Ah, the classic story of a musician deviating from his bread and butter to follow his own tuneful vision. While conceiving this dreamy SoCal pop lullaby that is Someday, Will…
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Though they’ve been men-about-town on the LA music circuit, building connections with members of Panic! At the Disco and honing their own modern rock sound, the three fellas of Westwood…
Being that we (us, being Allison Johnelle Boron and Rob Ross, respectively, both of Popdose) were at City Winery in New York on Sunday night (March 16th) to see the…
Some artists claim to be deeply personal, but present only cloudy snapshots of their inner thoughts. Kind of like reading a diary only on days when the owner went to…
There’s been much discussion around the ostensible death of American rock music. Where are all the garage bands? The amps that go to 11? The “old time rock ‘n’ roll”…
If you’re like me, you’ve sort of missed that easygoing, loungey, ethereal pop sound that was circulating in the 90s indie scene. Artists like Sean Lennon (his first album, Into…
February 9, 1964. 8:00pm. The click-clack of changing dials rings through American homes as the fuzzy gray picture on the television screen clears to reveal the gleaming eye of CBS…
This upcoming weekend marks a milestone in music history; unless you live under a rock, you already know that it was 50 years ago Sunday that the Beatles performed on…
“We’re starting our descent into the Akron area, so the ‘fasten seat belt’ sign is coming on, since it’s going to be a bumpy ride. For some of you who…
Though the MonaLisa Twins proclaim themselves carriers of the ’60s torch for a new generation, don’t expect them to hearken back to the Crystals or Ronettes. Instead, the sisters (actual…
Over the weekend, my roommate and I hosted our very first Christmas party. Among the guests was our friend, Louie, who found me in the living room and exclaimed, “Can…
This is the first edition of my ~brand new column~ here on Popdose! I was going to start off last week by posting some lame introduction, but then I thought,…
It’s hard to dispute 2012 as the best summer to be a Beach Boys fan in the last quarter-century or so, but thanks to the band’s new Made in California…
On a cool night back in May, I ran into Howard Kaylan at the opening of Graham Nash’s photography exhibition at the Morrison Hotel Gallery in New York City. We…
Famed bass players the likes of Brian Wilson and Will Lee have all flipped their instruments of choice in tribute to Phil ”Fang” Volk, best known as the grinning bassist…