The 40th anniversary of the Tragically Hip is a milestone that’s been marked in a number of special ways. There’s the new documentary, No Dress Rehearsal, helmed by Canadian filmmaker…
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Some 30+ years after the last album by synth pop legends Propaganda, co-founder Ralf Dörper takes us deep inside the making of Album #3 (in stores now)
“The record company back in the ‘80s used to say to us, ‘Can you guys decide whether you’re Stockhausen or ABBA?’ And we’re like, ‘Can’t we be both?’”
“I remember when I was a kid reading a headline in the paper and my dad’s saying, ‘The Rolling Stones are going to do a gig. They’re all in their thirties! Ridiculous!'”
Songwriters Marvin Etzioni and David Williams reflect on their song “Can’t Cry Hard Enough.”
Erin McKeown talks about touring, the genesis of her new album, and enjoying the holiday hang.
Into every generation, a band is born to slay. They will stand against the forces of division, boredom, and overall ‘meh’. They are Volk, and they’re here to rock you.
“Hey, before you record, are we allowed to curse?”
“When you’re young, you’re just like, ‘You did this, you did this!’ And now it’s looking looking inward. It’s, ‘Let’s fix ourselves, honey.'”
“Our CD box sets make perfect little time capsules that fit neatly on my shelves and are far more acceptable to my wife than eighty 7″ singles scattered across the living room.”
In a wide-ranging new interview, The Ocean Blue’s David Schelzel discusses the band’s new album, what’s hiding in the archives, his supergroup with Butch Vig, and how bands can thrive in the streaming era.
We have a new favorite phrase, and it is virtuous spiral.’
“Touring with Katy Perry was a great opportunity to try to enter the US scene, but that would also mean that we had to spend two more years promoting the album that we had already spent three years promoting.”
We caught up with Matthew to talk about the vinyl reissues of his ’90s catalog plus the special Record Store Day release that will be out on November 24th.
We spoke with Adrian to get the scoop on his new Faith No More book, some tips and song suggestions for non-FNM fans and lots more.
One of my fondest memories from the fall of 2016, before the autumn of life as we knew it, was writing up the first POPDOSE profile of Hailey Knox. Back then,…
“That’s what I like about pop music: the only truth is the three and a half minutes of music you’re presenting to the audience.”
Ted Asregadoo speaks to novelist David Jackson Ambrose about his book “State of the Nation” and the state of the nation.
IPO founder David Bash discusses the ins and outs of presenting an annual music festival.
Paul Steel would like to introduce you to “Luxury Music.”
Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Django Haskins has been making music steadily with his band, North Carolina’s The Old Ceremony for over fourteen years; he’s been one of the key performers during the run…
Power pop secret weapon Paul MelanÁ§on preps new music that could have been no music at all.
I have an all-female band. And my big joke is that every time we hit a town, if it was guys, they’d be saying, ”Where’s the guitar shop?” With the girls, they all say, ”Where’s the Whole Foods store?”
Making music for families and kids isn’t something a lot of artists dream of doing. Some artists stumble into it. Some artists do it out of necessity. Some artists have…
Popdose first met rock journalist and power pop musician Ken Sharp through the supernova that is Omnivore recording artist, Cait Brennan, and her producer Fernando Perdomo. All three of their…