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Redeeming Rod: Once in a Blue Moon

Matthew Bolin February 8, 2010 1

A lost Rod Stewart album...from the '90s? It's gotta be awful, right? Not so fast, says Matthew Bolin

CD Review: The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, “Preservation: An Album to Benefit Preservation Hall”

Jeff Giles February 4, 2010 6

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band has always been rooted in tradition, and at this point, the group is a tradition itself — to the point that quite a few of its albums are compilations

The Ninth Day of Mellowmas: Growlymas

Jeff Giles and Jason Hare December 9, 2009 15

Chances are, we'll never hear Tom Waits doing an album of bluegrass carols -- but if that day never comes, here's the next best thing

CD Review: Tom Waits, “Glitter & Doom Live”

Ken Shane November 25, 2009 7

It’s dark in here. Really dark. That’s probably for the best, because it makes it hard to see the creepy and crawly things. The slick and the slimy things. And that’s just the characters

The Friday Mixtape: All Souls Edition, 10/30/09

Dw. Dunphy October 30, 2009 5

Welcome back. Are you feeling comfortable? Good. Right about now, you’re sitting casually in your seat, perhaps in a chair staring at the monitor, perhaps bundled up on the couch, wrapped in your Snuggie,

Test of the Boomerang: Spring Mix

Ben Wiser April 1, 2009 3

Spring is here. Blue skies, green grass, allergens. Rainy afternoons and cool evenings. Spring, of course, is time for renewal, and I like to think of it as a time for some mental housecleaning

Popdose Gets ‘Faced: The Ultimate Drinking Mixtape

Zack Dennis March 17, 2009 26

A couple months ago, Jeff mentioned to me that he was thinking of putting together the Ultimate Drinking Mixtape in time for St. Patrick’s Day. I got so excited that I persuaded him to

Popdose Flashback: “Lyle Lovett and His Large Band”

Jack Feerick February 23, 2009 3

By 1989, Lyle Lovett had already been kicking around for a couple of years. He cut a unique figure from the start, a Texan Eraserhead with a knife-slash mouth, and there was a buzz

Basement Songs: Tom Waits, “Kentucky Avenue”

Scott Malchus September 18, 2008 14

The first time I heard Tom Waits’ “Kentucky Avenue” was in my AP English class back in 1987. My teacher, a brilliant “Mr. Chips” type of character named Mr. Denman, transformed what could have