Last September, the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) held a benefit in New York City for Kelly Buchanan, an independent singer/songwriter who suffered a traumatic brain injury…
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Anthony Hansen
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Been missing the Popdose Guides? So has Anthony Hansen — and unlike the rest of us, he’s gone and done something about it.
Michael Fortes
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Immediately after I had wrapped the Daniel James interview (which you undoubtedly watched last week) on February 15, the second part of the day began as I made my way to the train to cross the San Francisco Bay into Oakland. My appointment was at a practice space, which turned out to be a more convenient location for everyone than an apartment. Awaiting me there were Robin Landy and Eric Kuhn, the instrumental indie rock duo known as Silian Rail. I had met them on an assignment for Performer Magazine that, due to the company’s restructuring, was never published. I hope this episode can make up for it.
Will Harris
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She made many Popdosers’ hearts flutter during the wild and innocent ’80s, and now she’s here for a chat with — and answering reader questions presented by — the coolest kid in class, Will Harris.
Matchup Monkey
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“When a movie cuts to a beach shot with waves breaking in the background, it matters not how dramatic the cinematic moment, how drastic and ingenious the plot turn —…
Will Harris
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Now, where were we? Oh, that’s right: we were chatting with the one and only Francis Reader, frontman for the Trashcan Sinatras. If you tuned in last week (and you…
Jeff Vrabel
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Jeff Vrabel officially cracks open the Steel Horse Archives this week, and — what’s this? Cinderella comes crawling out!
David Medsker
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Good news, everyone! We’re doing Name That Tune again this week, and for purely silly reasons. See, if you look at the game numbers, you’ll see that Cover Me is…
Jon Cummings
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It’s been a busy time lately for Marshall Crenshaw: He released his 10th studio album, Jaggedland, last month; it’s his first proper release in six years, and his first for…
Rob Smith
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Uncle Donnie apparently had a short-lived career in producing music videos, back in the early days of MTV. Lev let that one slip one night while we were doing shots…
Dw. Dunphy
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Things should have been going swimmingly for The Cult. Their album Electric had succeeded in becoming the biker-rock record they hoped it would be – raw, straight-ahead and helmed by…
Popdose Staff
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Universal Music and Popdose are teaming up to give away two tickets to Tuesday’s Green Day/Kaiser Chiefs show at MSG. Want to win? See how!
Ken Shane
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Ken Shane is back in the crates this week, and he’s blowing the dust off a copy of a Hendrix classic.
Robert Cass
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The budget cuts continue in Bootleg City. This week I had to lay off the village idiot. It was a tough call. On the one hand, he’s provided countless hours…
Dw. Dunphy
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The more things change… Adam Again – Ain’t No Sunshine from Ten Songs by Adam Again (1988) Deliverance – Beauty And The Beast from Camelot in Smithereens (1995) Jacob’s Trouble…
Jack Feerick
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Who the heck is Livan, and where does he get off describing his sound as “Nine Inch Nails meets the Clash”? Jack Feerick investigates in this week’s edition of How Bad Can It Be?
Jeff Giles
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Got plans for next Friday? Popdose’s Jeff Giles and Jason Hare will be in Uncasville, CT, waiting for you to buy them a beer…and standing in line for a Jack Wagner concert.
Robert Cass
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“We’ve kinda found that people really dig one record of ours or another, and then kinda want that version of Wheat to be the one that they always get,” said…
Scott Malchus
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Take a moment to sit back, relax, and listen to the following piece of music. It’s “Clair de lune,” written by French composer, Claude Debussy, performed by pianist John O’Conor…
Tom Werman
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It has been over two weeks since I sent the two emails to Dee Snider’s web site and to his publicist. No reply so far, so I guess I won’t…
Tony Redman
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Here”™s a wonderful record of songs featuring Batman and some of his DC Comics cast of characters, sung by a group called the Merriettes. Like the Children”™s Treasury of Superman…
Ben Wiser
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In the first part of a multi-week look back at the double album, Ben Wiser revisits the birth of Pink Floyd’s The Wall.
David Medsker
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David Medsker is kicking up the bass for another beat-heavy installment of White Label Wednesday, and — hey, who let Chico DeBarge in here?
Dave Steed
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Dave Steed is here with the senses-shattering 61st week of Bottom Feeders — and this week, he’s shakin’ with the Money Man.
Ken Shane
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The Jayhawks, Music From the North Country: The Jayhawks Anthology – Deluxe Edition (Sony Legacy) In the grand history of pop music, there haven’t been all that many voices that…
Steven Rosen
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It was a day of unmatched California beauty; a startling and fiery sun perched high above in a crystal blue sky and blazed down promise. It was an essential day,…
Ann Logue
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Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported on the exaggerations and assumptions required to make the claim that Michael Jackson sold 750 million albums. He sold a lot of albums,…
Michael Fortes
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Michael Fortes drops in on Daniel James from the San Francisco-based trio Leopold and his Fiction as the Parlour to Parlour journey continues to cover the Bay Area.
John C. Hughes
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It must have sucked to be a non-Boy George member of Culture Club.Á‚ Well, except for Jon Moss, who was actually sucking a member of Culture Club.Á‚ Okay, cheap shot.Á‚ …