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Rob Smith
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Some Gibby action going on in Rob Smith’s “The Vinyl Diaries.”
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Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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In which this washed-up group of ding dongs lures Dolly Parton into the studio for Mellowmas misery
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Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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Today, 4HIM joins us as we learn about Dove Awards, Alabama, and the seasonal joys of homeless adoption
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Jeff Giles
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Maybe you aren’t a rock star because your parents weren’t creative enough.
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Chris Holmes
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Chris Holmes offers a selection of songs that helped him fall in love with some of his now-favorite artists, such as Randy Newman, Wilco, and Waylon Jennings.
Rob Smith
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Wanna read about Peter Cetera squealing like a pig? Check out Rob Smith’s review of Chicago’s Live in ’75.
Annie Zaleski
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When Material Issue front man Jim Ellison committed suicide in June of 1996, the act was sharp and sudden. The 32-year-old wasn’t a stereotypical grunge sad-sack. He was an anachronistic…
Jason Hare
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In a world filled with awkward family holiday reunions, three men gather to remind you that it could be worse: you could be a Brady or Stewart Copeland. Join Jeff Giles, Jason Hare and Dave Lifton for a discussion of the best and worst pop culture reunions on Episode 15 of The Popdose Podcast!
Popdose Staff
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If you’re holding your breath for the day MTV starts playing music videos again, let it go. It’s never going to happen, not while there’s still a heart-rending story, about…
Robert Cass
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Mayor Cass tips his hat (and the rest of his wardrobe) to the outgoing mayor of Chicago, Richard M. Daley, and uploads a Nada Surf concert from 2008 for your downloading pleasure.
Ted Asregadoo
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DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE Since musical styles come around again and again, I’m sure it’s only a matter of time before horn sections start to be part of popular…
Dave Lifton
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Germany 0-1 Spain The soccer world, including myself, had bought so into this concept of a New Germany – one that reflects a more open society than we’ve been accustomed…
Matt Wardlaw
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Closing out the first leg of their latest U.S. tour, criminally underappreciated Canadian favorites Blue Rodeo spent Saturday night in Chicago with a surprisingly deep (and, at times, obscure) set…
Jeff Giles
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Nearly 20 years after the album was released, Ron Nevison shares the strange story of how his mixes for Chicago Twenty 1 were replaced — and why he’s still seething.
Matt Wardlaw
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For this week’s Ticket Stub, Matt Wardlaw looks back on a face-melting Dio gig from the summer of 1984.
Jeff Giles
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Have you ever wondered what inspired the images on your favorite album covers? Popdose kicks off a new series with a look at the artwork for one of 1984’s biggest hits.
Robert Cass
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Old days — good times I remember. Fun days, filled with simple pleasures. Drive-in movies, comic books and blue jeans, Howdy Doody, baseball cards, and birthdays take me back to a…
Jeff Giles
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I don’t think there’s a band on the planet that’s done a more thorough job of repackaging its hits than Chicago — and in the 20 years since scoring its…
Ted Asregadoo
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DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE What possesses an artist to revisit his or her recordings years later and decide to remake the song? Sometimes it’s money, sometimes it’s about a…
Matt Wardlaw
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The Beach Boys were old(er) and struggling to remain relevant in the late ’70s. Luckily (or not) for them, the tape was rolling to capture it all.
Jason Hare
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What’s tastier than day-after-Thanksgiving leftovers? A fresh new episode of the Popdose Podcast, featuring the immature humor of Jeff Giles, Jason Hare and Dave Lifton!
Ted Asregadoo
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DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE I think David Medsker can relate to this… Back in my salad days of college, I made extra money with two turntables and a microphone.Á‚ …
Jeff Giles
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We like to think that once a musician has “made it big,” life is an endless series of MTV shoots and screaming fans — but like any career, it has its ups and downs. In a frank Popdose Interview, Jeff Giles discusses the less glamorous side of rock & roll with three musicians who have been there.
Ann Logue
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The site of the 2016 Olympics will be announced on Friday, and Chicago is considered to be a close contender along with Rio de Janeiro. Speaking on behalf of my…
Jason Hare
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Survivor sends a thank-you note to Queen, Air Supply goes to Brooklyn, David Foster takes over Chicago and CSN inexplicably has a Top 10 hit — it’s all part of Jason Hare’s latest edition of CHART ATTACK!
Ken Shane
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First an admission. Even though I am the New Music Editor for Popdose, I can be pretty old school. If you’ve been reading along, you already know that. There’s some…
Michael Fortes
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He’s on the road with Chicago and on store shelves with a new CD, but Bill Champlin isn’t too busy to talk to Michael Fortes in a new Popdose Interview.