This is the story of a man and the guitar that took hold of him. The man styles himself Sir Richard Bishop, a Phoenix-bred guitar master known best for his…
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Rob Ross
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Warm, pleasant, embracing, soothing – these are the immediate impressions upon first listen to Peppina, a singer-songwriter from Finland, who has signed on with Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s production company, hitRECord.org and…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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It’s appropriate for a Valentine’s Day release to have an element of love in it, though one could argue that every song and every album needs love to successfully communicate…
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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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Rob Ross
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Here’s a guy with one of the most varied and impressive resumes in music – across the boards. Journalist, publicist (starting at Apple Records), D.J., photographer and now singer/performer. Irish…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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Last year, LA indie darlings Ships Have Sailed released Someday, their first six-song EP, chock full of those dreamy SoCal melodies you expect from rising stars of the region. Since Someday‘s release,…
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Ken Shane
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Paying tribute to a recently departed soul legend
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Keith Creighton
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Meiko hails from the City of Angels, and like many of my favorite artists, she made a name for herself on the tiny stage at Hollywood’s thriving singer/songwriter mecca, Hotel CafÁ©. While she has…
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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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Rob Ross
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Moody, atmospheric and full of texture would be a fair assessment of Duke Garwood’s fifth album, Heavy Love. The British singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist unleashes ten songs of a subdued yet near-sinister nature,…
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Ted Asregadoo
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The return of Bjork and The Church…along with newcomers Vienna Ditto and Sirena are in the “Single Play” spotlight this week.
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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Back in August, I told you about a little band called Just Walden, their album High Street Barton Blues, and frontman Danny Ferraro, who went from Wall Street to London and…
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Keith Creighton
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As purveyors or breathtakingly gorgeous, cinematic pop, Cleveland’s The Modern Electric are one of the most exciting bands on the modern rock landscape. Fans of the Killers who are wondering…
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Dw. Dunphy
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Justification for the validity of the album format has arrived…from New Jersey.
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Rob Ross
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Another masterpiece this early in the year. And something completely new for me – an Israeli musician with such an American feel, it’s hard to make the distinction that he’s…
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Pete Chianca
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”We Are The World,” the charity single to end all charity singles (except it didn’t), was recorded 30 years ago this week. It was an instant sensation when it was…
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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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Rob Ross
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Sedona, Arizona native Brandon Decker comes up with some interesting sounds on this, his latest release, Patsy. Issued under the simple moniker of “Decker”, he unleashes nine songs of varying…
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Justin Vellucci
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The third single from Bonnie ”Prince” Billy’s Singer’s Grave A Sea of Tongues, out on Drag City and available on iTunes this week, is a deceptive study in mirrors and…
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Ken Shane
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The Brothers Johnson ruled the funk world in the ’70s
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Rob Ross
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This Wisconsin native is no stranger to creating interesting and introspective music. Tulsa is John Statz’ seventh release and a fine, cohesive piece of work. Masterfully produced by Jeffrey Foucault,…
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Dave Lifton
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With ”Then Came the Morning,” the Lone Bellow have successfully avoided the sophomore jinx, and it establishes them firmly at the top of the class of modern harmony-rich folk-rock acts.
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Justin Vellucci
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It’s hard to believe We Only Said operates nearly 4,100 miles outside Louisville, once- and always-home of post-rock icons Slint and Rodan. They just sound so downright Louisvillian. But so…
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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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Rob Ross
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I don’t know if Peter Buck, the fellow who played guitar in that band from Athens, Georgia, intended his third solo release to be “funny” but damn it, it is. …
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Rob Ross
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It’s a sadly familiar story: a hard-working band performs works their way to a major label deal only to have the rug pulled out from under them and… nothing. It’s…
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Ken Shane
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Two new collections document the work of legendary artists on a legendary label
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Ted Asregadoo
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New music from Marilyn Manson, Melody Rose, Mark Knopfler, and Marika Hackman are in this week’s “Single Play” spotlight.
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Keith Creighton
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Everyone thought it was crazy for the drummer of Nirvana to go solo as an axe-wielding frontman and look how that turned out for him. Now that Foo Fighters are…