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I don’t know how to find the right words for two albums that were almost “standard issue” when I was a teen and starting to move towards playing guitar and…
The Contours were one of the most high-energy acts ever signed to Motown
I drive my daughter Jackie to school in the morning, and because I’m a swell dad, I let her select the radio station. Occasionally she’ll throw me a bone and…
God bless Gabe Serbian. While some members of San Diego grind-core legends The Locust are taking an indefinite break while the populace waits for Plague Soundscapes 2, Serbian moved to…
You should not have to wait a quarter century for one of the best albums of the year.
That much of Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles efforts have been unavailable for so long remains something of a mystery to me. His output with Wings and his solo albums during the…
The single guitar note, all fragile and frosted glass, falls on the foot of the kick drum. And then, as the notes continue to unfurl and the metronomic drum spurs…
Aigner presents a sophisticated side of folk that traps you with her voice, but keeps you with her wordplay.
Nearly a decade removed from Ryan Adams’s most prolific year, when he released three full-lengths over seven months (while leaving countless other recordings in the vaults), it can often seem a…
It’s the Friday Five! Shuffle through five random tracks from your library and share it with the Popdose community.
Brooklyn singer/songwriter Hillary Capps shares with us at Popdose her latest video effort for the track “Love Love Love” and we, in turn, want to share it with you! The…
LA’s Guardian Ghost blazes across the night sky casting off a comet tail of influences ranging from Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Muse, Coldplay, Hooray For Earth, Editors and the Chameleons; shimmering…
Singer-songwriter Will Oldham, that old Palace ring-leader turned ”Prince,” just has released a new collection of emotive acoustics titled Singer’s Grave A Sea of Tongues — and, hands down, it…
The Chiffons scored big with a “fine” series in ’63
Taking a break from listening to a stack of essential fall releases and reissues by the likes of Rancid, Foo Fighters, Taylor Swift, Suzi Quatro (read Popdose’s brand-new interview here), Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes…
As a rule, you generally don’t expect artists to find more success outside of their own country than they do at home, but that’s certainly proven to be the case…
Over the decades, whether Batman has been interpreted as the World’s Greatest Detective or the psychotic Dark Knight, the character has inspired more than his share of musical numbers. Take a look and listen to some of the better Batsongs.
As I did with the recent re-issues of Big Star’s #1 Record and Radio City, I went into listening and watching Live In Memphis with open mind and fresh ears, especially since…
It’s the Friday Five! Shuffle through five random tracks from your library and share it with the Popdose community.
This five-song e.p. comes from a “family band” – the Wyatt siblings: Maddy on lead vocals, acoustic guitar and flute; Paul on lead guitar and Alex on drums, aided and…
The Pride of Providence scored a big hit in ’66
Ipecac Records devotees might be led, for good reason, to believe that the Kevin Rutmanis narrative had come to a close. Just don’t tell that to Rutmanis. Let’s catch up…
David Barbarossa is, undoubtedly, a man of many skins. He was part of the early punk scene as drummer in the original line-up of Adam and The Ants. As we…
”It’s a warm embrace from an old friend that you haven’t seen in a long time.” My stepbrother said that. He’s not wrong.
Vinyl is mainstream again. Hipsters are into cassettes. Heaven knows some asshole out there is trying to make 8-tracks happen again. Another dinosaur of the 80’s has recently roared back…
Kate Voegele is one of those artists that indie rock hipsters and Taylor Swift fans can proudly call their own. Her roots, like mine, are in Cleveland, Ohio yet while all…
