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Dw. Dunphy
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So I had a great idea. An entire post about fake rock bands — groups made up for your cinematic pleasure that, in spite of not actually being real bands,…
Jon Cummings
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I’m a college student in an arena full of fresh-faced tweens and teens, all hopped up on free candy and wholesome vibes, and we’re awaiting an appearance by one of…
John C. Hughes
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Unknown to nearly everyone save the most devoted power-pop and glam aficionados, the Quick were managed by legendary Los Angeles scenester and Runaways cofounder Kim Fowley. Fowley also coproduced the…
Ed Murray
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Like most listeners, the first time I heard the song “Farmer John” was on the Neil Young & Crazy Horse return-to-form album Ragged Glory in 1987. It seemed almost tailor-made…
Scott Malchus
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This week I received word that an old high school classmate, Steve Zella, is missing after a kayak accident in the Texas community where he works and lives with his…
Tom Werman
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(Editor’s Note: Since Popdose’s earliest days, we’ve been blessed with some of the smartest and most music-savvy readers on the Web — and so, when we unexpectedly made the acquaintance…
Mojo Flucke
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“Incongruous” is the only way to describe this night. First of all, UNH is perhaps the whitest venue in the whitest state in the union. Furthermore, the Godfather of Funk…
Tony Redman
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Today’s Way Out Wednesday features this album by the Peter Pan Orchestra and Chorus, called What’s the Good Word? It has fun little ditties about different parts of speech and…
Ben Wiser
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Noah Weiner has been the force behind The Grateful Dead Listening Guide for the past year. A longtime collector and fan of the Grateful Dead’s music, Noah digs deep into…
Ken Shane
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I’m not much of a believer in band reunions — they seldom result in any output that actually improves the band’s legacy, and often have just the opposite effect. Still,…
David Medsker
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This will be the last Mope Like Me column. In truth, I didn’t think I would be saying this, at least not this soon after launching it. I’m a sucker…
Dave Steed
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We’ve got another little half post this week so we can make a clean break from the letter H. Enjoy some more tracks from the ass end of the ’80s…
Ken Shane
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I don’t think it’s boastful to say that I know a little bit about music. I’m old, so I’ve been playing and listening to it for many years. In that…
Zack Dennis
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In 2002 I decided to cross one of the items off my bucket list (I hate that expression – if someone knows a better one please leave it in the…
John C. Hughes
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A quickie today, folks – I’m getting ready to move in with my betrothed, and I’m currently surrounded by boxes of stuff.Á‚ Moving is such a hassle, but I can’t…
Rob Smith
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Maybe eight or ten years ago, if you’d wanted to make some pretty decent money on a minimal investment, all you had to do was find a CD copy of…
Ted Asregadoo
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DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE Every now and then there are songs that come down the pike that people just love, love, love. But you know what? The songs are…
Will Harris
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How can you tell the difference between a good music critic and a bad music critic with a single question? Well, your mileage may vary on this, but for my…
Taylor Long
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The first time I heard A Love Supreme, I was on a train coming back from MacArthur Airport in Islip, Long Island. I was in my senior year of college…
David Medsker
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Q: What do you call a guy who hangs out with a bunch of musicians? A: A drummer. Personally, I don’t find that joke funny. There isn’t a single great…
Jon Cummings
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For a few precious years in the late 1980s and early ’90s, the most communal experience on the pop touring circuit was a family affair. Recording artist-producer Don Dixon and…
Jack Feerick
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By 1989, Lyle Lovett had already been kicking around for a couple of years. He cut a unique figure from the start, a Texan Eraserhead with a knife-slash mouth, and…
Robert Cass
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As mayor of Bootleg City, I’ve decided to make some changes around these parts. You see, recently I noticed that our fair city really is fair. In fact it’s downright…
Jack Feerick
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So I’m eating pork rinds naked at my computer, idly wiping my greasy hands on my thighs while the dog slouches in a corner licking her chops, and I come…
Dw. Dunphy
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10cc – Dreadlock Holiday from Bloody Tourists (1978) Adam Green – Emily from Gemstones (2005) Bonnie “Prince” Billy – The Way from Master and Everyone (2003) Del Shannon – Walk…
The Chartburn Panel
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Do not be alarmed! Do not adjust your set! Chartburn hasn’t gone away — it’s just sharing space with some more Friday features, including the new and improved Freshly Unwrapped,…
Dw. Dunphy
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Cover bands and karaoke hustlers, I am sorry. I have been far too rude to you for far too long. Accept my penance.
Dw. Dunphy
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Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel gave the world something that has never been fully recognized, I think. Now, I enjoy folk music and several of its most recognizable proponents, but…
John C. Hughes
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She’s the voice you hear on the Smiths’ “Ask” and Morrissey’s “Interesting Drug.” She’s the salty dame calling Shane McGowan a “cheap, lousy faggot” on the Pogues’ “Fairtytale of New…