Welcome back to Suburban Metal Dad, Popdose’s resident webcomic. Read a new one every Monday and Friday. Click the pic to enlarge. Right?! Tell us in the comments section!
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Rob Ross
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Mavericks of Sound: Conversations with the Artists Who Shaped Indie and Roots Music (to give it its full title), is a compendium of interviews done by music scholar David Ensminger…
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Ken Shane
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The Cookies had hits of their own, sang on others, and influenced the group that changed the world
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Rob Ross
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This is great. I’ll cut to the chase. New York-based Ohnomoon release their debut EP, VVV and it’s a knockout. Tight, melodic, familiar and combining the elements that I love…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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Get your aural tastebuds ready, because the Splashing Pearls are going to rearrange everything you ever thought you loved about music. This amalgamation of ukulele, steel drums and upright bass…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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With a name like “Sir Cadian Rhythm,” you’d be disappointed if the members weren’t somewhat noble, right? Though they have adopted the knightly moniker, their backgrounds belie their true prowess…
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Rob Ross
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Six songs from this new New York-based trio and a nice find – The Shift’s 7th Direction is filled with chunky riffs, a water-tight rhythm section and melody. Hard rock,…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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In the tradition of great, grunge-tinged, guitar-driven rock comes Return for Refund, preaching the gospel of that timeless, Southern-fried anthemic noise that’s almost as American as apple pie and baseball….
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Keith Creighton
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On Record Store Day, do you really want to stand in line for hours at the crack of dawn to get your mitts on a bunch of half baked rarities before…
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Keith Creighton
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Spring is here and some of the big releases come in even bigger “deluxe editions”. So, if you pony up the dough, is it worth the extra show? POPDOSE places…
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Dan Walsh
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Did the Easter Bunny only bring you Peep flavored milk? He did for me, and now I have gross taste in my mouth. Lucky for you, our good friends at…
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Rob Ross
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It’s only fitting that a former schoolteacher could write so eloquently and with a sense of poetic finesse. Thus, Rachel Garland delivers these kinds of lyrics on her new –…
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D.X. Ferris
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Welcome back to Suburban Metal Dad, Popdose’s resident webcomic. Read a new one every Monday and Friday. Click the pic to enlarge. Right?! Tell us in the comments section!
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Dw. Dunphy
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While having problems getting out of its own way at times, Interstellar is still a satisfying, eye-popping tearjerker.
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Scott Malchus
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Find out how “Taken 3” stacks up to Liam Neeson’s other two “Taken” films.
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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Some musicians are destined for their craft; some are pre-destined. For George Castrinos of the Saint James Band, his penchant for guitar was almost mystical. ”When I was a kid my…
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Ken Shane
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No Pier Pressure is another triumph in a legendary career
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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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The brilliance – musically and conceptually – of The Who’s third album, humorously titled The Who Sell Out, cannot be overstated or underestimated. Only two years on in their contracted…
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D.X. Ferris
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Welcome back to Suburban Metal Dad, Popdose’s resident webcomic. Read a new one every Monday and Friday. Click the pic to enlarge. Right?! Tell us in the comments section!
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Justin Vellucci
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Yes, the rumors are true, Mr. and Ms. Column Follower. Local Pittsburgh indie-rock superheroes The Gotobeds have signed to Sub Pop Records. Everyone’s people have dotted the dotted line and…
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Dw. Dunphy
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In an era where news needs to please political guests, the only current unchained commentator is heading for the door. Will his replacement double down or back off?
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Ken Shane
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“That Lady” was a crowning moment in a legendary career
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Scott Malchus
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Two 80s movie gems receive 30th Anniversary Blu-ray love.
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Rob Ross
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Started in September of 1966, the second album by The Who was to be a very different affair from their debut, My Generation, for several reasons: gone was producer Shel…
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Dw. Dunphy
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With an exceptional group of collaborators, Riki Michele brings the album of her solo career.
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Dan Walsh
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Major labels simply don’t have the patience to watch a band develop. If their first album isn’t a breakthrough success, they’re quietly kicked to the curb. Most bands don’t get…
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Rob Ross
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With The Who’s 50th anniversary here, Universal, the owners of The Who’s catalog, have seen fit to bring out vinyl reissues of the band’s landmark first three albums. Geffen Records…
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D.X. Ferris
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Welcome back to Suburban Metal Dad, Popdose’s resident webcomic. Read a new one every Monday and Friday. Click the pic to enlarge. Right?! Tell us in the comments section!