During my broke-ass years in Los Angeles, I was fortunate enough to see superstars Katy Perry, Sara Bareilles, Eric Hutchinson and Brooke White (among others) while they were still unknown…
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J.A. Bartlett
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The farther back we go in time, the harder it is to fairly judge what sucks, because tastes and styles change. Complicating matters is the post-modern ironic distance through which…
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Popdose Staff
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Nashville rockers The Features have a new album out. Rollum Haas, the band’s drummer, visited us for a Desert Island Discs session.
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Arlen Ivey
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Sometimes a song will come easy, and sometimes…it’s a long road. My two sisters and I (The Iveys) have two albums out now, and I continue to write songs every…
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Popdose Staff
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So the premise of this thing is I’m stranded on a desert island with only five records to take with me. I’m more concerned with these other more salient points…do…
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Dave Lifton
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Singer-songwriter Jason Myles Goss will release his fourth album, “Radio Dial” on June 17, and it’s a surefire candidate to place high on my Top Ten list. I first heard…
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Popdose Staff
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Members of the Popdose staff review Rush’s 20th studio album, “Clockwork Angels” — and come away with mixed feelings.
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Jeff Giles
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On the eve of her twelfth album, Carpenter talks about her songwriting journey.
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Jeff Giles
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We like to imagine Josh Dolgen being pursued by zombies or dragons while he sings this, not because it’s a bad song — quite the contrary — but because power…
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Jeff Giles
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He swears this isn’t the first single from his upcoming album The Origin of Love, but whatever — whatever Mika wants to call it, “Make You Happy” is the first…
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Mike Duquette
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On this day, three decades ago, Universal Pictures released E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the then-latest film from super director Steven Spielberg. It’s a date I’ve had committed to memory for years…
Jeff Giles
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With a new album under their belts, Boom and Dr. Rock prepare to head off to a deserted island with their favorite LPs
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Jack Feerick
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Kirkus Reviews is the industry bible for bookstore buyers, librarians, and ordinary readers alike. Now Popdose joins the Kirkus Book Bloggers Network to explore the best — and sometimes the…
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Kelly Stitzel
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In which Kelly Stitzel ranks the B-Sides from Tori Amos’s 1994 album, “Under the Pink.”
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Jeff Johnson
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Revival House celebrates the 30th anniversary of the release of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
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Keith Creighton
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The Hives’ new album moves like Jagger (having a seizure).
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Dave Steed
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Woof. DMX barks at Duran Duran, Doctor Dre & Ed Lover and more in Bottom Feeders.
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D.X. Ferris
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Welcome to Suburban Metal Dad, Popdose’s new webcomic. It runs every Monday and Friday. Each edition of SMD features Sort-Of Soundtrack, an optional metal song that plays in a new window. Click…
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Leslie Liberatore
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What do you get if you set up The Black Keys and Damon Dash in an 80’s Motel? A groovin’ and movin’ Date night, honey. Pop in a quarter and flash back.
Jeff Giles
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The Fleas frontman weighs in on the band’s new album, Invisible Friends, and what’s next in his busy career
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Jeff Giles
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What do two pop culture writers with the same name talk about? Writing about pop culture, of course.
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Jeff Giles
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Who are the Pure Conjecture? Knock three times for what, exactly? And what does a plastic tray of zucchini have to do with this cool breeze of pop-kissed soul? Stop…
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Jeff Giles
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Yeah, I know we’re all supposed to hate this song by now. But put your pure pop cynicism away long enough to watch Carly Rae Jepsen add her own jam…
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Rob Smith
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Some Gibby action going on in Rob Smith’s “The Vinyl Diaries.”
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Michael Parr
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Counting down the minutes until 5:00? Pass some time and join in this week’s Friday Five!
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Kyler England
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If only there were a science to songwriting, I’d master all the equations, become a songwriting machine and write great songs day and night… I studied science in college (chemistry…