Popdose presents the premiere of “Engadine”, from a new entry into the rock & roll fray, Television City. Television City is a Detroit roots rock band led by the songwriting…
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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 & Rob Ross: Episode Fifty One Once again, our intrepid reporters find themselves in the crossfire of pop culture gone awry. This week, Jon and…
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It’s not often that an artist will nowadays deliver a double album’s worth of brand new material; it’s even rarer when it’s a triple threat. More so, when an artist…
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Popdose is very pleased to present the exclusive premiere of this great new single from The Karyn Kuhl band, “Be Your Friend”. According to the Hoboken powerhouse players, “The Karyn…
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Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross: Episode Fifty Fifty shades of Jon and Rob doing their thing and you loving it all… Listen in as the boys go…
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Before we get to the heart of the matter, here’s a quick history/primer on Mr. Luther Russell, the marvelous Los Angeles guitarist/producer: he’s been recording since 1991, initially as lead…
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Amy Rigby has been doing her thing since she was a member of The Shams (when I first saw her) and slicing through pop mediocrity from the time she released…
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Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross: Episode Forty Nine Life just bounces, sometimes landing in strange but not surprising places – and Jon and Rob are willing to…
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Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross: Episode Forty Eight There is never a shortage of conversation; never a lull or dull moment for Jon and Rob as they…
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Dear God, this is amazing. Not because it’s Big Star – let’s make one thing clear from the outset: I don’t like live albums as a rule of thumb; I…
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Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross: Episode Forty Seven On this forty seventh (!) installment of Radio City…, Jon and Rob have no shortage of material or topics…
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Jaguwar began life as a trio, formed in Berlin, Germany by OyÁ¨mi and Lemmy in 2012. Their drummer Chris signed up in 2014 to complete the current line-up; to date,…
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Popdose presents another exclusive premiere with this new song from San Francisco-based singer Jack Mosbacher. “Ready For Something Good” is the title track from his upcoming album of the same…
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Popdose is very pleased and proud to present to you the first brand new track from acclaimed singer/songwriter/guitarist Steve Barton (from the legendary band, Translator), “Before I Get Too Young”….
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Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross: Episode Forty Six 2018 doesn’t even blink its’ sleepy, hungover eyes open as Jon and Rob get right back to work, talking…
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There are two very clear sides to viewing Gordon Sumner, a.k.a. Sting, the former singer/songwriter/bass player for The Police and solo star (since 1985). One is the objective eye, which…
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Ye gods, this is GOOD. Like “mega-good”. The moment the album started playing, I thought I was wrong and that this was an old Jimmy Smith album – A New…
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I’ve been a fan and was influenced very early on by The Yardbirds. I was never keen on Eric Clapton (and still am not) or Jimmy Page (although I do…
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As the adage goes, good things come to those who wait, and Death of Lovers’ highly anticipated debut album is not an exception. This neo-post-punk outfit’s first release—the Buried Under…
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Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross: Episode Forty Five (just like the 7″ record that spins with one glorious song on the “A” side and maybe a hidden…
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To start 2018 off the right way, it’s time to step into the Wayback Machine, circa the late ’70’s/early ’80’s in the New York/New Jersey area. My band was part…
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Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross: Episode Forty Four As we reach the holiday period, Jon and Rob tackle the aggravation that equals “Christmas time”; however, the guys…
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An interesting mixture of sounds and styles on this 4-song E.P. from The Get Ahead, a Portland-based five-piece outfit. Incredibly powerful – almost haunting vocals; flavors of gospel, soul, folk…
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Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross: Episode Forty Three When Jon and Rob get together, you know you’re in for a good listen to a great conversation. And…
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There’s a strange familiarity to the sounds coming from the debut self-titled album by Chicago’s Lucille Furs. I know I’ve heard the sinister harpsichord sound; the swirling organs, the ethereal…
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Here ’tis – a brand new track, in time for the holidays, from two of the finest singers/songwriters around, with a little help from their friends. Vicki Loveland and Van…
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Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross: Episode Forty Two Once again, our heroes go right to the task of dissecting (with wry humor and very on-point observations) the…
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According to the press release, “there are many moments, memories, people, and places stretched across Alex Rose’s Arcadian Pages. The debut album from the Los Angeles-born, Austin-raised musician is a…
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It’s always a good time around Popdose when we can debut a new track from one of our (collective) favorite bands, Populuxe. This trio of popmeisters return with a pretty…
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An interesting, left-field thing – a throwback, really. Kansas City native Anna St. Louis makes her debut on a cassette-only release, something you don’t expect in this day and age. …