We’re lucky to have the Lost Dogs, and for any number of reasons. Comprised of Terry Scott Taylor, Michael Roe, Derri Daugherty and now Daugherty’s bandmate from the Choir, Steve…
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Dw. Dunphy
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Omega is Greek for that which is last, and although it’s a thought I wouldn’t have considered five years ago, that might be the best fate for this recording and…
Dw. Dunphy
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To quote some of my Popdose colleagues, “It’s like a female-fronted Jayhawks.” Depending how you feel about the gender-flip of the statement, that might come off as a backhanded compliment…
Matt Wardlaw
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Back in the ’80s, I don’t think I could have given you the name of five songs by Triumph, and perhaps, not even one song by the Canadian rock trio…
Dave Steed
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The general public always thinks about Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth when talking about great thrash groups, and no one is arguing there. Some fans make it down to Exodus…
Dave Steed
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If you had asked me back in 1987, when Future World, the second album from Danish band Pretty Maids was released, I definitely wouldn’t have thought they’d be around 20+…
Jeff Giles
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The Black Keys headed to Muscle Shoals to record their sixth album, which makes all kinds of sense, since they’ve been driving for the sound of the original dirty South…
Jeff Giles
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Tracey Thorn’s latest solo outing isn’t a new Everything but the Girl album, but it comes close — closer than her dancefloor-friendly 2007 effort, anyway. Starved EbtG fans who listened…
Jeff Giles
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One of my last acts as a recording artist was a series of demos intended for a covers album. Though I didn’t really realize it at the time, I was…
Ken Shane
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By the time a 24 year-old Otis Redding arrived in Los Angeles in 1966 for appearances that included a Hollywood Bowl show with Donovan, Sonny & Cher, and the Mamas…
Jeff Giles
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Confessional albums are certainly nothing new in the singer/songwriter idiom, but there’s a continuum. I mean, there are personal songs, and then there are songs that take your breath away…
Ken Shane
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It’s the dobro on the song “The Sweet Part of the City” that you hear first on the new Hold Steady album Heaven Is Whenever (Vagrant Records) . Your immediate…
Dave Steed
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Two words come to mind when talking about Judas Priest’s landmark record British Steel; Hell yeah! Those two little words pretty much sum up the feeling I get every time…
Dave Steed
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Let’s get this out of the way up front: Bison B.C. is sick. As a huge fan of 3 Inches of Blood, I first heard of Bison B.C. on their…
Dw. Dunphy
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In retrospect, it was unfair to peg Michael Knott as a Christian rocker. Over the years, his stubborn drive to say what he wants to say, in the way he…
Dave Steed
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Being an instrumental band, Karma to Burn is probably never going to get the recognition they deserve. After all, it’s the frontman that draws the crowd in and makes the…
Ken Shane
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A funny thing happened to Everest on the road to releasing their second album. The plan was to release the album on Vapor Records, just as they had released their…
Ken Shane
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Every once in awhile I have the opportunity to report on an artist who continues to grow and evolve with each new release. It’s one of the most gratifying things…
Michael Parr
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Michael Parr says the family affair of Arranged Marriage captures the best aspects of two generations and wraps it up in a pop package.
Michael Parr
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You may be asking yourself “Who the F#*k Is B.o.B?” Michael Parr has the answer, and a review of his debut record “B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray.”
Ken Shane
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“Big Audio Dynamite was born from the ashes of the Clash, something Mick (Jones) was never allowed to forget (hell, why should he!), and I was always aware of the…
Jeff Giles
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Up until about a week ago, I had no idea who Miranda Cosgrove is, but that’s because I blinked during the last shift change at the factory where tween starlets…
Jeff Giles
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Mary Chapin Carpenter makes sadness sound good. This is a gross oversimplification of her appeal, one which I hope to correct later on in this review, but at their best,…
Ken Shane
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I love Shelby Lynne. I’m not given to starting my reviews with such proclamations, but I think it’s important that you know where I’m coming from. Not only is Shelby…
Ken Shane
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There is a group of great American songwriters who make the process seem so effortless that sometimes their brilliance is taken for granted. Their chord structures are simple, mostly played…
Ken Shane
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I don’t know how strange it’s been, but it has certainly been a long trip for Matt Pond PA. The band’s story begins in Philadelphia in 1998, before relocating to…
Pete Chianca
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Where does Stevie Van Zandt find these bands? It’s easy to imagine the Wicked Cool Records founder prowling around with his ear pressed up against strange garages, listening for the…
Dw. Dunphy
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Settling for easy descriptions never gets a writer very far. That goes for describing an act as sounding like another act, or insisting a group’s specific genre should sound a…
Ken Shane
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Ken Shane is giving away a vinyl copy of Jeff Beck’s new album. Find out how you can win!
Ken Shane
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I am certainly not about to knock any songwriter who includes a song called “Shane” on his album. In this case, Martin Sexton is writing about his son, but his…