There was nothing hip about Karen and Richard, and that’s why they succeeded.
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Life, death, and territory changes play into Sweet’s new album.
The first article in the new series “Over the Covers” focuses on artists who re-recorded their own songs, thereby covering themselves.
2016 was a bad year for musicians, but a good year for music books
Popdose has the exclusive premiere of the first single from the new Explorers Club album.
We dip into the interview archives this week for a previously unheard chat from June of last year with ’90s alternative veteran Matthew Sweet
The three members of Papas Fritas — Shivika Asthana, Keith Gendel, and Tony Goddess — discuss the creation of their self-titled debut album.
Ken Shane recommends some of the year’s best music books
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”…
Brian Wilson and his band played a dazzling show in Boston last week
The new film about Brian Wilson is a triumph
Spring is here and some of the big releases come in even bigger “deluxe editions”. So, if you pony up the dough, is it worth the extra show? POPDOSE places…
No Pier Pressure is another triumph in a legendary career
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Much like Pee Wee Herman, these examples of the PR shuck ‘n jive “meant to do that.”
Matthew Sweet may not be the king of pop – the title was pretty much taken before he was ever in contention – but he certainly knows his way around…
Two music legends unite in a remarkable collaboration
If you’re a fan of catchy pop tunes and you aren’t familiar with the Paley Brothers, prepare yourself: you’re about to get an education. Andy and Jonathan Paley released their…
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…
Following the releases of new albums by David Bowie, My Bloody Valentine and Justin Timberlake, 2013 might go down as the year of the unexpected comeback (your move, Dr. Dre)….
A look at seven musicians who overcome serious injury or illness and rose to the creative heights of their profession.
At a time when albums are teased, hyped, leaked, dissected, discarded and re-evaluated before they are even officially released, it has become increasingly rare to be able to approach one…
At 72 years of age, there’s not much that Jim Horn hasn’t done. While his name might not be immediately familiar, you’ve definitely heard a lot of his work over…
A look at the first big hit for The Four Freshmen, 1952’s “It’s a Blue World.”
For the whole of the 1980s, singer Belinda Carlisle was the symbol of success, first as the lead singer for the groundbreaking band The Go-Go’s, then as a hitmaking solo…
There are a lot of great music autobiographies out there, but there are great ones still to be written. Chris Holmes counts down the Top 5.