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1970s
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Charlie Recksieck
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That’s a picture of Neil Sedaka up top. Take a good look. Can you really believe this guy had two #1 hits in 1975. Oy vey, this is a rockstar?…
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Rob Ross
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Welcome to the San Fernando Valley, circa 1976. Los Angeles’ own The Quick released one full-length album in their three year existence for Mercury Records – and now Real Gone…
Rob Ross
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Popdose brings to you the debut of The Dream Rebel’s new track, “Hurt Me Bad”. The Dream Rebel is a native New Orleans indie/alternative vocalist and multi-instrumentalist influenced by Bowie,…
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Rob Ross
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From the first, forceful moment of their debut full-length album, OK, Wreck Loose, Pittsburgh-bred Wreck Loose announce themselves as heirs to the tradition of loud, thoughtful pop rock that dominated…
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Rob Ross
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So here’s the short version – Stax Records, in conjunction with Ardent, has finally released a sensible compilation of Big Star’s best moments – even though there have been several…
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Rob Ross
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Northern Soul is a 2014 British film directed by Elaine Constantine. Set in 1974, it’s about two Lancashire teens, Matt and John, whose lives become intertwined are changed forever by…
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Dw. Dunphy
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They probably made out to “You and Me” a year after they grounded you for blasting “Elected!”
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Dw. Dunphy
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The lyrics scan like a battle cry — so why does Aerosmith’s “Dream On” sound like defeat?
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Chris Holmes and Dw Dunphy
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Join co-hosts Chris Holmes and Dw. Dunphy as they demonstrate why Queen II is a platter that matters.
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Chris Holmes
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Get ready to get funky and then mellow with this list of the ten greatest TV theme songs from the 1970s. No drum machines need apply.
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Chris Holmes
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Let’s count down the 10 best pre-Buckingham/Nicks Fleetwood Mac songs, shall we?
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Chris Holmes
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A look at the 15 best songs written by Brian May and performed by the legendary hard rock band Queen.
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Chris Holmes
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Expand your mind and gaze upon this gallery showcasing ten of the best album covers ever drawn by the great Roger Dean.
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Chris Holmes
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A countdown of the Top 10 songs written or performed by Ace Frehley, both as the lead guitarist in Kiss and as a solo artist.
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Chris Holmes
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Not a fan of Chicago? You may change your mind after hearing these ten tracks.
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Chris Holmes and Dw Dunphy
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In the debut installment of the Platters That Matter podcast, Chris Holmes and Dw. Dunphy explore Joe Walsh’s 1978 solo album But Seriously, Folks…
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Chris Holmes
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Let’s take a look back at the 10 finest moments from XTC’s catalog as written by Colin Moulding.
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Popdose Staff
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With this, the fourth installment of our look at AM Gold: 1979, the Digging for Gold series comes to a close. Thanks to everyone for reading, listening, and mellowing with us!
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Popdose Staff
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One more. Just one more installment of Digging for Gold after this week’s and our journey through Time-Life’s AM Gold series is at an end. Here we go with the third batch of tracks from AM Gold: 1979.
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Popdose Staff
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Thanks to this week’s “Digging for Gold,” in which we look at the second batch of songs from AM Gold: 1979, you can now cross the words “shriveled testicles” off the list of phrases you thought you wouldn’t read on the internet today.
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Popdose Staff
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It’s 1979! That also means it’s the final year of our look at the AM Gold series.
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Popdose Staff
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That’s a wrap on AM Gold: 1978, friends. That means we have just one more year of Time-Life treasures to explore before our little experiment comes to an end. But as a wise man once said, all mellow things must come to an end. Or something like that.
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Popdose Staff
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This week’s installment of AM Gold: 1978 features no Bee Gees songs, but two songs written by the Brothers Gibb.
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Popdose Staff
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In the words of our own Jason Hare, esteemed curator of all things mellow, this second part of AM Gold: 1978 is, “seriously, the Mellow Goldiest list of all.”
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Popdose Staff
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We hope you’ve been enjoying our collective journey through the fields of AM Gold so far, because the end is nearly in sight.
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Popdose Staff
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It’s the beginning of the Carter Administration and the malaise has started in the world of AM Gold.
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Popdose Staff
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Say what you want about the cultural phenomenon that was Star Wars, but boy could you dance to its theme song.
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