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“The world don’t need any more songs.” —Bob Dylan If you follow me (or the AV Club) on Twitter, you probably read yesterday’s collaborative post between Steven Hyden and Greg…
Writer Steve Almond caught some hell a couple of weeks ago for a pre-release segment from his upcoming book, Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life, which outlined his brief,…
Jeff Giles follows a recommendation from a trusted friend, and ends up getting excited about the future of music all over again.
Alicia Keys, “Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart” from The Element of Freedom I find her albums awfully inconsistent, but Alicia Keys is a fine singles artist; other R&B performers…
In the fall of 1992, I was publishing a small Bay Area music newspaper– this was back in the BAM era, for those of you who were there, and a…
We like to think that once a musician has “made it big,” life is an endless series of MTV shoots and screaming fans — but like any career, it has its ups and downs. In a frank Popdose Interview, Jeff Giles discusses the less glamorous side of rock & roll with three musicians who have been there.
Labels? Who needs a record label? Sanders Bohlke is carving out success as a recording artist on his own, one television show at a time.
Go deep into the heart of Jack Wagner territory with Jeff Giles as he relives last Friday’s concert at the Mohegan Sun.
Got plans for next Friday? Popdose’s Jeff Giles and Jason Hare will be in Uncasville, CT, waiting for you to buy them a beer…and standing in line for a Jack Wagner concert.
My dad was an opera singer when he was a kid and later turned into a huge folk music fan. He taught himself to play guitar and would sing all…
Got some thoughts to share about the new design — good or bad? How about a wish list of past columns you’d like to see return to active duty? Check in with editor-in-chief Jeff Giles, whose latest Letter From the Editor discusses Popdose’s recent facelift.
I try to do right, I try to do right, because I only got, only got, only got, only got…all that I have is one life to live. These are…
Earlier this year, on my Twitter feed, I said something to the effect of “I can think of no argument against Demi Lovato’s music career.” It was a statement I…
I miss buying an album and lying on the floor for three days and going over it with a magnifying glass. I still go to the record store and spend…
Howdy, folks! Like Jim Anchower, I know it’s been a long time since I rapped at ya, but now that Popdose is a whole year old, I figured now would…