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Jeff Giles
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Proving “twee” isn’t always necessarily a bad thing, Yael Meyer‘s Heartbeat finds her gossamer voice clinging like drops of honey to impossibly fine strands of acoustic guitar, ukulele, melodica, piano,…
Jon Cummings
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If you were watching music videos during the winter of 1990, you probably saw a lot of Taylor Dayne’s bustiers … watched Michael Bolton as he seemed to strain mightily…
Jason Miller
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I spent close to a decade playing songs from Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon on the radio every single day. I’ve bought the album about five times in…
Tony Redman
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In this week’s Way Out Wednesday, I’ll talk about the second album from novelty band Big Daddy. If you’d like to read their fictional backstory, you can find it in…
Dw. Dunphy
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Many of us are world-weary, hardened adults. Very little causes us to suddenly sit up in shock and engage in reflection. Saying “there’s nothing new under the sun” is unnecessary,…
Ken Shane
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I know that I have a tendency to dwell on the past, but it seems somehow sad to me that the release of a new album by a member of…
Dave Steed
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Here are even more songs by artists whose names begin with the letter S, as we continue looking at singles that charted below #40 on the Billboard Hot 100 in…
Dw. Dunphy
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The best of the albums by the enigmatic band Eels tend to come from a well of deep sadness, expressed from the sleepy, grumpy, slightly passive-aggressive viewpoint of Mark Oliver…
Jeff Giles
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I don’t know what prompted Ellis Paul to finally team up with his old pal Kristian Bush for an album, but I’m awfully happy they did, because the result —…
Michael Parr
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Vampire Weekend are back with a second batch of worldly pop, but is it any good? Michael Parr has the review.
Ken Shane
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If you read the Jon Cummings interview with Freedy Johnston on Popdose yesterday, you know that Rain on the City (Bar None) is his first studio album in eight years….
Dave Steed
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What’s purple, has two thumbs, and will most likely try to sue our asses for running this guide? Ladies and gents, Prince Rogers Nelson!
Ted Asregadoo
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DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE If video killed the radio star, then video games killed any stragglers that were left. Now that the kids are finding most of their music…
Rob Smith
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Popdose’s Rob Smith “Can’t Say No” to Japanese rock, or J-Rock. This first in an ongoing series of musical explorations based on reader suggestions covers X Japan, Luna Sea, and more!
Jon Cummings
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Singer/songwriter Freedy Johnston returns from an eight-year recording hiatus with a new album, Rain on the City, and a new outlook on the music business.
Anthony Hansen
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Oh. Hello, Whitesnake CD. How’ve you been? Yes, it has been a long time… (Oh Fuck.) Me? Oh, I’ve been fine, I guess. Can’t complain, you know? That Frank Zappa…
Jeff Giles
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He might be a little peeved about the band’s ongoing hiatus, but Jeff Giles still has enough love for the Sundays to celebrate their debut’s 20th birthday.
Michael Parr
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Mary J. Blige recently performed her new single, “I Am,” on the finale of Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance, surrounded by dancers costumed in some of her signature…
Annie Zaleski
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The mayor’s office in Bootleg City was completely dark as I cracked open the door. ”Thank God,” I thought to myself. I had absentmindedly left my Cure reissues there before…
Dave Lifton
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On Elvis Presley’s 75th birthday, Dave Lifton’s latest Infinite Play column pays tribute to the King by talking about Richard Thompson’s “From Galway to Graceland.”
Dw. Dunphy
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Plagiarism, or innocent mistake? We present the case in Rock Court’s Small Claims Division — your votes decide the answer!
Dw. Dunphy
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Things were not going well for The Seventy Sevens in 1990. They were always considered the bad boys of CCM, willing to take on taboo subjects their brethren wouldn’t dare…
Scott Malchus
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I dread an empty house. When Julie and the kids are out of town, as they were the week before Christmas, our home is too quiet. No matter how many…
Tony Redman
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I’ve written previously about the novelty group Big Daddy. In case you’ve slept since then, here’s the concept for the band: While on a USO tour of Southeast Asia in…
Ben Wiser
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I’m sure by now everyone is aware that Ronnie James Dio was diagnosed with stomach cancer in November. He is currently recovering from chemotherapy at home and recently posted a…
Rob Smith
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Popdose’s Rob Smith wants YOUR input for his new column, “Rob Smith Can’t Say No.” Send him your musical suggestions — anything you want — and he has to listen. Ready, set, go!
Dave Steed
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Ssssssssssssstop the relentless surge of Bottom Feeders songs by artists whose names begin with the letter S, you say? Never! Here are more singles that charted below #40 on the…
Ed Murray
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Despite the fact that it’s a band that’s been plying its craft for 25 years, mention the name Blue Rodeo to anyone other than a music blogger-journalist, and you’ll most…