This year’s welcome return of England’s post punk provocateurs The Pop Group saw their first album in over 30 years, the critically-acclaimed Citizen Zombie – and now, they have released…
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The world lost a musical giant when Allen Toussaint died this week
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Some thoughts on New Orleans music legend, Allen Toussaint, who passed away last night (Nov. 9).
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How I missed this on its release in early 2014 is beyond my comprehension, but after seeing them a few nights ago on PBS’ “Music City Roots: Live From The…
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You’ve got to hand it to Canadien Carey Mercer, the principal performer-songwriter behind the baroque pop outfit Frog Eyes, whose Pickpocket’s Locket LP is licking ears these days around these parts:…
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With all the recent talk and writing about the return of the original Zombies, touring and performing their 1968 masterpiece Odessey & Oracle, I thought it might be nice to…
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Coldplay, Solomon Ray, Rush, and The Wild Wild in the Single Play spotlight this week!
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This terrific video – and fantastic song – hit the net a few days ago. Now Popdose is proud to share with you the newest video and latest track from…
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This is rock and roll, the right way – the way we first experienced it as kids – songs about women, life, aggravation – at a breakneck pace and full-on…
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Ken Shane
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A rare foray into the ’80s for a neo-soul smash with a classic soul pedigree
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Twenty years old, still a student and my God, what a songwriter and singer. Julien Baker of Memphis, Tennessee unleashes her solo debut album, Sprained Ankle, and this is one…
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Jeffrey Foucault has been around for a while; two albums with a project called Cold Satellite and four solo albums. This latest effort, Salt As Wolves (the title taken from…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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It’s rare in 2015 to find an artist who’s straight-up blues. So many would-be blues artists (would-be meaning “would have been 50 or 60 years ago) feel pressured by…
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Rob Ross
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Warm and languid, Zeke Duhon’s sound is the perfect complement to the encroaching cold. And the six songs that make up this debut E.P. fit the mood. Layered and textured,…
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Ken Shane
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The stars aligned in Muscle Shoals and produced a big hit for R.B. Greaves
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By 1983 and ’84, several of the changes that Al Stewart began on the 24 Carrots album (1980) had settled in for better or worse. There seemed to be a…
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Rob Ross
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A brand-new album from early ’80’s British Mod revivalists, The Moment, is cause for celebration. One of the best of the “second wave” to the Mod rebirth, The Moment had…
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Rob Ross
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A lengthy and, at times, wildly entertaining look at the (long time) Minneapolis-based label/arbiters of “noise core” or whatever you care to call it. The Color Of Noise chronicles –…
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A few weeks ago, we told you about the wonderful new album from A Fragile Tomorrow, Make Me Over. Well, now – here’s the video companion piece to the title…
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Oh, Jesus, just from those first guitar notes, this one just gets me right where I live. Crisp, 7th notes and chords, tight harmonies and a total rush, not discounting…
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Ken Shane
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JJ Jackson scored big with his classic dance hit in 1966 and again in 1969
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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Lots of artists seek collaboration as a way to expand their musical horizons and challenge themselves to think outside their genre-specific box. For Los Angeles-based artist Van Norden, however, collaboration…
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Rob Ross
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Brisk, cool, breezy – kind of the right sound for the encroaching autumn season. Formed in Columbus, Ohio and currently based in Brooklyn, The Huntertones have a feel that I…
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There are (as has often been observed) two kinds of people in this world. What those two kinds are — well, that’s a matter of personal interpretation. Myself, I tend…
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It can be a difficult prospect – reviewing an instrumental album. You try to look for emotions and imagery without the assistance of lyrics to guide you along. However, this…