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Something Else! Reviews
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The Talking Heads emerged weird, polished that weirdness, and let the world catch up.
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Popdose Staff
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Four men, ten albums, twenty incredible years: ladies and gentlemen, Sloan! Sloan is a Toronto-based rock quartet formed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1991. The band is known for their…
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Dave Lifton
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In which Bob possibly sets a new personal record for equivocation.
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Dw. Dunphy
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Popdose.com asks, who told Pinataland they were allowed to make a fun folk-pop record?
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Michael Fortes
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Hailing from Oakland, California, Quinn DeVeaux talks about the hybrid of gospel, blues and R&B that he calls blue beat in this month’s Parlour to Parlour.
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Popdose Staff
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There’s a noted lack of political commentary in modern pop music. Is that such a bad thing?
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Mike Heyliger
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When Nick Ashford passed away on Tuesday, the music world was robbed of a true legend. Nick, along with his partner (and later wife) Valerie Simpson, had a quarter-century run…
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Dave Steed
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Dave Steed checks out Pro-Pain as they turn 20 and gets his first taste of the Iron Lamb.
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Ted Asregadoo
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Are Truth & Salvage Co. the second coming of the Eagles? Ted Asregadoo weighs in on their debut album.
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Popdose Staff
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From chicken to coffee and Jimmy Buffett to Ryan Tedder, the Popdose staff recounts those musicians whose merchandising presences are grossly oversold.
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Ken Shane
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Jerry Leiber, a founding father of rock and roll, and one of the greatest songwriters in the history of popular music, died this week. Ken Shane pays tribute.
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Brian Boone
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Certain songs are so well-known that we assume they were hits, but their popularity is actually retroactive. “I Want Candy,” by Bow Wow Wow, for example, is a definitive ’80s…
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Robin Monica Alexander and Kelly Stitzel
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Robin Monica Alexander and Kelly Stitzel conclude their look at Madonna’s career by discussing the odds and ends of her discography and their favorite Madonna videos.
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Jeff Giles
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Who are MyNameIsJohnMichael, and why do you need to stop what you’re doing and listen to them? Find out here.
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Popdose Staff
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And just like that, 1963 is in our rear-view mirrors. But before we speed ahead to ’64 let’s fire up the old transistor radio and check out the final group of tunes from 1963.
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Tony Redman
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As your “Hey, look! Muppets!!” correspondent, I thought I’d mention that OK Go premiered a video for their version of the Muppet Show theme song from The Green Album, and…
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Popdose Staff
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via press release: Following on from her multi-million selling, multi-award winning, global smash of a debut album Lungs, Florence returns with new music and confirms the release date of her…
Something Else! Reviews
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In many ways, television is a technological wonder these days, what with remote controls, digital signals and DVRs. But, for those who fell in love with the old-school opening theme,…
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Dw. Dunphy
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Popdose.com’s review of Primus’ Green Naugahyde finds a portrait of the artists as grown men.
Dw. Dunphy
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If it is a positive review, why does Dw. Dunphy sound so down about Marillion’s “Live From Cadogan Hall”?
Matthew Boles
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Matthew Boles pays tribute to former Warrant frontman Jani Lane, who passed away on August 11, with a bootleg from the band’s concert in Tokyo on April 21, 1991.
Mike Heyliger
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Hey kids! Remember that time in the last Jheri Curl Fridays column when I talked about The Sylvers? That piece spoke in depth about oldest brother Leon Sylvers III and…
Dave Lifton
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Is Conan O’Brien like Zach Galifianakis, Dr. Luke, Tila Tequila, Bob Dylan, or Derek Jeter. Can’t he be all of them? Only one man and his primate knows for sure.
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Robin Monica Alexander and Kelly Stitzel
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Join Robin Monica Alexander and Kelly Stitzel as they continue their look at Her Madgesty’s illustrious career.
Jason Hare
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To celebrate the twentieth episode of The Popdose Podcast, Jeff, Jason and Dave are joined by music industry veteran (and longtime Popdose supporter) Peter Lubin for a varied and fascinating discussion on the biz. Take a listen!
Popdose Staff
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In conjunction with Chris Holmes’ fantastic Friday Mixtape, here are more Popdose musical turning points.
Chris Holmes
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Chris Holmes offers a selection of songs that helped him fall in love with some of his now-favorite artists, such as Randy Newman, Wilco, and Waylon Jennings.
Dave Steed
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Dave Steed takes a look at new releases from The Nightwatchman and Retox as well as reissues of classics from Discharge and Squash Bowels.
Ken Shane
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Lowman Pauling and the 5 Royales were a seminal influence on the young Steve Cropper. The legendary guitarist pays tribute to the group on a fine new album.