Man, why are all of these songs with “blue” in the title so melancholy? Oh, right.
Electric Light Orchestra
Power pop secret weapon Paul MelanÁ§on preps new music that could have been no music at all.
Maxine Nightingale delivered a British soul smash in 1976
Due to the extreme length of this 2012 year-end recap, Michael Fortes recommends that you skip ahead to the entry on Joey Dosik.
Bubble Gum Orchestra’s Michael Laine Hildebrandt recounts the power pop and rock albums that inspired him.
Rob Smith’s new vinyl column opens with E.L.O.’s disco record, “Discovery.”
The Beatles are kind of always in the not-distant background, as they are the goddamn Beatles. But every five years or so, there’s a major resurgence in Beatles interest, popularity,…
Fall is coming so get happy, dammit. Here’s a mix to help you along.
So, how are you doing? It’s Thanksgiving Day here in America, and if you’re reading this right now, you’re likely trying to hide from the “merriment,” “family warmth” and (shudder)…
The Silver Seas are back with Chateau Revenge, which Michael Parr thinks might be the best record released so far this year.
We love to mock prog rock, but Dw. Dunphy has made a list of 50 prog albums that deserve to be in your collection. Here’s the first installment.
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE Whenever I fill in at Ted’s desk here at the Mix Six, I like to have a good time. Case in point, this week’s flashback…
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‚ …
Diana Ross smacks Chic around, Kenny Loggins starts his soundtrack reign, and Olivia welcomes us to Xanadu — all in Jason Hare’s latest edition of CHART ATTACK!
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE Call this mix the postscript of Beatles Week at Popdose … a postscript that’s a couple of weeks late! But better late than never, right?Á‚ …
I have to admit that I am not one of the people who jumped on the bandwagon for Regina Spektor’s last album, the 2006 breakthrough Begin to Hope. I’ve still…
One of the special treasures of living in Los Angeles or San Diego is knowing that the adult amusement park of Las Vegas is only a brief road trip away….
WeÁ¢€â„¢re going to jump right into the songs this week as we have an extended post in order to finish up the letter E in just two weeks. Enjoy the…
Remember when the Hustle swept through discos everywhere?Á‚ People were taking Hustle classes, the nightly news reported on the fad, there were instructional records and books.Á‚ Hey, remember when everyone…
Once again kids, yours truly is handing over the mixing duties to Jack Feerick — who brought us a mix that “gave the drummer some.” This week’s mix celebrates a…
Discovery = Disco? Very! That was the joke around rock critic circles when Electric Light Orchestra unleashed Discovery upon a disco-obsessed public in 1979. With the singles “Shine a Little…