New York City had one big hit and a history of legendary connections
Pugwash is a band that jumped in the time machine in 1969 and, fortunately for us, arrived right on time now.
At long last, New Jersey’s hardest working band, The Cynz, have a full-length release. A few facts, however – this is (predominantly) a compilation of tracks released on their prior…
The Zombies were the second English group to have a #1 single in the US, trailing only the Beatles for that distinction, when their 1964 debut single “She’s Not There”…
First, I’ll let you freak out over some of the names of the players who make up the current incarnation of The Orange Humble Band: Darryl Mather, the mind behind…
This new album from Dan Whitley (yes, brother of the late, great Chris Whitley) is another exercise of finely-crafted, pure-American music – that wonderful mixture of country, folk, soul/groove and…
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Los Angeles-based rockers Electric Parlor promise a deviation from the norm and a trip back in time. ”We feel like one of Electric Parlor’s missions is to re-open people’s eyes to…
Welcome to, Welcome to, Welcome to Welcome To Pittsburgh. Long time, no see. My fault, really. Computer died, brain is fried, et cetera, et cetera. No time for small talk,…
Seriously hoping the PR firm will use this as a pull quote: “The production doesn’t totally fuck everything up.”
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Enter for a chance to win “Pitch Perfect 2” on Blu-ray,
A stellar collection of eleven songs from British singer-songwriter Bobby Long, a name I hadn’t been familiar with before but am now looking to know more about. Refined acoustic guitar…
You will never get a moment’s peace because you’re terrified your hottie will be debriefing someone else’s private files.
In the beginning, there was doo-wop … even at Stax.
What influences the musicians that go on to influence others? Popdose invited John Arthur to add his Top Ten All-Time albums to the pantheon.
Your friends say you look like you’ve seen a ghost? What’s that supposed to mean? In this case, unlike the first two songs in this series, the meaning here is…
Since their 2006 reformation, Ft. Worth’s Toadies have released 3 albums (one a live document) and this new album takes the band in a slightly different direction. Heretics features several…
When you realize past-tense that something’s not as good as you remembered it, that’s Retrosuck!
Kevin J. Anderson and Neil Peart return to the world of Albion in “Clockwork Lives”
Having seen the film “Positive Force” last December, I see this as a natural companion piece to an important part of punk rock history. Salad Days: A Decade Of Punk…
Writing fiction is both art and science, but never does it feel more like a science than when the fiction is very short. The traditional elements of story — dialogue,…
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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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This self-titled debut album from Minneapolis’ Carroll has some fine textures that remind me immediately of such ’80s indie giants as the Comsat Angels, the Chameleons, the Sound and a…
