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Dave Steed
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Keanu’s bad Canadian accent, the Simpsons, Liza Minnelli and Dave Steed’s dormroom exploits co-mingle this week in Bottom Feeders.
Something Else! Reviews
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His credentials are as deep as his records are extraordinary: Adrian Belew, after all, has had stints with Frank Zappa, David Bowie, the Talking Heads, King Crimson and Nine Inch…
Kelly Stitzel
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Kelly Stitzel thinks Eurovision is one of the most magical, over-the-top events of the year. Join her as she previews the 2011 Song Contest, which starts this week.
Rob Smith
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Death by Power Ballad returns, with Rob Smith discussing Sammy Hagar’s book, unheralded albums, and terrific power ballad “Halfway to Memphis.”
Matt Wardlaw
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So have you heard about that killer Europe ’72 box set that’s coming out later this year from The Grateful Dead? 22 Shows spread over a whopping 72 CDs encompassing…
Mike Heyliger
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Jheri Curl Fridays takes a look at The Jacksons’ star-crossed (and plain old strange) video for 1984’s “Torture.”
Dave Steed
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Is the new Sixx:A.M. CD badass? Or maybe you like some Mercyful Fate and Mastodon clones? Dave Steed gives you the lowdown on what’s badass this week in rock and metal.
Jeff Giles
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So I guess last week’s set was really the second KBCO Retrospective, and what I have filed as Volume 19 is actually the real Volume 18. Here you go —…
Ken Shane
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The Stax label released many of the seminal records in soul music history. The Stax Remasters series launches next week. We have a set for one lucky reader.
Brian Boone
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Before 2000, OutKast wasn’t known much outside of the rap world, as it was a southern-fried, alien-obsessed duo successfully reconciling gangsta swagga and innovative weirdness. Two breakthrough hits in 2001…
Kelly Stitzel
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This week’s Weeknight ’80s Dance Party is inspired one of Kelly’s favorite shows, Soul Train. “You can bet your last money, it’s all gonna be a stone gas, honey!”
Dave Steed
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Dave Steed moves on to the letter T this week, with the Talking Heads, Tesla and the hair metal transformation of Andy Taylor.
Something Else! Reviews
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Critics hung a soft-rock stone around their necks after the success of tunes like “I Won’t Hold You Back,” “99” and “I’ll Be Over You.” But Toto was never so…
Jason Hare
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If you were stranded on a desert island with Richard Marx, here are the five things you would need to keep him happy.
Will Harris
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He’s gone sailing, ridden like the wind, and been caught between the moon and New York City. Now, Christopher Cross is back with a new album: “Doctor Faith.”
Jeff Giles
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He’s never been a household name, but Steve Conn has produced, played with, and written for a long list of artists over the last several decades, and if you’re a…
David Medsker
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Or, to borrow an album title from the Judybats, Pain Makes You Beautiful. In 1990, Joe Jackson had just signed a spiffy new deal with Virgin Records after spending 10…
Dave Steed
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Nathan, Michael, Shawn and Wanya: four names that were on everyone’s mind 20 years ago. Dave Steed takes a look back at his awkward teen years and nights spent alone with Boyz II Men’s Cooleyhighharmony.
Jeff Giles
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Paul Simon – You’re The One Joan Osborne – Spooky Marc Cohn – Walking In Memphis Lucinda Williams – Can’t Let Go David Gray – Babylon Sheryl Crow – Home…
Dave Steed
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Dave Steed checks out what’s new in the world of badass-ity with new rockers from Andrew W.K., KMFDM, Samael, Wormrot and more. Rock on!
Ann Logue
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I’m a reluctant runner. Actually, I hate running. I run nonetheless because it is an efficient way to exercise, and I survive thanks to a little MP3 player and its…
Ken Shane
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Seeing the right Facebook post at the right time led Ken Shane to a very special Internet radio show. His Saturday nights have never been the same.
Brian Boone
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Every music movement or sea change has that one person that influenced the thing in the first place, but never quite got to cash in when the people were finally…
Kelly Stitzel
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This week’s ’80s Dance Party is brought to you by heartbreak, passion, longing, lace and dark lipstick.
Kelly Stitzel
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Kelly Stitzel remembers punk icon Poly Styrene, and shares the interview she gave Popdose before her untimely death.
Dave Steed
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Dave Steed finishes out the letter S this week as he looks at songs from Sting, Rod Stewart, Styx and more rockers from the ’80s.
Something Else! Reviews
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Beatles drummer Ringo Starr has taken his share of knocks over the years. Some of those, in the interest of full disclosure, came from us.
Ken Shane
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A new recovered tape that had been lost for 40 years provides compelling insight into Bob Dylan’s earliest days as a songwriter and performer.
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Michael Fortes
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Berkeley-based singer/songwriter/NorCal girl Ash Reiter radiates characteristically casual grace in this month’s Parlour to Parlour.