I’ve said this before, but I tend to enjoy (more often than not) biographies of people I either know little-to-nothing about or people I’ve never been particularly interested in. I…
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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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Radio City with Jon Grayson and Rob Ross: Episode Thirty One Thirty one shows into what began as an experiment and has turned out to be a huge success… Once…
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Popdose introduced you to Brothers Prince, the twin Prince brothers (!) in June, who impressed us with their first offering, the perfectly-summer-y track, “Sun To Rise”. The Oakland natives are…
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Radio City with Jon Grayson and Rob Ross: Episode Thirty Once again, Jon and Rob come out swinging – touching on everything from the passings of Don Williams and Holger…
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Popdose is pleased to share with you a new track from New York’s own Jeremy & The Harlequins. A “classic” rock & roll love song, Jeremy Lublin (vocals/writer) offers, “‘With…
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We’ve been fans of Charleston, South Carolina’s A Fragile Tomorrow at Popdose for several years. Now, lead singer/guitarist Sean Kelly is stepping into the light on his own with his…
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Grant Hart, the legendary singer/songwriter/drummer for Husker Du has died at the age of 56, according to reports, after a long battle with cancer. At around 2 a.m. Eastern time,…
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If songs are children and Indigo Dreamers are the parents then Lessons of Blue is the documentation of the growing pains, nostalgia, and joy of maturation. The album began three…
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Radio City with Jon Grayson and Rob Ross: Episode Twenty Nine These two are tireless and fearless – tackling every issue under the sun – which is why you should,…
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Don Williams, the Country Music Hall of Famer known as the “Gentle Giant,” died Friday, September 8th, after a short illness. An internationally popular country star, Williams recorded dozens of…
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Radio City with Jon Grayson and Rob Ross: Episode Twenty Eight – so much to talk about – so little time. Until the next one… Right out of the chute,…
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According to the press release, Sven-Erik Olsen spent most of his childhood in a constant state between daydreaming and brainstorming in Minneapolis. He explained, ”Throughout my childhood, and even into…
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So there have been a few occasions where I had been asked to write about Chris Bell’s I Am The Cosmos album – and I’ve done it. Having bought the…
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Nick Nicely is a name, I have to admit, I am not familiar with – but he is someone who has had a very long career (albeit without a wide…
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Radio City with Jon Grayson and Rob Ross: Twenty Seven… nah, I got nothin’. Except here they come again! Undoubtedly, this is one of those wonderful, lengthy and absorbing conversations…
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Los Angeles based singer/songwriter Matt Westerman writes upbeat acoustic pop songs with a positive, compassionate message meant to uplift and inspire listeners everywhere. His debut record, Life Out Loud (due…
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Radio City with Jon Grayson and Rob Ross: Twenty Six – a half year’s worth of quality reportage! The tireless efforts of Jon and Rob mean that you have yet…
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Not what I would expect from the area of Kingston, New York (a very nice town), but Lara Hope and The Ark Tones dish up some kickin’ rockabilly on this,…
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Love Under Fire began as an interruption; singer-songwriter Dan Miraldi was ready to complete his fourth full-length album; the songs were written and demoed and the first single was released….
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I had only just heard Molly Tuttle’s name for the first time as she recently appeared singing dynamic harmonies on Korby Lenker’s newest album. So it was quite a fortuitous…
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Seth Glier’s new album, Birds, is steeped in conflict and contradictions. There’s grief and loss, but also strength and resilience; doubt and dismay, but also a sense of optimism as…
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Radio City with Jon Grayson and Rob Ross: 25 shows in and we’ve only started… The never-ending drive to defeat evil in music and laugh at the insanity we call…
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”Regan’s Song,” the latest video collaboration by Razorhouse bandleader Mark Panick and filmmaker and photographer Peter Rosenbaum, is an vivid, black and white tribute to Regan, who was a fixture…
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An interestingly compelling album from Florida’s Flagship Romance, Tales From The Self-Help Section is a low-key but powerful gathering of twelve songs that explore love, life and trying to cope…
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Radio City with Jon Grayson and Rob Ross: Kickin’ it harder than Jack Ryan on our 4th anniversary… Once again, Jon and Rob team up to compare notes and toss…
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Heirs Of Fortune isn’t a band per se (or so I gather); it’s a project overseen and directed by Terry Carolan, a mainstay of power pop mastery, especially in his…
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Once again, the city of Chicago is on the radar with this debut release from singer-songwriter Andy Pratt. This young talent mixes jazz, folk and some classical overtones in his…
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There’s quite a number of stories that go along with the songs behind Korby Lenker’s newest album, Thousand Springs, which is the seventh release from this East Nashville-based singer-songwriter. This…
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This is just so, so good, I’m not sure how or where to begin. I had the pleasure of working with Hootie & The Blowfish during my years at Atlantic…
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Radio City with Jon Grayson and Rob Ross: Strawberry Podcast #23! For the first time, Jon and Rob clash over the beauty and majesty of Reese’s white chocolate peanut butter…