Another sad day in Floyd land. “The Violent Sequence” (early version of “Us and Them” from the Zabriskie Point sessions, 1970) “It Would Be So Nice” (single version, 1968) “Remember…
Ken Shane
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Christmas Eve, 1970. I was at the Fillmore East to see Laura Nyro. A month earlier, Nyro had released her fourth album, Christmas and the Beads of Sweat, and it…
David Medsker
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I’ve never been a big fan of Neil Young — I’ll just say it, it’s that pinched voice of his — but I will admit to liking several of his…
Dave Steed
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The other day someone asked me what the “most valuable” record in my collection is. It”™s a question I”™ve always had a hard time answering, because I have no idea…
Zack Dennis
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There are fewer members of the Washington establishment that I detest more than Richard “Dickface” Cohen. I noticed yesterday evening that he’s finally soured on his hero John McCain, but…
Ted Asregadoo
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If journalism is the first draft of history, and history is argument without end, then Matt Taibbi has fired the opening salvo of a new argument about the current political…
John C. Hughes
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Hardcore David Bowie fans are probably familiar with the name Ava Cherry, but for the benefit of everyone else, Ava was Bowie’s lover in the early to mid ’70s, as…
David Medsker
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Okay, last week was just too easy. Time to spice things up a bit. Below are magnified fragments of 25 album covers. Most of them are well-known albums, but there…
Ted Asregadoo
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DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE Hello, my Mix Six friends!Á‚ I was trolling the Internets the other day and was curious about popular songs in other parts of the world….
Popdose Staff
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Cheap Trick – “Surrender” The Who – “The Kids Are Alright” — n n n {democracy:13} — Last week, Dire Straits absolutely demolished Melanie Safka by the greatest margin in…
Will Harris
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I can say without hesitation that today’s Hooks ‘N’ You was written more quickly and with less forethought in the history of the column, but whether that’s a good thing…
Jon Cummings
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John McCain and Sarah Palin enjoy a light moment on the campaign trail, between feedings. From yesterday’s New York Times: “Laura Chase, the campaign manager during Ms. Palin’s first run…
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Scott Malchus
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If you’re like me, you checked out the CW’s reboot of 90210 for nostalgia’s sake. I mean — Jennie Garth, come on! Even my wife thinks she looks good. Well,…
Jeff Giles
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Taj Mahal – Funky Bluesy ABC’s from Shake Sugaree (1987) Crown Jewels – Last Confession from Linoleum (1998) Dawayne Bailey – The Sad Parade from Joyland (2006) Darden Smith –…
Dave Matos and Mikey Newman
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Scraps
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Hey everybody, welcome to the twenty-ninth mind-mulching week of Name That Tune at Popdose. We’ve got a few rules, but not too many: The Rules: MAXIMUM THREE GUESSES between updates…
The Chartburn Panel
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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/uAzF8iJ0gMw” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Mainstream Rock: Robert Palmer, “Simply Irresistible” (1988) Dw. Dunphy: Simply inescapable. It’s a big old, synth-laden AOR kind of rocker that does what it…
Dw. Dunphy
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There are several degrees of expectation, but the key ones are low expectation, high expectation, and original Metallica fans. You’re aware of the first two, I’m sure, but number three…
Jon Cummings
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Though my head is exploding over the lunacy of John McCain’s increasingly cowardly and dishonorable presidential campaign, it seems imperative that I join the rest of the political culture in…
Mojo Flucke
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A couple months back, I interviewed the Scissormen for Popdose. They’re a raunchy blues-rock duo in the vein of Black Diamond Heavies or Black Keys, except masterminded by an even…
John C. Hughes
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Combining shoegaze and dreampop with straight-ahead power pop, Washington D.C. indie-rock darlings Unrest were the brainchild of Mark Robinson, founder of the TeenBeat label.Á‚ After a few post-punk experimental years,…
Scott Malchus
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I don’t have anything profound to add to the many comments and editorials you are going to see and hear today. All of you fine readers that come to Popdose…
Terje Fjelde
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Over the next year Terje Fjelde has agreed to listen to nothing but David Foster on his iPod. He’s loaded the thing with over 1,200 songs produced, arranged, composed, and/or…
Ben Wiser
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Since the world is about to end, I figured I would get into the spirit and post this — the first Test of the DOOOOMERANG!!! DOOOOOOM is the serious bidniss,…
Matthew Bolin
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With summer moving towards fall, and the greatest and creepiest holiday of the year now less than two months away, I thought I’d take a break from flogging the careers…
Jeff Giles
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Researchers suggested that homosexuality in men may be an evolutionary advantage if it is caused by a set of “feminizing” genes and if men who carry sub-critical numbers of those…
David Medsker
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My girlfriend Kim (a.k.a. College Ex #2) hated this song from the start. I can’t say I blame her, really. Not because the song is bad or anything — au…
Dave Steed
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A few weeks ago I laughed at someone”™s musical taste. I feel kind of bad about it. See, a buddy of mine asked me if I had heard the new…
Zack Dennis
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This past weekend I was the best man at my friend Rodger’s wedding. I spent a long time working on my toast, which went well, but there was something I…
Jason Hare
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Welcome to Part Two of Earmageddon! If you’re just joining us, you might want to take a second to review Part One. Please, I implore you, review Part One. Take…