Asunder, Sweet And Other Distress, the latest Constellation offering from Godspeed You! Black Emperor and the second full-length since its much anticipated 2010 reformation, hits all the right notes and…
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Dan Wiencek
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From the mid-70s to the late 80s, John Carpenter was an industry unto himself, variously writing, directing, producing, scoring and/or appearing in a string of well-executed genre entertainments that relied…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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Sarah Vaughan was called “the divine one” in reference to her infamous voice, which spanned ranges as easily as it did arpeggios. Even today, she’s heralded as one of the…
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Dan Walsh
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After building firm, yet humble roots in the Midwest, soulful indie pop singer-songwriter Boh Doran headed East and formed Milly Beau. Four capable years later, it was time for a fresh start. Boh…
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Rob Ross
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Imaginary Future is really the vehicle for Jesse Epstein, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter. Sunlight, the newest album, is his 4th and it’s a concept piece. For the first time in…
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Keith Creighton
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My Popdose op-ed on how to build a better record store day turned into a bit of a lightning rod when Salon picked it up and added an incendiary new…
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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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A staple on the LA music scene, darkening the doorway of legendary venues like the Whisky and the Roxy, singer, songwriter, and guitarist TJ Doyle combines his unique brand of…
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Rob Ross
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Another study (as opposed to pop history biography) that examines the qualities of the bands that came to the United States in the wake of the February 1964 arrival of…
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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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Allison Johnelle Boron
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Okay, it sounds like the beginning of a bad joke: what do you get when you take five former residents of the USSR, put them in a band, and move…
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Ken Shane
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Ken Shane pays tribute to Percy Sledge, the great Southern soul singer who we lost this week
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Scott Malchus
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Batman and his son duke it out in the latest Warner Brothers animated feature.
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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It’s one thing to be great at your chosen genre of music — it’s another thing to require a new genre entirely. The powerhouse behind North Carolina’s LOVESUCKER, Crystal Crosby,…
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Rob Ross
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This is pure gold. I’m speaking both as a fan and as a music critic (!); this is a small, but perfect reminder of how a record company can do…
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Ted Asregadoo
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New music from MS MR, Leitbur, Marika Hackman, and a newish one from Boom! Bap! Pow!
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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Seemingly since the dawn of time, or at least since man’s vocal cords were developed enough to create hums and grunts, life and death have concurrently inspired song. For Kings…
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Keith Creighton
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People have been griping about eBay since the beginning, but there are many more reasons why we should save our independent record stores by abolishing Record Store Day. As a kid, I…
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Scott Malchus
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FX’s thrilling crime drama “Justified” has its series finale this week.
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Rob Ross
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This is one of those happier incidents where a band breaks up and comes back stronger than before. The short story is Will Currie and The Country French called it…
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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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Michael Parr
1 Min Read
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
1 Min Read
Hailing from the Windy City, singer-songwriter Laura Joy offers up her sophomore effort – a five-song EP, Between Our Words. Low-voltage, lo-fi and warm, this is a fine mixture of…
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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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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,…