If you’re a music fan of a certain age (ahem, I’m talking about my age), you cherish the alt-rock of your youth. Sometimes I long for the the mid-90s top 40…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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In recent years, Americana has become all the rage with foreign-born artists like Mumford & Sons chewing up and spitting out what traditionally was localized to the United States. In…
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Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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In which we cannot let Jason get away without one last “Last Christmas” massacre
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Matthew Bolin
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At 12:01 AM this morning, the world was gifted by The Beatles’ music appearing on virtually every available streaming service. But what have we gotten, and how does it sound?
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Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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Kids are singing, Santa’s crying, and it’s all Romeo’s Fault
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Ken Shane
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Donny Hathaway’s 1970 single has become a holiday standard
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Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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Our final Mellowmas flashback finds Jason on the streets of New York while Bob Dylan refuses to clear his throat
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Robert Cass
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The three members of Papas Fritas — Shivika Asthana, Keith Gendel, and Tony Goddess — discuss the creation of their self-titled debut album.
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Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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Our final “lost” post, featuring the Charlie Brown of Mellow Gold
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Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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Jeff: Holiday traditions, Jason. Everyone celebrates them differently. Jason: I personally like to drink gasoline straight from the pump, which I never did before Mellowmas. It’s a new-ish tradition. Jeff:…
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Keith Creighton
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Give 50 music writers a forum to tout their top 50 albums of the year and you’ll probably see 45 or so unique bands and albums on every person’s list. You’ll immediately…
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Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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Does Tommy Tutone know it’s Christmas? Unfortunately, yes he does
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Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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Kevin Cronin believes in Santa Claus; we no longer believe in anything
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Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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In which Jason auditions for the one and only Maurice Starr
Rob Ross
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Usually, I really have a hard time with Christmas songs, mainly because a) I can’t digest Christmas for the obvious reasons and b) the songs are always the same God…
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Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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Keeli is trying too hard for Mellowmas, or possibly actually not trying hard enough
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Dw. Dunphy
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Popdose debuts the first single from new album by Popdose Premiere: Gary Lucas and Jann Klose.
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Ken Shane
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Brook Benton scored a big comeback hit in 1960
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Rob Ross
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There are few people I can think of who come close to the sheer/unadulterated musical genius, skill and chops of Jaco Pastorius – the nearest that comes to mind is…
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Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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You knew we’d be revisiting this one, didn’t you?
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Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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There are some really dark Christmas songs out there, man
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Rob Ross
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It’s a pleasure and refreshing to see and hear so many newer bands taking a direct, no-nonsense approach to rock and roll again – there’s been too much of this…
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Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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In which we learn that a missing letter “y” can make a whole lot of difference
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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Years ago, London-based singer/songwriter Nemo James gave up a bustling career he’d built as an in-demand session guitar player, moved to Croatia, and started to go it alone. What he…
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Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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In which America robs their own vault for the second time on their own holiday album
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Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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In which Shelley Duvall goes completely over the deep end for Christmas
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Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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Santa Claus kissed Beulah, and now the rest of us have to suffer
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Ken Shane
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Ken Shane recommends some of the year’s best music books