On a Thanksgiving night 35 years ago tomorrow, the Band bid farewell at The Last Waltz. Among the show’s many highlights was Van Morrison’s scintillating rendition of “Caravan.”
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Brian Boone
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An unlikely song hit #1 on the U.S. in 1962: “Sukiyaki” by Kyu Sakamoto. It’s the only song in Japanese to top the charts in America, and that’s especially surprising…
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Kelly Stitzel
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Kelly Stitzel wants you to have something to drown out the sounds of children screaming, realtives fighting, and in-laws nagging this Thanksgiving holiday. So to help you stay sane, she’s put together an extra fun ’80s Dance Party mix.
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Ted Asregadoo
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This week’s Mix Six gives you a sweet mix. Because what would Thanksgiving in the U.S. be without pie?
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As we kick off our look at AM Gold: 1967, we begin with a discussion on the merits of Time-Life’s track selection for the series.
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Dave Steed
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The Empire Shall Fall return with the first of a three-part EP release that challenges what you know about metalcore.
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Angela Zimmerman
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The funk tends to bring the fun, and Saturday night’s installment of San Francisco’s 10th annual Funk Festival lured the city’s dance party people out to help Afrolicious and the…
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Rob Smith
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Thirteen versions of “Sweet Child O’ Mine?” Must be Thanksgiving!
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Leslie Liberatore
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A grande, double shot of date songs tonight. Servin’ up fully-caffeinated and decaf, for your listening pleasure.
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Angela Zimmerman
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Straight out of Baltimore by way of Greenville, North Carolina, Future Islands brought their own brand of crazy to Bottom of the Hill on Tuesday night. The show, headlined by…
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Mike Heyliger
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Stop spreading rumors for a second and check out the latest Jheri Curl Fridays column!
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Ken Shane
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Ken Shane first saw Tower of Power live back in the ’70s, and he’s seen them many times since. After 44 years as a band, they can still bring the soul thunder.
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Brian Boone
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Daft Punk is a household name for music nerds now, and all the kids on the playground wear helmets and robot suits and speak French. Their sophomore album Discovery was…
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Mike Heyliger
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A comprehensive look at the careers of the members of one of the most influential R&B acts of all time.
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Our look at Time-Life’s “AM Gold” series chugs on with the final installment from 1966, featuring cuts from The Lovin’ Spoonful and The Righteous Brothers.
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Dw. Dunphy
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Is that a new Beach Boys song in the Citi Card commercial? No, not quite.
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Cory Smoot’s bandmembers in GWAR pay him the highest tribute a bemasked band can.
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Ken Shane
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Jon Stebbins has penned fine books about Beach Boys Dennis Wilson, and David Marks. “The Beach Boys FAQ” aspires to be the last word on the history of the band.
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Ted Asregadoo
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Where were you in 1988? For Popdose’s Ted Asregadoo, it was his college years, and guess what music he’s featuring this week?
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If you could only listen to five albums, which ones would you choose? In this edition of Desert Island Discs, Scotty Alan makes his picks.
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Dw. Dunphy
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Popdose’s Secret Single presents a true American classic; nehru jackets sold separately.
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Dw. Dunphy
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There is nobody singing today that can parallel the pain in Roy Orbison’s voice.
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Leslie Liberatore
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A double scoop of songs for that date you have tonight. No date? No worries. We got your flavor, too.
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Mike Heyliger
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Awww yeah. Now it’s a party! Kenny G. makes it to Jheri Curl Fridays!
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On the heels of the release of a brand new EP, Little Shalimar stops by and gives Popdose his choices for five Desert Island Discs.
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So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went, And took the fire with him, and a knife. And as they sojourned both of them together, Isaac the first-born spake…
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You take the good, you take the bad. You throw away the good and there you have All Because Of You, Lisa “Blair” Whelchel’s 1984 Contemporary Christian album.
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Ken Shane
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Led by vocalist Tre Williams, who can hold his own with the greats, The Revelations return with a brilliantly soulful new album, “Concrete Blues.”
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Brian Boone
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“Friday” is the Song of the Year for 2011. Over the course of about two weeks, this thing went from pseudo-professional amateur project to hipster YouTube sensation to cultural phenomenon…
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Boston-based Munk Duane has been a fixture in the local music scene for years. The New York-born musician went to college at the prestigious Berklee College of Music. His music…