I’d just like to start this very, very belated follow-up to my piece on Wonderboy’s Napoleon Blown Apart album with a profound and heartfelt apology to the man who sat…
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Stay tuned throughout the weekend as we continue our tribute to Michael Jackson, with reflections and remembrances from the Popdose staff.
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Will Harris is going to be having a chat with Susanna Hoffs and Matthew Sweet soon, and — thoughtful guy that he is — he’d like to know if anyone has any questions they want answered.
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You submitted your questions for former XTC member Andy Partridge, and he answered them (well, most of them, anyway) during his Popdose Interview with Will Harris.
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I can still remember the first time I became acquainted with the band known as Wonderboy. I was writing for Flash Magazine – the Hampton Roads entertainment publication formerly known…
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Will Harris has lined up a Popdose Interview with pop songwriter extraordinaire and ex-XTC member Andy Partridge. Got any questions for Mr. Partridge? Let us know!
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This is how the history of Dave Wakeling goes: The English Beat, General Public, solo career, then back to General Public, and then to bring it nicely full circle, back…
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Well, folks, it’s time to take another dip into the wonderful world of Albums I Discovered While I Was Working At A Record Store. If you’re a former record store…
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If you’re a guitar guy, then all I have to do is write the name “Phil Keaggy” and you’re probably already prepared to offer up praise for his abilities. The…
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Given that the Osbourne family became the toast of MTV in 2002, thanks to their then-groundbreaking reality series, “The Osbournes,” it came as no real surprise when it was announced…
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How can you tell the difference between a good music critic and a bad music critic with a single question? Well, your mileage may vary on this, but for my…
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If you’ve been dreading the return of this column ever since Popdose ended its holiday hiatus, then allow me to tell you who you have to blame for my decision…
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It’s vacation time already? Awesome! Time to kick back, relax, and…oh, wait, I forgot: this is only a part-time writing gig, and I still have to keep doing my full-time…
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Live albums have been a staple of the music business for ages, and even if you’re someone who loudly proclaims to have no interest in them whatsoever, it’s probable that…
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When Kyle Vincent released his eponymous album on Hollywood Records in 1997, it looked for all the world that, after spending over a decade on a quest to earn himself…
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Jonatha Brooke is one of those artists whose name always sounds familiar – if only because, really, how many people named “Jonatha” do you know? – but whose music you…
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He’s the Devil on “Reaper,” he gave you nightmares as Leland Palmer on “Twin Peaks,” and he’s appeared in films ranging from “Bob Roberts” to “Robocop.” He’s Ray Wise, and…
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Last week’s column opened by noting that, when you hear the name “Don Dixon,” you’re probably more likely to think of him in terms of his production career than for…
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When you hear the name “Don Dixon,” you’re probably more likely to think of him in terms of his production career than for his accomplishments as a singer and songwriter…
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Has this ever happened to you? You’ve bought a new album. You put it on and hit “play,” and as it’s playing, you find that you’re enjoying it well enough,…
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Pity the publicist who offers up an exaggerated sense of their artist’s sound. I’ve been offering up some semblance of music criticism since I was a senior in high school…
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I can say without hesitation that today’s Hooks ‘N’ You was written more quickly and with less forethought in the history of the column, but whether that’s a good thing…
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Before I start talking about the Baltimore-based power pop band known as Splitsville, I should let them start talking…and I’ll do so by offering up the very first track from…
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I’m stunned and saddened to hear the news that producer / mixer Jerry Finn passed away yesterday as a result of the effects of a brain hemorrhage which occurred last…
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When music journalist Martin Fry popped ’round a practice by the band Vice Versa in Sheffield, England, in 1980, it’s unlikely that he had any idea that he was embarking…
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Many miles have I traveled since I first knowingly encountered the music of Isaac Hayes, so I hope you’ll forgive me if my memory is a bit hazy, but I’ve…
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Pop rules. I mean, it must. If it didn’t, would David Bash sign all of his E-mails with that phrase? Actually, he probably would. There are few individuals out there…
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No, I’m not dead, but neither can it really be said that I’ve been resting, either. Sorry for the monthlong interim between columns, but I was in Los Angeles July…
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I can still remember stumbling upon the CD for Voice of the Beehive’s Let It Bee for the first time. I guess you could argue that it stood out because,…
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As God is my witness, I had already planned to write this column before Jeff dropped the news in his column, Freshly Unwrapped, that Morten Harket was scheduled to release…