Kelly Stitzel wanted have a conversation with Madonna about her latest album, “MDNA,” so she did. In her head.
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The Silversun Pickups return with a twisted new track from their May 8 release, Neck of the Woods.
Yes’ “Close to the Edge” is a thing of beauty, at least in Rob Smith’s “The Vinyl Diaries.”
Maxine Brown was one of the most respected soul singers of the ’60s. Then a fateful decision by her label left her in the lurch.
Fastway is back and gasp, rocks. Dave Steed reviews their new record and more loud music arriving in April.
In this, the second installment of AM Gold: 1971, we tackle one of music’s greatest mysteries. Just how many people are in Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds?
The Lumineers are among the latest and greatest of the new generation of rootsy folk-rock bands that have kept Americana fresh and captivating through the years. Like those musical contemporaries…
I think every new BoDeans album since 1996’s Blend has come with at least a vague sense of disappointment for me, but like Charlie Brown running to Lucy’s football, I…
Sometimes, your audience can be a little too enthusiastic.
This week’s Bottom Feeders features both songs that are gonna make you sweat and ones that make you go hmmmm….
On a dreary Saturday evening, it’s random Mixtapery!
A 60s soul sister from New Orleans, Mary Jane Hooper, graces tonight’s date song. Her no date counterpart? Dr. Dog.
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.
