Justification for the validity of the album format has arrived…from New Jersey.
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Rob Ross
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It’s a sadly familiar story: a hard-working band performs works their way to a major label deal only to have the rug pulled out from under them and… nothing. It’s…
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Rob Ross
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A few months ago, I reviewed a new E.P. release by a local (New Jersey) band, The Cynz. They have that driving, frenetic garage-y sound that reminds me of the…
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Rob Ross
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First, I should thank the incredible Cyndi Dawson of The Cynz for having an intuition that I would like this band and their music. She was/is completely right. Second, I…
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Rob Ross
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The words “garage punk” get tossed around a lot and usually miss their mark. However, The Cynz, who hail from New Jersey are just that – a band that, upon…
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Brian Boone
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Insane Clown Posse’s Literary Classics Reconsidered As anybody down with the clowns knows, Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope are adherents to the controversial theory that William Shakespeare did not…
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Dw. Dunphy
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An honored publication returns in digital form with a new name. Popdose spoke with founder of digital magazine New Jersey Arts, Gary Wien.
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Rob Ross
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Rock River, the new solo album from Deena Shoshkes of New Jersey’s The Cucumbers, is a breath of fresh pop air that I welcome. For someone who’s put out great…
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Rob Ross
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New Jersey “all stars”, Speed The Plough are wonderfully represented here with this retrospective that looks over their now 30-plus years career (courtesy of the fine folks at Bar None…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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Headlining a benefit for the family of venue friend and local business owner, Silvio Dibello, local singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Chris Neptune and his backing band served up a memorable…
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Rob Ross
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This album actually came out in 2006, but as it is an undiscovered gem, I wanted to give it exposure. I was hipped to this album by the lovely Deirdre…
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Dw. Dunphy
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Platters That Matter podcasters brave the summer heat for Ben Folds Five live.
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Dw. Dunphy
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Updated Sunday 8:37 PM – Popdose welcomes your eyewitness accounts as the East Coast, verging on central U.S., prepares for a literal Storm Of The Century.
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Popdose Staff
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We’ve suffered for our art. Now it’s your turn. Introducing Cover Your Ass, the Popdose cover song project.
Dw. Dunphy
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Popdose speaks with singer-songwriter Nicole Atkins on the arrival of her new release, Mondo Amore.
Emilia Rhodes
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FX’s new underdog sports drama, “Lights Out,” packs a punch.
Dw. Dunphy
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Popdose.com’s Dw. Dunphy goes past the “what” of reality TV to explore the “why.”
Popdose Staff
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The Internet moves fast. Here’s a fond look back at our favorite links from the last seven days: Games beat books 2:1 on Kindle‘s sales chart [Kotaku] More than 2/3…
Ken Shane
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It was a sweltering hot July weekend when beloved Philadelphia radio station WXPN brought the 10th annual XPoNential Music Festival across the river to Wiggins Park on the Camden, NJ…
Tony Redman
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A cappella is defined as music that is sung without instrumental accompaniment. According to the Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, a cappella music was originally ”composed to be performed in chapels…
Matt Wardlaw
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Back in the mid- to late ’80s, before Bob Marley, David Byrne, and I had even met the eventual mayor of Bootleg City, otherwise known as Robert “The Eventual Mayor of Bootleg…
Matt Wardlaw
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Six years ago I was fed up with the state of affairs in Bootleg City, but determined to do something about it. A small group of Bootleg City school board…
Ken Shane
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Image via CrunchBase When my grandparents emigrated from Eastern Europe, it was to Newark, N.J. that they came. My parents were born and raised in the Newark. For most of…
Ken Shane
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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/Gqjl2iXg9uI” width=”600″ height=”344″ allowfullscreen=”true” fvars=”fs=1″ /] Asbury Park’s storied Stone Pony isn’t the same since Live Nation took over. That cuts both ways. On the plus side, an enormous…
Ken Shane
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All Photos Copyright Á‚©Á‚ David J. Simchock. Visit David’s Website: Vagabond Vistas. WXPN is the listener sponsored Triple A radio station associated with the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and one…
J.A. Bartlett
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February 18, 1977, is a Friday. NASA’s new craft, the space shuttle, makes a test flight bolted to a 747. The flight lasts a little over two hours and reaches…
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