I get a lot of albums sent to me for review. The vast majority are things that I’ve requested from publicists or record labels. Occasionally, though, a person whose taste…
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Dw. Dunphy
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Imagine, if you will, that your joke gets taken for gospel and your testimony is mistaken for a joke. What would that do to you? It’s a question that heavy…
Ken Shane
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Old 97’s leader Rhett Miller has a real knack for taking lyrically dark material, and setting it to a upbeat tune. He takes that ability to a whole new level…
Ted Asregadoo
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Jessica Harp of pop-country duo the Wreckers is flying solo with her new album A Woman Needs — and talking about her work with Ted Asregadoo for a Popdose Interview.
David Medsker
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It’s back, bitches! David Medsker takes a break from Cover Me this week to briefly resurrect Scraps’ dearly loved, much-missed feature, Name That Tune.
Jon Cummings
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Just what the hell is a famous blue raincoat, anyway? Maybe Jon Cummings finds out in his new Popdose Interview with Leonard Cohen collaborator — and solo artist in her own right — Sharon Robinson.
Rob Smith
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When last we left Michael Schenker, he was totally shredding through the last 40 seconds of UFO’s majestic power ballad, “Try Me.” Mikey hung around the band for another year…
Mojo Flucke
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For this week’s Popdose Flashback, Mojo Flucke talks about Madchester, the Stone Roses’ much-loved debut, and one very special denim jacket.
Dw. Dunphy
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Two things happened to the producer’s lot when home recording went digital. We’ll cover the second later on, but before the laptop and PC, home recorders used cassette machines that…
Matchup Monkey
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“Ice-cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn’t illegal.” –Voltaire The Posies – “Flavor of the Month” Black Sheep – “Flavor of the Month” American Hi-Fi – “Flavor of the…
Robert Cass
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As the mayor of Bootleg City, it’s good to be king — or just mayor, I guess. Or how about “king-mayor”? But certainly not Sonia Sotomayor, who dared to suggest…
Dw. Dunphy
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Let’s go outside. No, let’s go waaaaay outside! Erik Sanko – The Perfect Flaw from Past Imperfect, Present Tense (2001) Eyesinweasel – There She Goes Again from Wrinkled Thoughts (2000)…
Jack Feerick
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Since I’ve joined the staff for this site, I’ve learned so many things just by virtue of being on the official Popdose e-mail list. For instance, d’you remember that high-larious…
Jason Hare
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Mellow Gold tracks, country crossovers, and uncomfortable backing vocals — join Jason Hare (and his childhood haircut) as he takes us back to June 7, 1975 for this edition of CHART ATTACK!
Scott Malchus
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While perusing the excellent selection of music stocked at the Burbank Public Library, I happened upon Sugarland’s Love on the Inside misplaced next to Keith Urban’s 18 Kids greatest hits…
Tom Werman
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In the latest installment of his Popdose series, Tom Werman looks back at a very busy 1978 — including two Ted Nugent albums, some Cheap Trick, and fun with Molly Hatchet.
Ken Shane
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NON-COMMvention is the premier annual event for North America’s noncommercial Triple A radio stations. It was founded by Dan Reed in 2001, when he was at radio station WFPK in…
Ken Shane
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Goodness gracious — Ken Shane has made his way through every moment of Neil Young’s ten-disc Archives, Volume 1. What will you get for your $280? Read his review to find out.
Tony Redman
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Holy moley! It’s more Smurfs! Yep, it’s another Way Out Wednesday with a second helping of those delightful little blue dudes, the Smurfs. I’m not really as attached to this…
David Medsker
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To say that I have a soft spot for musical melodrama would be a great understatement. “Unfinished Sympathy” by Massive Attack, for example. “In Denial” by the Pet Shop Boys…
Dave Steed
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So, I took the readers’ challenge (sort of) last week. I said that I knew nothing from Gordon Lightfoot except for the song I posted — “Baby Step Back” —…
Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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Welcome to the debut of a new series in which we place musicians on trial for their crimes against rock & roll. This week, Jeff Giles and Jason Hare argue over the fate of Sir Elton John.
John C. Hughes
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The recent release of a cleaned up and remastered Ultravox greatest hits compilation (including a bonus DVD with all the Midge Ure-era videos) got me thinking about how much I…
Steven Rosen
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In this week’s edition of Caught on Tape, Steven Rosen looks back at the time he interviewed — and threw food at — Joe Perry and Aerosmith.
Ted Asregadoo
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DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE On paper, it sounds like a moneymaking formula: take individual members from successful bands, put them together in a supergroup to make music, record the…
Robert Cass
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It’s been more than 25 years since Vanessa Williams became the first black Miss America. But when nude pictures of the former photographer’s assistant were published without her consent in Penthouse…
Rob Smith
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Cocktail Slippers, Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre (2009, Wicked Cool) Purchase this album at Amazon.com Isn’t it funny how quite often the finest practitioners of rock and roll–that most American of…
Taylor Long
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Save the massive excitement surrounding what was claimed to be his first and only show in the U.S. (though it seems he played Chicago three nights prior), everything about Wolfgang…
David Medsker
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After a Memorial Day break, David Medsker’s Cover Me is back and better than ever! (Or at least as good as ever.) Test your album art mojo in this week’s quiz!
Rob Smith
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Many thanks to Reader Jeff (an old pal from my Rutgers days) for reminding me about the time Uncle Donnie was invited up on stage at a D’Angelo show to…