Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross: Episode Forty One Having had so much fun and a great deal of success (even with a technology calamity) in doing a “freeform”…
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Rob Ross has been, for good, bad or indifferent, involved in the music industry for over 30 years - first as guitarist/singer/songwriter with The Punch Line, then as freelance journalist, producer and manager to working for independent and major record labels. He resides in Staten Island, New York with his wife and cats; he works out a lot, reads voraciously, loves Big Star and his orange Gretsch. Doesn't that make him neat?
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Here are the facts about Numero Group’s 3 C.D./4 L.P. set (with hardcover book), Savage Young DÁ¼: Most of the tapes came from the collection of Terry Katzman, the former…
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Popdose presents Swedish chanteuse Louise Lemon, and her new E.P., Malex. The E.P. was recorded during the sessions of Louise’s Purge E.P. (released earlier this year), produced by Randall Dunn…
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Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross: Episode Forty There’s never a shortage of interesting, infuriating and illuminating topics for Jon and Rob to discuss and dissect – and…
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This tenth (!) album from Michigan native May Erlewine isn’t (as one might guess) something you would usually find on my playlist, but every now and then, a welcome change…
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Radio City with Jon Grayson and Rob Ross: Episode Thirty Nine – “39 Smooth, Second Time Around” Like Episode 38, the 39th installment of Radio City… was lost, due to…
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Radio City with Jon Grayson and Rob Ross: Episode Thirty Eight (Version 2.0) – “The .38 Special #2” Due to an unexpected technical disaster, the originally-recorded edition of Episode 38…
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Popdose is pleased to present a brand new video from Los Angeles’ Kill My Coquette, who we introduced you to a few years ago. They’re back with their high-energy brand…
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You don’t really get to hear a great deal about Mick Ronson, the legendary guitarist who worked with David Bowie in those critical years, when Bowie’s star was finally on…
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If you’re thinking, “another Who compilation? So what?” you’d be both right and wrong. Right, because there have been an extraordinary amount in the last few years – wrong, because…
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A duo hailing from Washington, D.C., Broke Royals have an interesting sound and feel – for just two people, they mix in a lush, rich, full cornucopia of sounds. They’ve…
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Singer-songwriter Drew Kennedy’s eighth album, At Home In The Big Lonesome, was not an easy undertaking. The first day of recording at Sony Tree in Nashville, his manager, Scott Gunter,…
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Radio City with Jon Grayson and Rob Ross: Episode Thirty Seven In a short amount of time, this podcast series has grown in leaps and bounds. Episode 37 is no…
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Bodies of Water emerged from L.A.’s Highland Park neighborhood in the mid-00’s with Ears Will Pop & Eyes Will Blink, a winding trip through the most fervent sounds of weird…
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Radio City with Jon Grayson and Rob Ross: Episode Thirty Six The shows get longer – by demand and some necessity – so Jon and Rob are here to oblige,…
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So we’ve previewed and interviewed Sean Kelly of A Fragile Tomorrow in anticipation of his solo debut release, Time Bomb, Baby and it can be clearly said this album is…
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The truth is I had to put aside long-standing biases towards Chris Barron simply by virtue of the fact that I never liked Spin Doctors. I equated them with everything…
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Radio City with Jon Grayson and Rob Ross: Episode Thirty Five There’s never a dull moment or a lull in conversation with Jon and Rob, who just know how to…
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Goddamn, this is just so good. Period. Never mind who the members of this band are – well, okay, you should know; you need to know. Actor/raconteur Bill Mumy (yes,…
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The sounds coming out of the new release from Phoenix-based The Oxford Coma aren’t exactly those you would hope to buoy you up if you’re having a bad day. If…
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Radio City with Jon Grayson and Rob Ross: Episode Thirty Four There’s never any time to rest between shows and once again, Jon and Rob come up with another riveting,…
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Popdose presents Wendy Sweetlove — with a lavish and layered vocal, her new album Dirty Sunday has all the makings of a classic soul album, tinged with modern production. Her ability to maintain the…
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You can have two dozen bands attempt to “sound like The Beatles” which is all well and good, but when you have a group like The Red Button, you know…
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Radio City with Jon Grayson and Rob Ross: Episode Thirty Three Usually, the boys do that thing with a smart remark, a wink and a laugh. But this…
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Popdose would like to introduce you to Vaness Alegacy, a Toronto-based singer; we are presenting her debut video, which is also her first single, “Hoping & Waiting”. Ms. Alegacy is…
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This has quite a story, as per the press release that came along with this album – Faith Evans Ruch may remember her new album, Lessons in Falling, as the…
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Radio City with Jon Grayson and Rob Ross: Episode Thirty Two With every new episode, Jon and Rob explore different angles of varying topics, all with interesting dissections, assessments and…
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This latest album from Virginia native Dori Freeman has all the ear-markings of a quality release; a warm, embracing voice; melodies and top of the mark accompaniment. And Letters Never…
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I’ve been a fan of A Fragile Tomorrow for several years now. I reviewed their last two albums here on Popdose and had the opportunity to speak with/interview the twin…
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We at Popdose are very fond of Populuxe, Brooklyn’s trio of heavy pop hitters. A band that shows varied influences yet has a thing of their own, which isn’t easy…