Released on January 13th 1984…the Pretenders’ “Learning to Crawl” turns 40 years old.
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Popdose Staff
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Can a song change the world? Popular music has always been looked on as something of a disposable pleasure: reflective of its times, sure, but meant to be played among…
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Ann Logue
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I’m a Pretenders fangirl, not an objective reviewer. Like Chrissie Hynde, I grew up in Northeast Ohio. I was in high school when ”Brass in Pocket“ came out, and when the…
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Ken Shane
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The Persuaders recorded a big hit of their own and original versions of hits for others
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Dave Lifton
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I can rarely predict where a column about music is going to raise my ire next. I’ve all-but stopped reading Lefsetz recently in the name of self-preservation, and on those…
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Scott Malchus
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Popdose presents “Legendary,” a serial novel with art and music. Chapter 1: It’s 1987. Meet Allison, a girl who’s just gotten through the worst year of her life.
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Matt Wardlaw
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Susanna Hoffs drops by the Popdose lounge to talk about the latest Under The Covers album, her ongoing collaboration with Matthew Sweet.
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Dave Steed
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Two of the best artists of all time show up – PM Dawn and Prince.
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Popdose Staff
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Once more unto the breach, dear friends! As we cracked open Disc Five of this 7-disc mammoth, releasing a faint mingled scent of Pop Rocks, Aqua Net, and the first…
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Chris Holmes
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Chart Attack! is back for episode 2, covering the Top 10 from March 19, 1983.
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Matt Wardlaw
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You know that one song, but there’s a lot more that you should also know about Dada.
Brian Boone
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A look at songs that aren’t necessarily good or bad, merely ones that, because of the climate of the music world during their release, somehow, someway, were not the massive…
Dave Steed
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Shane MacGowan’s teeth show up this week on Bottom Feeders and surprisingly they don’t scare off Chrissie Hynde, Johnny Rotten or Iggy Pop.
Popdose Staff
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The Popdose Staff thought that the best way to celebrate the second to last day of Mellowmas was to set the DeLorean back to the glam year of 1980, virtually…
Scott Malchus
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As I did a quick dance to get around a woman standing idle on the steps at the train station, my iPod shuffled on to “I’ll Stand by You” and I knew that I had to write a few words. I can’t think of a more appropriate message at this time of the year, especially in these hard times.
Ted Asregadoo
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DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE The other night I was flipping through the channels on TV and I stumbled on a live performance of the Pretenders on PBS. Hearing songs…
Annie Zaleski
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Greetings, citizens of Bootleg City. It’s an honor being the first female interim mayor of this fair burg. But perhaps you’re wondering how I snagged this plush gig. No no…
Ted Asregadoo
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DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE Last week we hung out with the rocker crowd from 1981, and this week it’s time to see what the new wave kids were into. …
Dave Steed
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Dave Steed’s Bottom Feeders moves into week three of the letter P, which means it’s time for things to get mighty purple around here — and hey, is that the Web Sheriff’s siren we hear in the distance?
Ted Asregadoo
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DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE One of the lost arts of being a radio DJ is the art of mixing records. Nothing too pre-planned, mind you — just starting with…
Ann Logue
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Chrissie Hynde: rock star, activist … restaurateur? Ann Logue broke bread at Hynde’s Akron, Ohio, eatery, VegiTerranean, and is back to tell us about it.
Ted Asregadoo
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DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE Hi, kids! Are you back for more? Okay then, let’s settle in for another weekly mix brought you by yours truly! This time, Mix Sixers,…
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