Since I didn’t do this last year, I’m throwing my hat in with every one of the fine folks here at Popdose as 2014 was one of the most interesting,…
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Rob Ross
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After a year of musical triumphs, this is a perfect way to end 2014. A wonderful mixture of classic sounds, harkening back to the likes of The Beach Boys, The…
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Rob Ross
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This Portland, Maine native sounds like he just stepped out of Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles, circa late 1966/’67 with an album ready to go for Dunhill Records and…
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Keith Creighton
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Most year-end “Best of” lists are about wrapping up the year in a tidy bow and moving on, this list celebrates amazing albums that deserve new fans, continued spins and deeper listening…
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Pete Chianca
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Yes, at WickedLocal.com I’ve already run down my picks for the year’s standout albums, my 2014 mixtape suggestions and my ratings for new albums by artists over 50. But that’s not…
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Rob Smith
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Rob Smith explores some fine 2014 vinyl releases.
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Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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The ninth Mellowmas ends where the first one started
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Ken Shane
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R&B pioneer Charles Brown released a Christmas classic in 1960
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Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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So many covers of “Last Christmas,” so little time
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Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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And you thought we weren’t getting a miracle this Mellowmas
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Rob Ross
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1979’s Setting Sons is probably the second finest piece of work released by The Jam during their career, which, on record, spanned from 1977 to 1982 – the finest being…
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Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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Jason: Weren’t we talking recently about our lack of Mellowmas songs in other languages? Jeff: We totally were. You’re about to make me wish we weren’t, aren’t you? They can’t…
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Justin Vellucci
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Rachel Grimes knew how to play the piano before she learned to walk. ”My dad and grandmother played, so I was always sitting beside them following along, watching and listening…
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Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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At last, a Christmas song tells the tree’s side of the story
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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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Allison Johnelle Boron
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With a name like Great Spirit, it’s almost possible to hear this unique NoCal band’s sound even before you hit “play” on their new EP, Front Porch to Frontier. Easygoing, folky…
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Dw. Dunphy
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Before this year closes, here are some more releases we should talk about…
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Keith Creighton
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2014 has been an amazing year for new music, and my very last purchase of the year will hopefully arrive this Friday — that said, we could still use a little help from…
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Rob Ross
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VERY interesting and intriguing historic look at the Positive Force organization, which began in Nevada, but has thrived and stayed the course in Washington D.C. from 1985 onward. Led by…
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Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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The road to Mellowmas is paved with good intentions
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Rob Ross
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1977’s Two Sides To Every Story by the late Gene Clark, the erstwhile co-founder of The Byrds, has been long considered his finest solo effort (in the singer’s opinion). It’s…
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Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, or maybe a soup kitchen
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Rob Ross
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As it stands, the R.E.M. nostalgia/reissues campaign hasn’t slowed a bit, although this is definitely one for the completist/hardcore fan – and I should preface this by saying I certainly…
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Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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Nothing says “I love you” quite like pickled cabbage
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Keith Creighton
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There’s no shortage of scrape the vaults, lost demos saturated, resist the urge overkill, 10-pound, 20-disc, collector’s edition reissues designed to take the hardcore fan by the ankles to shake…
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Rob Ross
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Clean, neat and warm sounds fill this latest release from Boston’s The Grownup Noise. A full mix of acoustic guitars, piano, violin are part of the mix that color The…