Have you seen the new Showtime documentary Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don’t Know Me? I recommend it with a bit of reservation related to some rather dubious accusations that are…
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Popdose is pleased to share with you the brand new video from Chicago pop-meister Jonny Polonsky, from his most recent album, Unreleashed: Demos & Rarities, 1996 – 2018. The track,…
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David Medsker
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If the first show was a Hormone Monster, this one’s the Depression Kitty.
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Rob Ross
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“Better Man” from Zach Vinson’s forthcoming album And Yet (available on April 26th, 2019) arrives just in time for Valentine’s Day. The album explores less-charted relationship ground: what does it look like to stay…
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Keith Creighton
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Holden Laurence, guitarist for cinematic pop darlings, The Modern Electric, will soon release his second solo album, Rewire. It promises to be essential listening for fans of The Smiths, New…
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Ken Shane
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Elvis Presley has been accused of cultural appropriation. Whether you believe that or not, there is no doubt that one of his breakthrough singles was a song called “Hound Dog”…
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Keith Creighton
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Pritchard’s melodies are usually quite hummable off the bat, but his stories can take you just about anywhere — through love and anger, darkness and light.
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I’ve written about the Exciters before in this column, back in 2013. But that story was more of a reminiscence about my first band and a song called “Do-Wah-Diddy” that…
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Rob Ross
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Popdose is pleased to present to you this lyric video from singer-songwriter Rebecca Loebe, “Tattoo” – a piece about what we leave behind when relationships end. It’s one of the…
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Ken Shane
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There is no doubt that Atlantic Records played a huge role in exposing a wider audience to the sound of Rhythm & Blues. The label, which was founded by jazz…
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Rob Ross
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From a quiet cafe to a calming coast, acclaimed Aussie singer-songwriter Mark Wilkinson is searching nearly everywhere for healing – from the heartbreak of lost love on his melancholic…
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Keith Creighton
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Beth // James is an indie folk pop duo from Austin, Texas, a city where one can imagine 70 percent of the population is a member of an indie folk pop…
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Ken Shane
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The summer of 1966. I spent it on the beach and Boardwalk in Atlantic City. Incredible music poured out of tinny sounding transistor radio speakers everywhere I went. The…
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Keith Creighton
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In the year 2019, some 33 & 1/3 years after they started (give or take), The Reverend Horton Heat is bigger than ever. This past November, Victory Records released the…
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Ken Shane
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I chose this week’s song with some trepidation. It has been on my list of prospective features for a long time. The obvious reason is that on its surface, this…
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Keith Creighton
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While it’s safe to say most of us want to forget all about 2018, there are hundreds of incredible albums by stellar artists across the complete spectrum of genres that…
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David Medsker
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The idea came, as a lot of my ideas do, from a Duran Duran song. Do I have enough songs to do a full show about dreams? As I quickly…
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Ken Shane
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Happy New Year! During the holidays I decided to determine once and for all how long I’ve been writing this column. I searched the Popdose archives for that first column…
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Ken Shane
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Let’s face it, 2018 was not a very good year. The nation seemed to become even more divided and at times it felt like the whole world was about to…
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Keith Creighton
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Popdose is proud to present the world video premiere of DR King’s new single, “Gravedigger.”
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Ken Shane
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Alright, I admit it. There’s more Philly Soul covered in this column than music from any other soul capitol. There are a few reasons for that, the primary one being…
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Dan Walsh
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Led by Wilco’s Patrick Sansone on piano, Schoepp and his band become another link in this song’s chain.
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Ken Shane
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Some glorious Philadelphia soul preceded the glory years of Philly Soul
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Keith Creighton
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Friends, robots, Kardashians, lend me your ears. Remember the days when you didn’t rely on a streaming algorithm to turn you onto new music? That’s right, back when your parents,…
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Ken Shane
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The Clovers long, distinguished career began in 1946 and hasn’t ended yet
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Ted Asregadoo
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Fleetwood Mac delivers a solid performance at Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA
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Ken Shane
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Two years after the Five Stairsteps brought a song of hope to the Top 10 the Edwin Hawkins Singers brought their gospel soul to it
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We caught up with Matthew to talk about the vinyl reissues of his ’90s catalog plus the special Record Store Day release that will be out on November 24th.
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Douglas Esper
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We spoke with Adrian to get the scoop on his new Faith No More book, some tips and song suggestions for non-FNM fans and lots more.