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Rob Smith
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“Rob Smith Can’t Say No” to the new L.A. Guns cover album, even though he HATES cover albums. Check out his misery at Popdose.com
Ken Shane
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Non-Comm is the annual Triple A radio conference hosted by WXPN in Philadelphia, and held at that city’s wonderful venue, World Cafe Live. The conference draws radio programmers from all…
Robert Cass
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I’d like to start off by apologizing for my absence last week. After deciding to boycott all things Arizona from Bootleg City, I realized I’d never seen the old London…
Rob Smith
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D’ya like the Mamas & the Papas, the Association, Spanky and Our Gang, and other great ’60s pop? Popdose produces a plethora of it in this week’s Friday Mixtape.
Jeff Giles
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Lou Bega is back with a new album, leaving Jeff Giles to croak in horrified wonder: You Again?
Ken Shane
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There must come a time when a great artist gets tired of being just a critics darling, with a small but devoted band of hard core followers. When that happens,…
Scott Malchus
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”I think we should break up.” As those words crept out of my mouth, a cold sweat trickled down the back of my neck, even though it was 90 degrees…
Matt Wardlaw
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I am still living with your ghost … *interrupted thought* Oh, hi there. You’ll have to excuse me, because when I hear any mention of Santa Monica, I immediately think…
Ken Shane
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In 1972, the Isley Brothers, on the verge of becoming a six-piece, vocal instrumental family funk juggernaut, scored a minor hit with “Work to Do.”
Michael Fortes
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Where are they now? While we wait for the next round of Parlour to Parlour video interviews, Michael Fortes catches up with last year’s Parlour to Parlour subjects, starting with an exciting development in the world of The Brother Kite.
Ken Shane
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You know these guys, at least you know their work. Between them, Steve Cropper and Felix Cavaliere were complicit in the creation of dozens of hit records in the ’60s…
Dave Steed
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Dave Steed’s journey through the Billboard rock charts of the ’80s leads us to minor hits from Pat Benatar, Big Country, Black Sabbath, and more.
Dave Steed
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Is anyone but me fascinated that Ozzy Fucking Osbourne is still making records? Maybe I shouldn’t be, though, as after reading his autobiography, it’s clear that he’s going to make…
Matt Wardlaw
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Closing out the first leg of their latest U.S. tour, criminally underappreciated Canadian favorites Blue Rodeo spent Saturday night in Chicago with a surprisingly deep (and, at times, obscure) set…
Mike Heyliger
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With her 1999 debut, On How Life Is, Macy Gray set a standard that even then, it seemed unlikely she’d top. Blessed with a voice and a way with lyrics…
Dw. Dunphy
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It has occurred to me that through many a trial, and an equal number of errors, one of the most crucial steps in a recording project is the final mixing….
Dave Steed
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Over the past few years, Airbourne has gotten a lot of recognition by pretty much making music that sounds just like AC/DC. However, they sound downright pedestrian compared to Big…
Pete Chianca
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If there’s one thing American Slang isn’t, it’s a Bruce Springsteen tribute album. Gone are the direct references to Springsteen lyrics and mentions of Mary and Janey that dotted the…
Dw. Dunphy
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Writing a song is easy. You just bang out a chain of chords, always driving to the chorus as fast and as often as possible. Then you throw on some…
Dw. Dunphy
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This review, really, should be able to write itself. If you’re a fan of the Cure you don’t need to be sold on the merits of 1989’s Disintegration. If you’re…
Dw. Dunphy
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Some singles have just arrived on our doorstep, so now’s as good a time as any to scan what’s sailing ’round the horn. To kick things off, let’s talk about…
Jason Hare
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While there may not be a specific topic for Episode 10 of the Popdose Podcast, we promise you more intriguing and immature conversation between Jeff Giles, Jason Hare and Dave Lifton, culminating in an analysis of prosthetic…well, you’ll have to listen for yourself. Enjoy!
Scott Malchus
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It’s hard to pinpoint the moment I became a Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers fan. I know it was when I was my daughter’s age and Petty’s timeless song, ”The…
Darren Robbins
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When I was a kid, there was no Internet, which made getting my hands on great music almost impossible. From my small town in Michigan, Top 40 and AOR radio…
Ken Shane
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Last weekend I attended a Triple-A radio conference in Philadelphia. The event is called Non-Comm (as in noncommercial radio), and I’ll be writing more about it soon. One of the…
Tony Redman
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As you can see, this children’s album is performed by the Peter Pan Pop Singers and Orchestra, as opposed to just the Peter Pan Singers and Orchestra. I’m not sure…
Jeff Giles
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Growing up, I lived across the street from a middle-aged man who spent most of his free time working on a beautiful old car. He’d tune it up, polish it,…
Dave Steed
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Black metal has never really been my type of music. I’ve been ruined by a bunch of bands that had no clue what they were doing and pretty much all…
Dave Steed
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I pretty much hate myself right now. I hate myself because Hail the Villain is the type of group I’ve ripped a new asshole over the last decade or so….