Spottiswoode tells the story behind his song, “Chariot.”
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Jigga shows up on Bottom Feeders to show us how his career began.
South Londoner, Lianne La Havas delivers the date tonight. She’s got a little sweet talk from fellow British boy, Teddy Thompson. Happy date (no date) tonight.
Get ready to pop and lock your ass off with this week’s Jheri Curl Fridays song!
The changing mores of the 1960s eventually reached far beyond popular music. Motion pictures abandoned the production codes that had ruled since the 1930s and for the first time, the…
This week’s installment of AM Gold: 1978 features no Bee Gees songs, but two songs written by the Brothers Gibb.
The Intruders were one of the most important groups in soul music history.
You think finding a different bad song to write about every week is easy? That there’s no psychological price to be paid for this assignment? That no harm is done…
Perhaps no venue on Earth has shaped my taste in music the way Hollywood’s Hotel Cafe has. While I’ve seen legendary shows in cities across the country, the artists’ choice…
Rosie Flores is the musical embodiment of the term “she’s been around the block a few times.” Over a prolific 30-year career, she fronted cowpunk band the Screamin’ Sirens, became…
Forgotten Tomb release their best album to date. Plus new music from Sybreed and Indesinence.
The third most popular Jackson finally doesn’t take a back seat to his brother, in this edition of Bottom Feeders.
When it comes to truth in advertising, the name Tristan Prettyman basically sums up exactly what you get. She’s gorgeous. She writes lovely ballads. She can slay a song without…
2012 indie supergroup and SpongeBob Squarepants song creator sittin’ in a tree. D-A-T and I-N-G. Divine Fits meets Stew & the Negro Problem behind the bleachers.
British family group Five Star scored a top 10 R&B hit with “Can’t Wait Another Minute,” and we’re bringing it back for Jheri Curl Fridays!
Former Razorlight and current We Are Scientists drummer drops a new solo album. Popdose is giving away the title track.
The top of the Billboard album chart in the early months of 1969 had something for everybody: the Beatles’ psychedelic flights on the White Album, Glen Campbell’s adult country/pop on…
After a looooooong hiatus, Milwaukee’s The Figureheads are back with a new batch of hip hop for kids. The trio consists of Greg Marshall, Jeremy Bryan and Dave Olson. The new album Holy Monkey Mixtape is a tight, cohesive album with smart, thought-challenging lyrics at the forefront. Listen closely or you might miss the message. It serves as great conduit to educate
Finally, some new death metal worth listening to and the chaotic stylings of BTBAM.
Lou Rawls is remembered as a great entertainer. He was an equally great soul singer.
In the words of our own Jason Hare, esteemed curator of all things mellow, this second part of AM Gold: 1978 is, “seriously, the Mellow Goldiest list of all.”
I am always happy to accept reader suggestions for this feature, although I think this is the first request I’ve actually fulfilled. Art is supposed to reflect the times in…
Our writer was officially Shpongled, and lived to tell the tale.
Bottom Feeders closes out the letter I with some pimpin’ from Ronald Isley and the bad boys of reggae.
