In which Bob possibly sets a new personal record for equivocation.
Neil Young
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Dave Steed
6 Min Read
The next to last week of Bottom Feeders features the most eclectic artist in the series. This week it’s the letters X and Y from the Billboard rock charts.
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Jason Hare
2 Min Read
Fandom: what does it mean, who inspires it, and where will you go in its name? We have some thoughts on the subject, and you’ll hear ’em on Episode 18 of The Popdose Podcast!
Jeff Giles
1 Min Read
If you had to go away for awhile and you could only take five of your favorite albums with you, which ones would you choose? Yes, we know it isn’t…
Kelly Stitzel
1 Min Read
In week three of her look at Best Original Song Oscar nominees from years past, Kelly Stitzel revisits the year the Boss took home the trophy.
Jeff Giles
1 Min Read
Since the advent of recorded music, there’s been a more or less constant tension between the audiophile segment of the marketplace and the great unwashed hordes of transistor-toting plebes who…
Matt Wardlaw
1 Min Read
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…
Michael Fortes
11 Min Read
From the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond, Michael Fortes runs through his top picks for the best albums of 2010.
Michael Fortes
6 Min Read
Neil Young and Joanna Newsom lent their talents to a worthy cause in San Francisco, and Michael Fortes gives the rundown on how it all unfolded.
Jason Hare
1 Min Read
In a world filled with awkward family holiday reunions, three men gather to remind you that it could be worse: you could be a Brady or Stewart Copeland. Join Jeff Giles, Jason Hare and Dave Lifton for a discussion of the best and worst pop culture reunions on Episode 15 of The Popdose Podcast!
Michael Fortes
2 Min Read
Peace and love – they were meant to be together. With that in mind, Michael Fortes brings together a mix of 20 songs with “peace” and “love” in their titles.
Ken Shane
1 Min Read
L.A.’s Laurel Canyon was one of the most important breeding grounds for American music in the ’60s. A new documentary traces the history of the scene.
Dave Lifton
16 Min Read
We speak to the legendary singer/songwriter/guitarist about his new DVD, Cry Tough, giving guitar lessons online, touring, and his health.
Popdose Staff
1 Min Read
We made a list of our favorite guitarists of all time, and this week, we count down from 50 to 36. Who made the cut?
David Allen Jones
10 Min Read
Here we go again with Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, in which I attempt to spotlight several recent works of sequential graphic storytelling that I find noteworthy, and think…
Ken Shane
1 Min Read
In what many people would have called an unlikely move, Crosby, Stills & Nash invited Neil Young join them in 1969. Their first album together took them to the top of the world.
Jeff Giles
1 Min Read
Artist Barry E. Jackson discusses his work for the cover of ZZ Top’s multiplatinum 1985 release.
Dave Steed
1 Min Read
It’s the penultimate week of Bottom Feeders, with just one post for the 25th letter of the alphabet. Enjoy more tracks that failed to crack the Top 40 on the…
Ken Shane
4 Min Read
The venerable Wellmont Theatre in Montclair, New Jersey, began life as a legitimate theatre in 1922 before being converted to a movie theatre in 1929. The venue fell on hard…
Jeff Giles
1 Min Read
What’s more absurd than giant hot dogs on the moon? Try three aging hippies taking a shot at the Top 40 in 1990.
Ken Shane
1 Min Read
The Beatles broke up in 1970, and Paul McCartney released his first solo album. In California, a young McCartney-influenced musician was beginning his own solo career.
Michael Fortes
1 Min Read
Singer songwriter Lila Nelson takes Michael Fortes to some of the most intimate places in her home… and ends up doing some Parlour to Parlour filming herself!
Ben Wiser
1 Min Read
Phish is back with their first album in five years, and Ben Wiser thinks it might be their best yet. Also: A list of potential candidates for Phish’s 2009 “Halloween costume.”
Jeff Giles
1 Min Read
Two years after his untimely death, Dan Fogelberg has a new album out, which leaves Jeff Giles throwing common courtesy to the wind and asking: You Again?
Dw. Dunphy
1 Min Read
Last week marked the final edition of Tom Werman’s run on our Producers column and, in the course of his finale, he mentioned a special mixtape disc he made for…
Matchup Monkey
1 Min Read
When I conceived this post, I had actually planned to broaden the category to “Demolition” so I could include classics like AC/DC’s “TNT” and the Talking Heads’ “Burning Down the…
Rob Smith
1 Min Read
“Favorite Zeroes” Á¢€Å“Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music.Á¢€Á¢€”Sergei Rachmaninov Á¢€Å“Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul.Á¢€Á¢€”Plato…
Ken Shane
1 Min Read
It’s not something that I’m particularly proud of, and in retrospect, it was remarkably short-sighted, but when Laura Nyro, unhappy with attempts to market her as a celebrity, announced her…
Ted Asregadoo
1 Min Read
I was too young to experience many of the groups and performers featured here when they were in their prime. Sure, I heard the music of Led Zep, Dylan, the…
Ben Wiser
1 Min Read
Crosby, Stills & Nash – Demos (Rhino) In the wake of Graham Nash’s box earlier this year, and of course Neil Young’s behemoth Archives, Crosby, Stills & Nash (Neil Young…