I’ve reached the point where I’ve stopped watching most trailers, because A) my kids won’t be quiet long enough for me to hear anything and B) every movie gets at least half a dozen of the damn things before it reaches theaters, so if you want to be surprised by anything that happens during the
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Jeff Giles
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The latest single from the band’s latest album, The Echo Show, arrives in my inbox just in time for 90-degree heat and a couple of kids out of school. This sounds…
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Jeff Giles
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If, like me, you shed a silent Gen X tear when Reading Rainbow was forced off the air a few years ago, and if, like me, you felt bad for longtime host LeVar Burton, whose public quest to drum up funding for his (utterly worthwhile) show came to naught, you’ll be happy to learn that
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We’re up to week #50 in our AM Gold series. That’s half of 100!
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There’s a volume of Time-Life’s AM Gold series called Teen Idols of the 70s, which features many of the usual suspects: the Partridge Family, Bobby Sherman, the Osmonds, the Jackson…
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Jeff Giles
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It’s no secret we love Brandon Schott around here — we’ve interviewed the man, and we gave his latest album, 13 Satellites, a
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Matthew Bolin
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A day late and more than a dollar short, here are my choices for the Top 10 Paul McCartney solo deep cuts.
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Would you want to be stranded with Recess Monkey
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Drew Holloway
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First off. Love that this is talking about “records.” I have so many fond memories of being in my basement with full access to my dad’s collection of LP’s and 45s. I loved the giant sleeves and artwork, the act of getting the record out and putting the arm down on one of my favorite
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Chris Jennings
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Revisiting the writing process behind the band’s debut album, “Yossi.”
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If you could only listen to five albums, which ones would you choose? In this edition of Desert Island Discs, the Sun Parade make their picks.
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Kelly Stitzel
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Watch a video collaboration between Dar Williams and progressive website The Message.
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Glen Hansard is an Oscar-winning songwriter, actor, lead singer of the Frames, half of the Swell Season and inspiration for Once, this season’s top Broadway musical. He’s also one hell…
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Keith Creighton
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“The Comeback Album” is one of rock’s great traditions, right up there with the sophomore slump, selling out, breaking-up and cashing in for a reunion tour. Every new Prince album…
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Matt Springer
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What’s most surprising about Out of the Game is that in spite of the presence of auteur producer Mark Ronson, it’s still a Rufus Wainwright record. And that’s a good…
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Dave Steed
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Miss E, Eazy and E-40 bring you Bottom Feeders, gangsta style.
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Leslie Liberatore
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A tortured tale of love & singlehood with The Decemberists and 60s Motown hopeful, Edd Henry. Though Henry virtually dropped into obscurity (until recently), The Decemberists have kept their love light on. Let your love light shine.
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Dave Steed
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Dave Steed throws his horns high for new releases from The Body and Witch Mountain.
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Keith Creighton
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No matter where you live; no matter how popular or awesome you think you are; no matter how many friends you have on Facebook; you are not safe. Laura Burhenn is…
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Mike Heyliger
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Because we want to have those ghostly synth noises in your head all weekend long, Nu Shooz’s “I Can’t Wait” pops up in this week’s Jheri Curl Friday column!
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Jeff Giles
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Well, he told us that song he released earlier this week wasn’t actually the first single from his upcoming album, and apparently he meant it: Mika’s “Celebrate,” embedded below, is…
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Michael Parr
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Because it’s Friday and you have nothing better to do! Join in this week’s Friday Five.
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J.A. Bartlett
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As the spring of ’67 turned into the Summer of Love, two of the top acts of 1966 returned to the top of the album chart as the world waited…
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Rich Appel
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Making a serious case (no, really!) for the year that gave us Chris Gaines
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Ken Shane
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James Carr was one of soul music’s most brilliant talents, but his career was derailed by mental illness.
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Jeff Giles
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I’ve reached the point where just reading the word “soul” in a press release is enough to make me roll my eyes, but damn if the Right Now don’t live…
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Kid folk duo Hullabaloo are set to release their new album, Raise a Ruckus on September 4th. The album is the duos 10th release and doesn’t see them stray too far from their to folk, twangy rock sound. The album has a couple of guest artists too. Molly Ledford of Lunch Money, GRAMMY winners Buck
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1973 didn’t end on such a high note for our humble AM Gold series, so maybe 1974 will pick things up nicely. Maybe.