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Ken Shane
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A career of brilliant variety came to an end when Wilton Felder died this week
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Pete Chianca
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It was a canny move on the part of producer Stevie Van Zandt — he of E Street Band and “Sopranos” fame — not to try to shoehorn a ”modern”…
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Rob Ross
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A few short months ago, I introduced you to Grey Lands, the Ontario-based trio, with their single, “Another Lie”. And now, the band has made quite good on their promise…
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Dw. Dunphy
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You know Joe Jackson mainly by three songs. Here are ten others you should be aware of.
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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Every once in awhile, a strong female vocalist comes along who, besides having the chops to carry some truly radio-ready anthems, adds her own voice to a list of lady…
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Rob Ross
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I love this band and I’m not ashamed to admit it. It doesn’t make me biased – if anything, it makes me want to see/hear them stretch themselves into a…
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Dw. Dunphy
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It turns out “a Jane-Getter” is a person named Jane Getter, and she’s a pretty great guitar player.
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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The music business of the last 50 years is dead. Everyone knows that. The few major labels left standing are all but on their last gasps. Artists can’t rely on…
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Justin Vellucci
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Dear Reader: Staff writer Justin Vellucci promised us a review of Oblique Quartet’s debut record, Tlaloc Beat, in his words, ”by the end of May, drop-dead latest.” As I am…
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Michael Parr
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It’s the Friday Five! Shuffle through five random tracks from your library and share it with the Popdose community.
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Dw. Dunphy
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“Problem” does not now nor will ever rhyme with “solve them.”
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Matt Wardlaw
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Popdose presents the exclusive worldwide premiere of Mike Peters’ intimate new version of The Alarm’s classic favorite “Strength.” We spoke with Peters to get the story behind the new version.
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Ken Shane
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New York City had one big hit and a history of legendary connections
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Dw. Dunphy
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Pugwash is a band that jumped in the time machine in 1969 and, fortunately for us, arrived right on time now.
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Rob Ross
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At long last, New Jersey’s hardest working band, The Cynz, have a full-length release. A few facts, however – this is (predominantly) a compilation of tracks released on their prior…
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Ken Shane
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The Zombies were the second English group to have a #1 single in the US, trailing only the Beatles for that distinction, when their 1964 debut single “She’s Not There”…
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Rob Ross
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First, I’ll let you freak out over some of the names of the players who make up the current incarnation of The Orange Humble Band: Darryl Mather, the mind behind…
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Rob Ross
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This new album from Dan Whitley (yes, brother of the late, great Chris Whitley) is another exercise of finely-crafted, pure-American music – that wonderful mixture of country, folk, soul/groove and…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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Los Angeles-based rockers Electric Parlor promise a deviation from the norm and a trip back in time. ”We feel like one of Electric Parlor’s missions is to re-open people’s eyes to…
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Justin Vellucci
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Welcome to, Welcome to, Welcome to Welcome To Pittsburgh. Long time, no see. My fault, really. Computer died, brain is fried, et cetera, et cetera. No time for small talk,…
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David Medsker
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Seriously hoping the PR firm will use this as a pull quote: “The production doesn’t totally fuck everything up.”
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Rob Ross
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A stellar collection of eleven songs from British singer-songwriter Bobby Long, a name I hadn’t been familiar with before but am now looking to know more about. Refined acoustic guitar…
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Dw. Dunphy
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You will never get a moment’s peace because you’re terrified your hottie will be debriefing someone else’s private files.
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Ken Shane
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In the beginning, there was doo-wop … even at Stax.
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Dw. Dunphy
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What influences the musicians that go on to influence others? Popdose invited John Arthur to add his Top Ten All-Time albums to the pantheon.
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Beau Dure
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Your friends say you look like you’ve seen a ghost? What’s that supposed to mean? In this case, unlike the first two songs in this series, the meaning here is…
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Rob Ross
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Since their 2006 reformation, Ft. Worth’s Toadies have released 3 albums (one a live document) and this new album takes the band in a slightly different direction. Heretics features several…
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Dw. Dunphy
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When you realize past-tense that something’s not as good as you remembered it, that’s Retrosuck!