Gedeon Luke’s debut EP, Perfect Ain’t Perfect, strutted onto my “Best of 2012” list after only a few spins — ironically enough sharing the bill with the original Disciples of…
Popdose Interviews
The easiest way to get your ass handed to you in a bar is to tell a dude you have a crush on his wife. Unless that dude is Frank…
You’ve likely heard her songs in commercials, TV shows, and movies, or seen her as the fresh young face of Days Inn. She’s Jess Penner — a thoroughly 21st century…
You might think that Robert Carradine, an actor whose filmography is far more formidable than the average moviegoer would ever imagine (keep reading and find yourself astonished by at least…
James Levy is a gifted New York coffee house singer who clearly has friends in high places. Guy Berryman of Coldplay produced his fantastic album with duet partner Allison Pierce…
Ken Shane sits down with newly rediscovered superstar Sixto Rodriguez
The Blue Sky Riders might be the best band you’ve never heard of (featuring a few people you might be familiar with).
Brooke White is one of the sharpest, most prolific singer/songwriters in pop music today — her natural beauty, charm and style are simply sprinkles, whip cream and Cap’n Crunch atop…
You know that one song, but there’s a lot more that you should also know about Dada.
In more than four decades in the music business, Jimi Jamison has worn quite a few different hats. While perhaps best known for his work with Chicago-based AOR rockers Survivor,…
Some Furs and some friends look back on “Forever Now” as it turns 30
Popdose talked to Bob Hallett from Great Big Sea about frozen horses, the music industry (or what’s left of it), the songwriting process, Christmas music, asking fans to buy a…
The man gave 18 years of his life to Don Henley and Glenn Frey, yet despite numerous opportunities, he would not speak ill of them. Color us impressed.
Annie Dressner is the barista you secretly have a crush on, but are afraid to speak a word besides your order to. She is the girl in the library who…
Rain is the predominant metaphor on Susanna Hoffs’ stellar 2012 album, Someday, so it was only fitting that Seattle welcomed the Bangles star and her band with the year’s biggest…
Josh Peck has been doing press for four years. More, it seems, than any of the other cast members from the upcoming remake of Red Dawn. If he wanted to,…
The Police’s guitarist walks the beat with an autobiographical documentary.
Caro Emerald is the latest European superstar to have her way with the American songbook, giving 1920’s – 40’s salsa, jazz and mambo a sparkling dance floor makeover. The end result…
If you want to feel inspired, spend a few minutes talking with Debbie Gibson. Certainly, you’re probably aware of the chart success that Gibson enjoyed in the 80s, beginning with…
Can you make a lullaby record that is not boring? The answer is “Yes” because Justin Roberts just did. Lullaby is a gorgeous, engaging and beautiful record. The perfect album for a pre-bedtime ritual. The string arrangements, the vocals – it’s Justin Roberts in top form. Again. I first heard this album 4 hours after
Popdose interviews 16-year-old singer/songwriter Hayley Reardon.
Perhaps no venue on Earth has shaped my taste in music the way Hollywood’s Hotel Cafe has. While I’ve seen legendary shows in cities across the country, the artists’ choice…
Our Q&A with the director of this year’s Wuthering Heights adaptation
The director discusses the recent restoration of his 1970 effort, Wake in Fright.
Popdose interviews Mika ”Prophet” Guillory, MC for the rock/rap/dancefloor hybrid 7Lions, about the band’s hit arena jam Born 2 Run (plus free remix download)
An interview with two of the fiendish minds behind fall’s most hotly anticipated horror film.
My wife is entrenched in Seattle’s yoga community, so when a friend invited us to a free concert this Friday at the Center for Spiritual Living, I figured what better…
Country music fans sure love to wave their flags, from Old Glory and the Southern Cross to the checkered flag of NASCAR. The last flag you’d expect to see unfurled…
If there ever was a sign that the universe wants Dominique Pruitt to be a singer, it’s the constantly up-ticking YouTube view counter for her new video. In its first…