A 60s soul sister from New Orleans, Mary Jane Hooper, graces tonight’s date song. Her no date counterpart? Dr. Dog.
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Jermaine’s in jail! A spooky, mysterious jail where everyone is oiled up! Check out his video, “Dynamite,” in this week’s Jheri Curl Fridays column.
If you could only listen to five albums, which ones would you choose? In this week’s Desert Island Discs, Erik Brandt makes his picks.
Chances are, unless you’re one of the approximately 15 people who live in my neck of the (literal) woods, you aren’t going to be in attendance for Willy Porter‘s Saturday…
Could I get any more excited for the release of Bonnie Raitt’s new album, Slipstream, on April 10? Possibly, if she’d agree to let me interview her. (Call me, Bonnie!)…
Mere weeks after releasing their A Valentine EP, US Elevator are set to return with a 7″ single for Record Store Day that finds the band covering Joni Mitchell’s “Both…
Chris Holmes reflects on one of heavy metal’s landmark albums, Iron Maiden’s “The Number of the Beast,” for this edition of Popdose Flashback ’82.
Gladys Knight & the Pips were one of the biggest acts of the ’70s. They reached their Motown peak with a Jim Weatherly penned hit in 1973.
What happens when you give iPods to a bunch of hard-touring musicians? They hand them out to strangers while giving an impromptu concert at the Grand Canyon, of course. And…
The Weeknight ’80s Dance Party is back! Are you ready to shake that fascist groove thang?
Both gods of modern rock, both capable of causing night terrors.
Why is this crudely drawn duck inflating his head with a tire pump? He’s celebrating the return of “Way Out Wednesday”!
Three years after releasing the rather wonderful You’re Gonna Glow in the Dark, Christopher the Conquered is ready to return with his next record, The Fate of a Good Man….
The first installment of AM Gold: 1971 features a fairly diverse range of pop — from the manly swagger of Tom Jones, to the super-cheery pop of Dawn, and finally to the potent realism of Carly Simon. Oh, and a song about drugs. Can’t forget the drugs. This was the ’70s after all.
Norah’s got another little broken heart for our listening pleasure.
Columbia Records released the debut album from Bob Dylan 50 years ago today. An appreciation from Ken Shane.
“Wait, did this all just happen?” That’s what we asked ourselves this morning, as we got up and prepared to go to our day jobs after five days at the…
This week Bottom Feeders asks, what can brown do for you?
Chuck Prophet is one of those musicians that opens your ears the first time you hear him. He’s a blistering guitarist and a singer who is rock and roll rough…
Note: This review was written by Lily Angelle, the junior member of our reporting team. AUSTIN – Friday’s official Third Man Records Texas Stand-Off showcase was surreal, something out of…
Bidding adieu to SXSW 2012 with notes, interviews, and more.
AUSTIN – Perhaps at this junction it might be helpful to briefly summarize the physical nature of the South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival, so it can serve as a…
Dave Lifton fills in for Leslie Liberatore for this week’s Song for the Soundtrack of Your Date (No Date).
Who’s ready for some Al B. Sure! The teen idol sings about losing a love interest to another woman in this week’s Jheri Curl Fridays column.
Randy Newman helps out in the first in a series of weekly middle fingers to the world.
AUSTIN – First off, our apologies today for all the up-and-coming acts that we were supposed to spotlight – Thursday at the South by Southwest music conference, the big names…
Flashback to 1992 and revisit the overlooked Up by Right Said Fred.
The Boss addresses his loyal subjects from a podium in Austin.
