A soulful British band took a song to the upper reaches of the US charts in 1975
John Lennon
On June 18, Paul McCartney celebrated his 75th birthday. With enviable longevity and prodigious musical gifts, he’s amassed a legacy matched by only a tiny handful of artists. Much of…
Bobby Freeman wrote and recorded one of the most covered songs in the history of rock and roll
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
The great Dan Baird has been blasting out some of rock and roll’s finest jams for more than 30 years. He joins us to talk about his new album and current U.S. tour dates with Homemade Sin.
Albert Brooks made two comedy albums in the ’70s. Both have stood the test of time.
At 12:01 AM this morning, the world was gifted by The Beatles’ music appearing on virtually every available streaming service. But what have we gotten, and how does it sound?
Objectivity be damned; this is The Beatles we’re talking about. The single, most important cultural entity to happen in my lifetime; merely a rock and roll band who re-shaped traditions…
For a group that once loudly and proudly proclaimed that they were reapplying for the job of best band in the world, U2 have faced their share of humbling challenges…
It’s the Friday Five! Shuffle through five random tracks from your library and share it with the Popdose community.
“Will It Go Round In Circles” was one of the biggest hits in a legendary career
Popdose is giving away “The Beatles in Mono” vinyl box set!
Gary Cherone is perhaps best-known for being the longtime vocalist of the Boston-based rock band Extreme and after that, the guy who picked up the microphone for Van Halen as…
Liverpool and the American south came together in Muscle Shoals
Betty Everett & Jerry Butler scored with a cover of a beloved Everly Brothers hit
The Olympics had it first, the Rascals made it huge
Wherein we look at ten of the weirdest and most random products to be marketed using the Beatles name and image.
Two music legends unite in a remarkable collaboration
It’s never easy to grow up in your father’s shadow, no matter who you are, so you can only imagine how it was for Julian Lennon, given that not only…
Ann Peebles was one of the great deep soul singers of the ’70s
Ah, it’s Friday, time to relax, and you know what that means, a glass of wine and the Friday Five!
Stop! Drop! Shuffle into the weekend! Join in this week’s Friday Five.
In which we look at once common curiosities of pop culture that don’t exist anymore, be it because of changing tastes, the fragmentation of culture, or merely the fickle nature…
No list of the Seventies’ best albums is complete without Pink Floyd, right? Well, we got two of their albums here!