When Chad Beattie, a 24-year-old from Baltimore, first told me about his bedroom project Yes Selma — a Dancer In The Dark nod — he referenced a lot of the…
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Justin Vellucci
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The antique-garde is rearing its head again. After seven years of silence, Pinataland founder David Wechsler — whose bizarre orchestrette once emanated from near the epicenter of a NYC micro-scene…
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Rob Ross
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Popdose presents Wendy Sweetlove — with a lavish and layered vocal, her new album Dirty Sunday has all the makings of a classic soul album, tinged with modern production. Her ability to maintain the…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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Back in July, I presented to you dear Popdose readers two videos by dark rocker Ben Lorentzen, whose home country of Norway and its months-long winters serve as inspiration. Those…
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Justin Vellucci
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The songs are sparse exercises in stoicism at times, but — like most Loscil recordings, it seems — there’s a lot percolating beneath the surface. Perhaps less than usual —…
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David Medsker
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In which I rave about a Pernice Brothers song, and then throw Joe Pernice under the bus for being a jerk to the guy on the mixing board at a show.
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Ken Shane
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Two classic versions of one classic song. Which is your favorite?
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Dw. Dunphy
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A little New York theater hosts an entertainment as big as Russia itself.
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Rob Ross
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You can have two dozen bands attempt to “sound like The Beatles” which is all well and good, but when you have a group like The Red Button, you know…
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Rob Ross
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Radio City with Jon Grayson and Rob Ross: Episode Thirty Three Usually, the boys do that thing with a smart remark, a wink and a laugh. But this…
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Justin Vellucci
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Twenty-five years ago today, the beat was born. It was the sound of young adults from Louisville — a sprawling collection of collaborators, most of them close friends since childhood…
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Ted Asregadoo
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A long day’s journey into the dark soul of “Blade Runner 2049”
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Rob Ross
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Popdose would like to introduce you to Vaness Alegacy, a Toronto-based singer; we are presenting her debut video, which is also her first single, “Hoping & Waiting”. Ms. Alegacy is…
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Ken Shane
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Big Mama Thornton was a seminal figure in the development of rock and roll but she’s never gotten her due
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Rob Ross
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This has quite a story, as per the press release that came along with this album – Faith Evans Ruch may remember her new album, Lessons in Falling, as the…
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Rob Ross
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Radio City with Jon Grayson and Rob Ross: Episode Thirty Two With every new episode, Jon and Rob explore different angles of varying topics, all with interesting dissections, assessments and…
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Dw. Dunphy
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A generation of the “raised right” clearly know nothing of civility.
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Rob Ross
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This latest album from Virginia native Dori Freeman has all the ear-markings of a quality release; a warm, embracing voice; melodies and top of the mark accompaniment. And Letters Never…
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Robert Cass
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Let there be Bread. (Sorry, I don’t have any Phish. You’ll have to ask Jesus about those bootlegs.)
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Rob Ross
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I’ve been a fan of A Fragile Tomorrow for several years now. I reviewed their last two albums here on Popdose and had the opportunity to speak with/interview the twin…
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David Medsker
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Thomas Dolby is one of the few people to have enough money to have Oprah killed. Not that he would.
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Rob Ross
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We at Popdose are very fond of Populuxe, Brooklyn’s trio of heavy pop hitters. A band that shows varied influences yet has a thing of their own, which isn’t easy…
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Ken Shane
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In 1969 two of Motown’s greatest groups teamed up for a smash single
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Justin Vellucci
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Five days ago, David Grubbs released one of the best records of his storied career and a real contender, especially in avant-indie circles, for Record of the Year. The LP…
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Rob Ross
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I’ve said this before, but I tend to enjoy (more often than not) biographies of people I either know little-to-nothing about or people I’ve never been particularly interested in. I…
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Rob Ross
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Radio City with Jon Grayson and Rob Ross: Episode Thirty One Thirty one shows into what began as an experiment and has turned out to be a huge success… Once…
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Daniel Suddes
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In memory of Tobe Hooper, we look at the three movies he directed for Cannon Films in the ’80s.
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D.X. Ferris
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METAL DAD: THE BOOK IS AVAILABLE NOW. COLLECTS YEARS 3 & 4! Click here. METAL DAD shirts! Click here to get yours. Click HERE for Ferris’ epic mix of angry music…
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Justin Vellucci
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It’s starting to become the definition of stasis. Godspeed You! Black Emperor released a new LP, Luciferian Towers, the band’s sixth, today on Constellation Records and, while it’s certainly far…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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Sarah Ragsdale first caught my attention back in August when I told you about her single/video for “This Kiss,” which embraces wholesome, happy-go-lucky sounds so desperately needed in these dark…