Bob Dylan
I first heard Peter Himmelman back in ’87 with an incredible album called Gematria; it’s now 30 years later and he still can amaze you with a coupling of words…
Why did so many, when given the chance to speak, let Dylan speak for them?
Howard Tate teamed up with the legendary Jerry Ragovoy for a string of ’60s hits
Regarding Chuck Mosley, the voice of Faith No More’s “We Care A Lot” and “Introduce Yourself.”
Can a song change the world? Popular music has always been looked on as something of a disposable pleasure: reflective of its times, sure, but meant to be played among…
2016 was a bad year for musicians, but a good year for music books
Popdose hosts the exclusive premiere of the new video from Rick Barry
When she was 17, it was a very good year. That is, if you’re Hailey Knox in 2016. The singer/songwriter from Carmel, NY has already been featured in the New…
The worst you can say about Leland Sundries’ two EP releases — 2010’s ”The Apothecary“ and 2012’s ”The Foundry“ — is that they were frustratingly short (as EPs are wont…
The Bo-Keys rose from the ashes of a legendary ’60s soul band
Mira Aasma, Bob Dylan, Night Argent, and Paul Simon in this week’s “Boomers and Millennials” Single Play
After running down the best 2015 albums from classic rockers and taking a look at the rock/pop and country/rootsrecords you don’t want to miss from the past year, you’d think…
Rob Smith reviews sounds that sustained him in 2015, in his new “Vinyl Diaries.”
Ken Shane recommends some of the year’s best music books
Rob Smith remembers his father, in his new “Vinyl Diaries” column.
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.
It’s the Friday Five! Shuffle through five random tracks from your library and share it with the Popdose community.
Superstars, secret stars, rising stars, and a ghost from the past hovering over it all.
Brian Wilson and his band played a dazzling show in Boston last week
All of the Kings of the blues guitar are gone now. We lost Freddie King back in 1976, and then Albert King in 1992. The most renowned member of this…
It’s the Friday Five! Shuffle through five random tracks from your library and share it with the Popdose community.
It’s the Friday Five! Shuffle through five random tracks from your library and share it with the Popdose community.
It’s been almost six months since the Boston-based band Kingsley Flood launched an innovative PledgeMusic drive to fund the entirety of its 2015 output — who needs record companies anyway?…
When Sam Cooke died in ’64 he left behind his most important song
Yes, at WickedLocal.com I’ve already run down my picks for the year’s standout albums, my 2014 mixtape suggestions and my ratings for new albums by artists over 50. But that’s not…
Times have changed but Stevie Wonder’s message never will