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Ed Murray
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The Zombies are celebrating the 40th anniversary of Odessey and Oracle, and Ed Murray says the band’s new DVD is chock full of tasty lo-fi goodness.
Scott Malchus
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Scott Malchus celebrates his 100th Basement Songs column by doing what he does best — opening his heart and fearlessly expressing his feelings.
Tony Redman
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This week, Tony Redman revisits a musical tribute to the barrel-tossing simian who stole countless quarters from children in the ’80s.
Jeff Giles
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Kansas marked its 35th anniversary this year with yet another live album, leaving Jeff Giles to sigh fearfully: You Again?
David Medsker
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David Medsker goes back in time and returns with a retro beat mix this week, featuring songs from a-ha, Wham!, Pet Shop Boys, Go West, and many more.
Dave Steed
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Crack open a Schlitz, bitches, because Bottom Feeders has reached the Bob Seger portion of the program. Are you ready for some old time rock & roll?
J.A. Bartlett
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November 18, 1984, is a Sunday. By Congressional resolution, it’s the first day of National Family Week. The New York Times publishes several articles about Baby Fae, the anonymous child…
Ken Shane
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Artie Lange has been a core cast member of the Howard Stern radio show for eight years. Even if you are not a Stern listener, you may have encountered Lange…
Michael Fortes
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What’s taking the Brother Kite so long to finish their next album? Michael Fortes finds out in a visit to the band’s Mason, NH studio in Episode 19 of Parlour to Parlour.
Jeff Giles
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One of the earlier “name artist” interviews in my writing career came when I spoke with Peter Cetera about the release of his fourth solo album, World Falling Down. During…
Ken Shane
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Earlier this week, I posted an item to Twitter (sorry, I refuse to use the word ‘tweeted’ in regard to any action I’ve ever taken) saying that I was listening…
Ken Shane
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How much do you know about Vic Chesnutt? You might know that he currently resides in Athens, GA, and that his first two albums were produced by that city’s most…
Dw. Dunphy
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7 Worlds Collide, spearheaded by Crowded House’s Neil Finn, is a loose collective formed with friends, acquaintances and contemporaries coming together in a studio to hash out some songs. It’s…
Ted Asregadoo
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For this week’s mix, Ted Asregadoo turned to the theme songs of some of his favorite shows for inspiration, including “Mad Men,” “House,” and “Lost.”
Jeff Giles
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When Norah Jones wafted onto the airwaves in 2002, her smoky, jazz-tinged piano pop was a startling breath of fresh air; after four years of Americanized Europop, the idea that…
David Medsker
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The Rules: MAXIMUM THREE GUESSES between updates of the list, to give everyone a chance to play. An update of the list is when I post the entire list of…
Jeff Giles
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She’s released six studio albums in the last 16 years, and none of them have sold fewer than half a million copies. Regardless of how you feel about Sheryl Crow’s…
Jeff Giles
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You’ve heard of West Coast, East Coast, Detroit, and Dirty South rap — and now, if Wale earns the kind of success he seems poised for, you can count on…
Jason Miller
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Most rock supergroups are less than the sum of their parts, so Jason Miller listened to Them Crooked Vultures with a cautious ear. Should you believe the hype?
Ken Shane
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Want to win a vinyl copy of 429 Records’ tribute to the Greenwich Village scene of the ’60s? Of course you do. Enter our contest here!
Matt Wardlaw
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This holiday season will offer you 7 Wishes. But what will you wish for first? Will it be the Jack Blades posable action figure? Dressed in authentic Midnight Madness-era stage attire,…
Dw. Dunphy
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If you’ve been following the Parlour to Parlour series here at Popdose, you may remember the featured artist from a few weeks back, the Spring Heeled Jacks Original Swinging Jass…
Jack Feerick
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Michael BublÁ©’s music might sound like a boring mishmash of adult contemporary tropes, but it’s just a front — he has a dark secret, and Jack Feerick knows what it is.
Jason Miller
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With contradictory reports about the future of Aerosmith in the news — and at least a decade of lousy albums ringing in his ears — Jason Miller is giving up. Or not.
Mojo Flucke
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Mike Bloomfield’s second album has received the digital reissue treatment, and Mojo Flucke revels in the “classic 1970s R&B and funk stew.”
Scott Malchus
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Scott Malchus gets fast and loud in this week’s Basement Songs, wishing his son a happy birthday to the strains of a Rock Band favorite.
Tony Redman
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Tony Redman has taken us to some way-out places before, but this week’s album — which follows a guitar-playing elephant into space — is WAY way out.
David Medsker
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They’ve mostly been forgotten in the US, but ABC is one of David Medsker’s favorite bands — and their 1985 remixes are perfect for this week’s installment of White Label Wednesday.
Dave Steed
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Dave Steed’s incredible Bottom Feeders reaches the letter S this week, which means it’s time to say goodbye to you and hello to some early ’80s Patty Smyth.