Rap shifted out of the gangsta and East Coast/West Coast stuff in about 2000 and into a more rounded world where different styles had a shot at the mainstream. Outkast,…
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Kelly Stitzel
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Another week, another ’80s Dance Party. This week, Kelly finds further evidence of her theory that when an ’80s remix introduces the flute, it means business.
Dave Steed
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Dave Steed finishes up the letter T this week, celebrating the birthday of Bob Dylan with some Wilbury magic.
Something Else! Reviews
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Australia’s Little River Band placed 11 songs in the Top 40 in the late 1970s and early 1980s, becoming one of the most successful acts to come from Down Under….
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Popdose Staff
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Bob Dylan is 70 years old, and the Popdose Staff has pulled together a massive post to honor him. Here are 70 of our favorite Dylan songs, one for each year.
Rob Smith
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When Scottish cock rockers Nazareth slowed things down to play “Love Hurts,” the whole world slowed with them. Rob Smith pays tribute in this week’s Death by Power Ballad.
Rob Smith
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Rob Smith reviews the new Journey record, “Eclipse,” and finds a lot to like.
Dw. Dunphy
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Popdose.com faces the wrath of Journey fans everywhere with a review of their latest, Eclipse.
Mike Heyliger
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This week’s Jheri Curl Fridays looks at the ill-fated solo career of Earth Wind & Fire’s Maurice White, specifically his remake of Ben E. King’s “Stand by Me”.
Jeff Giles
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Bluegrass legend Del McCoury discusses his new album and tour with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.
Dave Steed
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Throw your horns up fellow Badass’ers. This week, it’s the rock ‘n roll album of the year!
Ken Shane
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Ken Shane reflects on the first birthday of his weekly Soul Serenade column and gifts another classic soul megamix to our readers.
Brian Boone
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Not that it’s a bad thing at all, but Graham Parker sounds almost exactly like Joe Jackson, Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, the Jam, and Marshall Crenshaw. Parker had been toiling…
Kelly Stitzel
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Throw some glitter in your hair, put a lot of make-up on your face and get ready to dance. If you need some eyeliner, Ricky Gervais will probably let you borrow some.
Zack Dennis
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As you know, our Ultimate Mixtapes are usually a collaborative process amongst the Popdose authors. Typically, we end up with a lot more suggested tracks than we can actually use. …
Dave Steed
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Bottom Feeders continues on with the letter T featuring Mr. Townshend, Toto and even Tin Machine.
Something Else! Reviews
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The Beatles, just as their creativity went supernova, quit the road in 1966 — frustrated over the inability of that period’s sound systems to amplify the increasingly complex work spinning…
Matt Wardlaw
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I continue to find new examples every day that the old saying “you can’t judge a book by its cover” really is true. In this case, it relates to the…
Will Harris
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With a little bit of luck, a whole lot of patience, and the name of Kirkus Reviews behind us, yes, it’s true: Scott Weiland talks to Popdose.
Dw. Dunphy
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Popdose.com checks out two comebacks: The Cars’ Move Like This and Urge Overkill’s Rock & Roll Submarine.
Rob Smith
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Rob Smith Can’t Say No to the surreal pop brilliance of a little yellow alien named Gustafer Yellowgold.
Jeff Giles
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After a 20-year hiatus, Radney Foster and Bill Lloyd are back together, with plenty to discuss — including their reunion, the new album, and more.
Mike Heyliger
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This week’s installment of Jheri Curl Fridays contains an unforgettable little ditty by Vanity entitled “Pretty Mess.”
Mike Heyliger
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De La Soul dead? Hardly? Their masterful sophomore effort, one of the best hip-hop albums of all time, gets the Flashback ’91 treatment on Popdose.
Dave Steed
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The ’80s invade Dave Steed’s metal palace with new music from Warrant, Black ‘n Blue and Anvil fighting for airtime amongst Anaal Nathrakh, A Forest of Stars, Jesu and a whole lot more.
Jeff Giles
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John Mayer – Belief Modest Mouse – Missed The Boat KT Tunstall – Suddenly I See Glen Hansard & MarkÁ©ta Irglová – Falling Slowly Ray LaMontagne – Three More Days…
Ken Shane
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“Dedicated To The One I Love” is a song that has been covered many times over the years. Ken Shane thinks that a 1972 version by The Temprees was distinctive.
Brian Boone
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“We” is a personal introduction by the Roches, about the Roches, from their first album, The Roches. After saying that they don’t give out their ages or their phone numbers,…
Kelly Stitzel
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Tonight, Kelly wants you to get in touch with your feminine side. It’s Ladies Night at the Weeknight ’80s Dance Party.
Zack Dennis
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In memory of Douglas Adams, on the tenth anniversary of his death, Popdose presents the ultimate mixtape to go along with the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.