio programmers from all over the country for
Read More »CD Review: The National, “High Violet”
I’m sure it is a little bittersweet when your band has its highest debut ever –#3 to be exact – on the Billboard 200 album chart with its new, critically-acclaimed album, and the record
Read More »Live Music: St. Vincent @ MusicNOW Festival in Cincinnati, 3/31/10
Night two of the 2010 MusicNOW festival was the night I was most looking forward to. I am a huge fan of St. Vincent, the name under which young guitar virtuoso Annie Clark performs,
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