Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson’s influence extended well beyond his hit records
Miles Davis
On February 2, Omnivore Recordings will release the third and fourth discs in their splendid compilation series The Ru-Jac Records story. Ru-Jac was a Baltimore-based soul and R&B label founded…
In the capable hands of Christian McBride this year’s Newport Jazz Festival was one for the ages
Billy Paul’s career was not limited to one hit single
What influences the musicians that go on to influence others? Popdose invited John Arthur to add his Top Ten All-Time albums to the pantheon.
In 1965 the jazz pianist scored the first in a string of pop hits
Legends, upstarts, and an honored but absent guest at this year’s festival.
It’s the Friday Five! Shuffle through five random tracks from your library and share it with the Popdose community.
The Newport Jazz Festival celebrated 60 years in grand style
“The Vinyl Diaries” and Popdose GIVEAWAY: Allman Brothers’s new box set!
Ken Shane’s annual Holiday Gift Guide
No list of the Seventies’ best albums is complete without Pink Floyd, right? Well, we got two of their albums here!
It’s 11:00 AM, do you know where your Friday Five is?
You can either nuzzle up in the bosom of St. Valentine this evening, kids, or you can stick your head in it and slowly suffocate. But wait. Tomorrow’s another date and it ain’t Valentine’s Day, sweetie.
Cold outside? Why not stay warm with the Friday Five?
If you had to pick only 10 albums from the entire history of jazz with which to start a collection, these would be great choices.
Slightly Stoopid’s DeLa takes time from promoting the band’s new album to give us a soulful list of Desert Island Discs.
Counting down the minutes until 5:00? Pass some time and join in this week’s Friday Five!
A little classical, a little jazz, a little Leonard Cohen…singer/songwriter John Common gives us his five Desert Island Discs.
Kelly Stitzel revisits another post from A Soundtrack Saturday Christmas, this time the Bill Murray classic, Scrooged.
Last week Ken Shane had the opportunity to speak with Shelby Lynne about her new record Revelation Road, the most personal album of her career.
Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Van Hunt has been one of the music industry’s best kept secrets for almost a decade now. Starting his career writing songs for and with artists like Dionne Farris…
This week’s Popdose mixtape, presented by Chris Holmes, offers up 20 of the greatest jazz songs ever recorded.
We’re honored to have Cowboy Junkies guitarist Michael Timmins as our guest for today’s edition of Desert Island Discs. The Junkies are currently celebrating the digital release of their latest…
Miles Davis once quipped that he had changed the course of jazz “four or five times.” If you know anything about jazz, and I don’t profess to know much, you…
Joni Mitchell is a long-time member of my personal pantheon. It’s a short list of artists who I revere not just for what they produce, but for the journey that…