Behold, that rarest of pop animals: The five-minute song that actually feels too short. I’m not kidding — I was actually sort of pissed when State Broadcasters‘ “Trespassers” ended, because…
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Jeff Giles
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Hola, amigos! I know it’s been a long time since I rapped at ya about the greatness of Julian Velard, but good news — Brooklyn’s baddest pop songwriting wizard is…
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Jeff Giles
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During my 20s, when I was a callow and heartbroken youth, I went on a catastrophic date with a woman who spent half of our dinner talking about her dreams…
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Jeff Giles
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What’s a winterval? It’s like an interval, only colder, I guess — and it’s also the latest hypnotic eight-minute track from electronic artist Sam Willis, who’s getting ready to release…
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Jeff Giles
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Happy Hump Day, dear readers! To celebrate, here’s a video from a young blooze-rock quartet whose songs sound like they’re probably pretty much all about humping. I mean, not that…
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Popdose Staff
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There’s only one way to truly appreciate this week’s AM Gold: 1976 entries, and that’s to listen once again to the famous Casey Kasem rant inspired by Henry Gross. RIP Snuggles.
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J.A. Bartlett
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The best thing about writing World’s Worst Songs is when people disagree. I am under no illusions that my opinion in these matters is definitive, and I don’t mind being…
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Jeff Giles
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Trails and Ways’ latest single boasts a martial beat, dreamy vocals breathing life into an addictive melody, and the band is out promoting a good cause in the bargain. I…
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Popdose Staff
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If you had to go away for a while and you could only take five of your favorite albums with you, which ones would you choose? Yes, we know it…
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Joshua Ketchmark
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Take what you love and make it your life. That phrase comes to mind when I think of writing the song “Saving Grace,” from the Dreamers Disease EP. The opening…
Keith Creighton
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Around the same time Lana Del Rey bombed on SNL and was promptly crushed under the full weight of the hype machine, Stockholm’s Labrador Records quietly released a trio of…
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Keith Creighton
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A free-wheeling discussion about music, life, and politics — and, of course, Hawley’s excellent new album, Standing at the Sky’s Edge.
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Jeff Giles
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Everyone is fixated on Mars right now, but for a couple of Boston-area musicians, it’s far more interesting to contemplate Life on Venus — and after listening to their latest…
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Dave Steed
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Cee-Lo Green and the Goodie Mob take on Amy Grant in a battle of the Bottom Feeders!
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Leslie Liberatore
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Songwriting siren Rickie Lee Jones lights up date night tonight. The woman knows her words. No daters get a Hollywood star. He’s walk of shame worthy.
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Michael Parr
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It’s Friday, time to relax, hit shuffle and dig into this week’s Friday Five.
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Ken Shane
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New Orleans came to Newport for opening night of this year’s Jazz Festival
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J.A. Bartlett
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Certain dates in pop-culture history ring with importance. On February 9, 1964, the Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show. On August 16, 1977, Elvis Presley died. Nobody stops to…
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Popdose Staff
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Slightly Stoopid’s DeLa takes time from promoting the band’s new album to give us a soulful list of Desert Island Discs.
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Ken Shane
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Carla Thomas had a stellar career that began with a ballad she wrote at age 15.
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Popdose Staff
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Gasoline might have been in short supply in the ’70s, but mellow tunes were not.
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J.A. Bartlett
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OK, this one hurts. But in the grand scheme of things, it was not entirely unpredictable. No artist with a major reputation needs the comprehensive box-set treatment more than Bob…
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Kelly Stitzel
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Kelly Stitzel returns from a month-long retreat with the Deadbeat Club in order to pull rank on the B-52’s seven studio albums.
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Popdose Staff
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Singer-songwriter Don DiLego gives us his five Desert Island Discs.
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Michael Fortes
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Pitch in to help fund the mastering and pressing of Ash Reiter’s new album and you could end up going on a skydiving trip!
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Dave Steed
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The Gin Blossoms pair up with Gillette this week to bring you Bottom Feeders.
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Dave Steed
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New releases from Bedemon, The Shovell and my first review in butchered Finnish.
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Leslie Liberatore
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Snuggle up, buttercup. Song for the Soundtrack of Your Date’s in the bag. No Date’s on deck with a heavyweight champion to guide you through your journey.
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Michael Parr
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It’s Friday, and I’m in love! Join in this week’s Friday Five and share in it.
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