I’d hoped this album would finally see the light of day. Years ago, in his autobiography, Frontman, Richard Barone had mentioned that he had the tapes to a live album…
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Keith Creighton
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As springtime begins, 2025 already feels a decade old in terms of societal collapse — but it has also been rich with stellar new albums to provide comfort, catharsis, salvation and escape. Here’s 25 magnificent recent titles well worth checking out.
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Rob Ross
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It’s a little difficult to be completely objective after watching New Wave: Dare To Be Different, the story of WLIR radio, from Long Island. I listened to the station religiously…
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Beau Dure
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Some people get crankier when they get older. They drift off and sit in front of whatever TV shows best reinforce their stereotypes and validate their disdain. But unlike decreasing…
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Dw. Dunphy
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“We’re like three nerdy brothers and their geeky sister!”
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Rob Ross
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This book is a proverbial “Top Of The Pops” greatest hits – most of which can be looked upon with a warm nostalgic smile as “’80’s Top 40” pop…
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Popdose Staff
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We’re letting the music do the talking for the most part, this week — because this stretch of Disc Three is all killer, no filler! Or, as panelist Mike Heyliger…
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Popdose Staff
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Welcome to OMG!, our brand-new roundtable series, where a gathering of your favorite Popdose writers (and, um, Jack Feerick) come together to spout ill-considered opinions about our pop-music heritage! When…
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Chris Holmes
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Let’s take a look back at the 10 finest moments from XTC’s catalog as written by Colin Moulding.
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Something Else! Reviews
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The Talking Heads emerged weird, polished that weirdness, and let the world catch up.
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Chris Holmes
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Chris Holmes provides an overview of ’70s rock band Be Bop Deluxe. Led by guitarist extraordinaire Bill Nelson, Be Bop Deluxe produced some of the most rewarding rock music of the decade.
Ted Asregadoo
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DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE Last week we hung out with the rocker crowd from 1981, and this week it’s time to see what the new wave kids were into. …
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Chris Holmes
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The pop music landscape is littered with bands whose time in the limelight was cruelly short. And let’s be honest, most of them didn’t even deserve the little success they…
DJ D
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The early musical output of popular artists is the stuff of semi-legend and fan obsession — Aretha Franklin’s Columbia recordings, Little Richard the blues singer, Madonna’s New York demos, and…
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