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Rob Smith
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Ex-Kansas vocalist John Elefante offers his cover of “O Come All Ye Faithful,” and Popdose’s Death by Power Ballad is there to praise it, in the spirit of the holidays.
Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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What, pray tell, is a Northern Light Orchestra, and how do they “Celebrate Christmas”? Trust us, you don’t want to know.
Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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Who’s the squeakiest-cleanest little twerp ever to darken our Mellowmas door? Yes, folks, that’s right — it’s time for David Archuleta!
Ken Shane
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There had never been anything quite like them. They weren’t the cute mop-tops or acid-fueled freaks that had risen to fame in recent years. The members of Blood, Sweat &…
Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
2 Min Read
With Mellowmas Eve just a few short days away, it’s time for Jason and Jeff to celebrate the return of Dolly Parton — or is that Cesar Romero?
Matt Wardlaw
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Six years ago I was fed up with the state of affairs in Bootleg City, but determined to do something about it. A small group of Bootleg City school board…
Jason Hare
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Despite what you’ve seen every day so far this month, I really do enjoy listening to holiday music. In fact, I’m downright obsessive about collecting it, rating it in iTunes,…
Jason Hare
1 Min Read
Don’t know what to get your friends and loved ones for the holidays this year? If they’re lovers of merriment, obnoxious humor and immature behavior, we can think of no…
Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
2 Min Read
Do they know it’s Christmastime at all? No, they don’t — and with the pudding-soft harmonies of Air Supply as their guide, they never will.
Scott Malchus
3 Min Read
During the summer, when getting up to run at the crack of dawn didn’t mean donning four layers of clothes and a wool cap, I was able to run longer…
Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
3 Min Read
What in the hell is a Leighton Meester? Jeff and Jason find out the answer to this question — and more! — during today’s Mellowmas celebration.
Tony Redman
1 Min Read
With the holidays coming up, I thought I’d present a Christmas selection from my blog, ”Way Out Junk.” This features Boris Karloff, not too long after he narrated ”How the…
Dave Steed
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Whew. Friday morning was a big ol’ sigh of relief for me. My wife and I moved last Wednesday (hence my late-Thursday responses to part 81), and of course that…
Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
1 Min Read
Holiday music from a Madonna wannabe calling herself Lady Gaga…it’s just gotta be lousy, right? Right, guys?
J.A. Bartlett
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December 16, 1973, is a Sunday. The front-page story on many newspapers across the country regards the decision yesterday by the American Psychiatric Association to remove homosexuality from its list…
Jeff Giles
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In the fall of 1992, I was publishing a small Bay Area music newspaper– this was back in the BAM era, for those of you who were there, and a…
Michael Fortes
2 Min Read
Michael Fortes uncovers a power pop goldmine in Seattle when he finally meets The Tripwires’ John Ramberg in Episode 23 of Parlour to Parlour.
Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
1 Min Read
Screw gingerbread and eggnog — today, Lemmy proves that the real taste of Mellowmas is whiskey and unfiltered cigarettes. Hide your pets and daughters!
Ted Asregadoo
4 Min Read
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE As I wrap up this little musical tour of 1981, our last stop will really make you want to dance (or so I hope). Yeah,…
Jason Miller
2 Min Read
Bless me father, oh lord of rock almighty, for I have sinned. This is my first confession. Please try not to laugh at me. For the past few months, I…
Rob Smith
1 Min Read
This recent missive to Clive Davis, major label majordomo and Svengali to the Adult Contemporary set, discusses Uncle Donnie’s ideas for a post-comeback Whitney Houston comeback. Whether Clive or Whitney…
Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
1 Min Read
Quintessential one-hit wonder Tommy Tutone discovers his ex-girlfriend Jenny shares a phone number with Santa in today’s depressing installment of Mellowmas.
Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
1 Min Read
Phil Collins jokes! Staten Island insults! Luke Perry in blackface! It’s the thirteenth day of Mellowmas!
Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
1 Min Read
A dozen days into Mellowmas ’09, Jeff and Jason sift through the smoking wreckage of the Love Train to find an O’Jays Christmas.
Annie Zaleski
1 Min Read
Greetings, citizens of Bootleg City. It’s an honor being the first female interim mayor of this fair burg. But perhaps you’re wondering how I snagged this plush gig. No no…
Popdose Staff
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After two albums of well-received children’s music with Renee and Jeremy, former ’90s alt-rocker and founding Brad member Jeremy Toback has returned with a new grown-up project called ONS: Special…
Robert Cass
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How would you like to win a free copy of Legacy Recordings’ recent four-disc box set Do What You Want, Be What You Are: The Music of Daryl Hall &…
Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
1 Min Read
Because nothing says “Merry Christmas” like a pig-suckling, dolphin-voiced pianist, the time has come for us to listen to a little Tori Amos.
Scott Malchus
1 Min Read
On a frigid winter’s night in December 1994, a group of friends met at some bar in Lakewood, Ohio, I think the name of the place was Around the Corner….