There’s been much discussion around the ostensible death of American rock music. Where are all the garage bands? The amps that go to 11? The “old time rock ‘n’ roll”…
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Rob Ross
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I was as surprised as anyone when it was announced in early 2012 that Peter Buck would be releasing a solo album and even more surprised that he would be…
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Jeff Giles
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You say “soulful big-band crooner,” and I say “There’s somewhere else I need to be right now” — most of the time, anyway. But Rory Partin is a happy exception:…
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Jeff Giles
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Ryan Hobler‘s “All Along” sounds like early morning sunlight through your bedroom window, with a haunting melody that moves with dreamlike grace — all of which is utterly appropriate, because…
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Rob Ross
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At this point, I think I’ve lost count on how many times I’ve seen Richard Barone and Nick Celeste perform; that’s how much I enjoy seeing/hearing them. They never fail…
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Dave Steed
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With just three installments left, a former Miss America shows up!
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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. What are you holding a grudge about? Tell…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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If you’re like me, you’ve sort of missed that easygoing, loungey, ethereal pop sound that was circulating in the 90s indie scene. Artists like Sean Lennon (his first album, Into…
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Rob Ross
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I grew up in a household where the name “Elvis Presley” was worshiped and revered (as was “McCartney”, “Lennon”, “Townshend”, “Beck” and “Everly”, but that’s a whole different story). My…
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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. In your office, who’s worth singing about? Tell…
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Scott Malchus
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With a predecessor that was a worldwide phenomenon and made over $600 Million, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire has the luxury of taking its sweet old time getting into the…
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Rob Ross
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A beautiful and stirring rendition of The Velvet Underground (and Nico)’s classic, as offered up by Richard Barone. One of the few artists I know of who can take a…
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Ken Shane
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Professor Longhair’s music is the sound of Mardi Gras
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Rob Ross
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So there’s this band I like and have written about a few times. You may have heard about them by now – The Bongos. This album, Drums Along The Hudson,…
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Rob Ross
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Certain albums, for me, are forever attached to a memory – sometimes good, sometimes bad. When I first bought/heard Workbook in the summer of ’89 on Virgin, it was an…
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Dw. Dunphy
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In a landscape where the newspaper is seemingly into the death rattle, what becomes of the comic strip?
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Scott Malchus
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Welcome back for another episode of Comrades, a weekly podcast dedicated to FX’s The Americans. This week, Jeff and Scott discuss the season two premiere of The Americans, coincidentally entitled ”Comrades.” Elizabeth is…
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Rob Ross
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It isn’t often you get to see a true musical giant up so close and personal. Seeing Booker T. Jones, the man whose name is (to me) most synonymous with…
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Dave Steed
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The letter W continues with Weezer, Whitesnake and the start of Fergie.
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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. What’s worse? Mohawks or fedoras? Tell us in…
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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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David Medsker
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If there is a universal truth among people who dedicate their lives to music, either the creation of it or the consumption it, it is that each generation bemoans the…
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Popdose Staff
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It’s the Popdose Music Roundtable for February 2014 — wherein the staff gabs about any music, new or old, that has been moving us over the past month.
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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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Brian Boone
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The contestants: Christopher Cross is the undisputed king of ultra laid-back, early 1980s soft rock with songs a working-class man’s man could relate to, such as ”Sailing.” Kris Kross were teenage…
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Dan Walsh
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After a combined 40+ years together (311, 24 years; Ozomatli, 19 years) but decidedly different career paths, both bands find themselves at the same crossroads. Both have gone the PledgeMusic…
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Zack Dennis
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I’ve always enjoyed the concept of the “MacGuffin,” which is a story element – some “thing” that’s used to propel the narrative – that we never get to actually see….
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