A few years ago, while promoting Sonic Highways, Dave Grohl told the Television Critics Association, “I don’t want my kid to think that the only way you can be a…
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Justin Vellucci
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Every 10 years, Mark Deutrom goes through some fresh hell. Take 1998, a couple of hells ago. Deutrom was recording his first solo record — the excellent The Silent Treatment,…
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Ken Shane
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When Dennis Edwards replaced David Ruffin in the Temptations their sound changed but the hits kept coming
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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In December, we had a pretty wild night in Los Angeles — a weird, bright ball of light appeared in the sky over the San Fernando Valley. Turned out it…
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The turkey is on the platter, but you may not want to take a bite. This one is RARE.
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Before we get to the heart of the matter, here’s a quick history/primer on Mr. Luther Russell, the marvelous Los Angeles guitarist/producer: he’s been recording since 1991, initially as lead…
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Justin Vellucci
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There’s much to celebrate about Pissing Stars, the second solo LP — out today on Constellation Records — from Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Thee Silver Mt. Zion co-founder Efrim…
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David Medsker
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This is literally The Deb Medsker Show. It’s all about my honey.
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Rob Ross
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Amy Rigby has been doing her thing since she was a member of The Shams (when I first saw her) and slicing through pop mediocrity from the time she released…
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Ken Shane
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On February 2, Omnivore Recordings will release the third and fourth discs in their splendid compilation series The Ru-Jac Records story. Ru-Jac was a Baltimore-based soul and R&B label founded…
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David Medsker
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If there is anything holding the album back, it’s the insistence on a radio-friendly unit shifter.
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Good day, Monday morning quarterbacks! Once upon a time, long ago (well, not THAT long ago), Popdose had the Friday Mixtape feature, a regular fixture of the site. It was…
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Keith Creighton
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A week after the latest government shutdown, the fates of Dreamers, the 800,000 people currently in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), have been reduced to a single…
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David Medsker
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“Kirsty MacColl was cute as a button and smarter than anyone, and didn’t take any bullshit.”
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Ken Shane
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Hugh Masekela topped the charts with his 1968 hit but had a life and career that reached far beyond that hit
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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Australian band Jacobs Run embraces a sound that’s semi-throwback insofar as it’s what you’d expect a rock band to sound like. At a time when rock is an endangered species…
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Rob Ross
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Dear God, this is amazing. Not because it’s Big Star – let’s make one thing clear from the outset: I don’t like live albums as a rule of thumb; I…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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Though I currently live in Los Angeles, New York is my adopted home. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t actively miss it several times a day. Sometimes, even…
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Justin Vellucci
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I still remember the CD. My Mudhoney collection was fairly impressive in ’93, having dug deep into the band’s Sub Pop soil, but the disc I found at Vintage Vinyl,…
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Jack Feerick
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(Archive.) Sunday, January 1, 2017 As we begin the new year, the ranks of Roscoe’s Basement are kind of beat up. Craig is walking wounded pending his hernia surgery, and…
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David Medsker
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Total widescreen pop show this week, and new Simple Minds!
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Ken Shane
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When funk was in its ascendency BT Express set the charts on fire with their first two singles
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Rob Ross
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Jaguwar began life as a trio, formed in Berlin, Germany by OyÁ¨mi and Lemmy in 2012. Their drummer Chris signed up in 2014 to complete the current line-up; to date,…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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A few years ago, I was fortunate enough to gain exposure to a variety of world music through an artist I was working with, particularly Indian melodies that were, at…
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Rob Ross
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Popdose presents another exclusive premiere with this new song from San Francisco-based singer Jack Mosbacher. “Ready For Something Good” is the title track from his upcoming album of the same…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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As the world gears up for the Grammys, it seems like pop fever has swept the nation (or maybe just LA, where I live). I’m finding myself turning to some…
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Rob Ross
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Popdose is very pleased and proud to present to you the first brand new track from acclaimed singer/songwriter/guitarist Steve Barton (from the legendary band, Translator), “Before I Get Too Young”….
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Ted Asregadoo
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“David Bowie: The Last Five Years” — with many detours back to the ’60s, ’70s, and early 2000s.
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Ken Shane
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Bill Medley wrote a moderate hit for the Righteous Brothers in 1963. Three years later, Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels made it a smash.