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Johnny Cash
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Ken Shane
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Billy Ward launched a new era of frankness in lyrics and the careers of two future superstars
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Michael Parr and Zack Stiegler
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In this episode of In:Sound we dare to ask the question: why don’t country music fans like country music?
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Dw. Dunphy
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The classic Bond songs, shaken, stirred, and disrupted.
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Tony Redman
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Way back in 2009, back when President Obama still had that new car smell, I had started a column here called “Way Out Wednesday”. It featured odd albums from my…
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Rob Smith
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Rob Smith reviews recent music from elder statesmen Ian Hunter and Willie Nelson in “The Vinyl Diaries.”
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Popdose Staff
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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…
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Ken Shane
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Ken Shane recommends some of the year’s best music books
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Ken Shane
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“Will It Go Round In Circles” was one of the biggest hits in a legendary career
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Pete Chianca
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Yes, at WickedLocal.com I’ve already run down my picks for the year’s standout albums, my 2014 mixtape suggestions and my ratings for new albums by artists over 50. But that’s not…
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Ken Shane
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The legendary sessions finally get a complete release
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Justin Vellucci
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Singer-songwriter Will Oldham, that old Palace ring-leader turned ”Prince,” just has released a new collection of emotive acoustics titled Singer’s Grave A Sea of Tongues — and, hands down, it…
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Pete Chianca
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One thing Barbara Barnes Sims doesn’t do in ”The Next Elvis“ (LSU Press), the memoir of her time working at Sun Records in the late 1950s, is dish — at…
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J.A. Bartlett
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In 1953, Johnny Cash wrote “Folsom Prison Blues.” Fifteen years later, on a weekday morning in January, he played a legendary concert there, which resulted in one of the most…
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Popdose Staff
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Rock band Hacienda’s latest album is produced by Dan Auerbach. Their Desert Island Discs come from a variety of influences, as one would expect. Check ’em out!
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Jeff Giles and Matt Wardlaw
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Matt and Jeff welcome singer/songwriter Steve Poltz to discuss his new album Noineen Noiny Noin. Steve also plays several songs live during the podcast.
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Dw. Dunphy
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Popdose reviews the ’60s cult favorite from the Beau Brummels.
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Matt Springer
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After much delay, Spare Parts finally returns with 1984’s mega-blockbuster, “This Hard Land.”
Popdose Staff
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In conjunction with Chris Holmes’ fantastic Friday Mixtape, here are more Popdose musical turning points.
Judd Marcello
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You have no idea what you’re missing. That’s what Judd Marcello’s here for. He says Levon Helm’s Midnight Ramble is a rare musical experience you must not miss.
Matthew Boles
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We had a small problem last week in Bootleg City when some guy named Guest tried to pull a fast one and disparage our happy home. Fortunately, Sheriff Will Teasle…
Scott Malchus
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Scott Malchus pens a bittersweet farewell to famed photographer Jim Marshall, who passed away this week.
Matt Wardlaw
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What’s in a name? When Norton Buffalo is the name in question, the answer is, quite a lot. While the name might not be immediately familiar to you, chances are…
Ken Shane
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The sixth and final chapter in the American Recordings collaborations between Johnny Cash and Rick Rubin is a direct conversation between a man and his maker.
Scott Malchus
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There seem to be two camps of people when it comes to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: those who feel that rock and roll deserves a permanent place…
Rob Smith
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Long, flowing hair, a perfectly groomed beard, and millions of records sold doesn’t mean you’re too good for a little advice, does it?
Michael Fortes
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Michael Fortes drops in on Daniel James from the San Francisco-based trio Leopold and his Fiction as the Parlour to Parlour journey continues to cover the Bay Area.
Robert Cass
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In part two of this flashback edition of Vin Scelsa’s Live at Lunch, singer-songwriter Jules Shear talks about the R&B inspiration for “If She Knew What She Wants,” how he…
Jon Cummings
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It’s nice to see Raul Malo back in the spotlight. The onetime Mavericks frontman hadn’t exactly gone quiet, but over the last several years his big voice has been muted…
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