Tell me you love me. Change. Go. Disturb this groove. Or, you know, do the opposite of all those things. Your call. It’s cool.
Los Lobos
Rob Smith reviews sounds that sustained him in 2015, in his new “Vinyl Diaries.”
Ken Shane recommends some of the year’s best music books
Scott Malchus revisits the soundtrack to that seminal film celebrating America’s two favorite past times: Sex and baseball.
It wouldn’t be a party unless a fight breaks out. Can Brian prevent Eric from getting his ass kicked?
That’s all, amen, close the door. It’s the last roundup. The last tracks of the last disc of this seven-disc retrospective set. Before the final rundown, I need to drop…
Working without a set list Los Lobos just let it rip in Fall River
Amy Helm and her first-rate band had a big night in Fall River
Crystal Bowersox was compared to Janis Joplin the moment she first stepped onto the national stage, and yet, she was still a bit ahead of her time. While her rich,…
Ken’s Shane annual gift guide
As music fans, bands find their way into our song-obsessed hearts in a variety of ways and some of the best experiences come about very unexpectedly. I think we all…
Deer Tick fans, Middle Brother and newly converted Diamond Rug fans. This is your date night. The most formidable partner is up as your date song, Ms. Susan Tedeschi. The woman, she rocks.
Come on Loooooverboy and check out more tracks that Dave Steed spotlights in his hit series Bottom Feeders.
The combined talents of Robert Plant and Buddy Miller were bound to produce interesting results. Together they have made “Band of Joy” one the year’s best albums.
In this week’s mixtape you’ll find pairs of the same song by two different artists. I did try to lay down some ground rules for myself, though: 1. No parody…
Quick, name another band whose lineup has been intact for 26 years. Not that easy is it? Not these days, not any days. Los Lobos can claim that distinction. Steve…
Want to win a vinyl copy of 429 Records’ tribute to the Greenwich Village scene of the ’60s? Of course you do. Enter our contest here!
Between Kenny G and the EWI, sax got a bad rap in the ’80s — but Scott Malchus is here to set the record straight with this week’s Mix Six.
So, I took the readers’ challenge (sort of) last week. I said that I knew nothing from Gordon Lightfoot except for the song I posted — “Baby Step Back” —…
Continuing his decade-by-decade look of great second-place finishes in pop music, Jon Cummings moves on to the ’70s, including #2 hits from Lou Rawls, 10cc, and the King himself.
The Popdose Staff, led by the intrepid Jon Cummings, has banded together to present a mixtape full of songs from our own weddings. Walk down the aisle with us, won’t you?
Cleveland in the wintertime can be a cruel, desolate town. The wind chill often drops temperatures below zero and gray slush mounds crowd the streets and seep onto the asphalt,…