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Desert Island Discs with Scotty Alan
If you could only listen to five albums, which ones would you choose? In this edition of Desert Island Discs, Scotty Alan makes his picks
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Digging for Gold: The Time-Life “AM Gold” Series, Part 8
And just like that, 1963 is in our rear-view mirrors. But before we speed ahead to '64 let's fire up the old transistor radio and check out the final group of tunes from
Read More »Digging for Gold: The Time-Life “AM Gold” Series, Part 6
Our look at AM Gold's 1963 entry tackles five very different tunes - from folk to soul to country
Read More »The Popdose Interview: Michael Gomoll of Joey’s Song
Michael Gomoll was someone that I first came to know in the early ’90s when we started trading bootleg tapes of concerts. Mike was a huge Del Amitri fan and folks like Mike were
Read More »CD Review: Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses, “Junky Star”
I don’t think I’ve used the word ‘astonishing’ in relation to an album in a long time. But the new Ryan Bingham album, Junky Star (Lost Highway), merits that kind of acclaim. Another thing
Read More »Live Music: Folk Festival 50, Newport, R.I. (Day Two)
To be honest, I had my doubts about Day Two of Folk Festival 50. First of all, I was still tired from the day one. Next, it appeared that the lineup wasn’t quite as
Read More »Live Music: Folk Festival 50, Newport, R.I. (Day One)
The Newport Folk Festival turned 50 over the weekend, and Popdose's Ken Shane was there. Read his recap of the festival's first day here
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 »The Popdose Interview: Justin Townes Earle
Listen up, Americana fans: Ken Shane says Justin Townes Earle is going to be a very big star. Read his interview with the singer/songwriter here!
Read More »Live Music: Akron/Family @ Union Pool, 3/29/09
“Everyone is guilty,” Akron/Family sang at their second gig at Union Pool, but if their performance was any indication, that fact isn’t getting to them. The bi-city band, based in New York as well
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