I know that I have a tendency to dwell on the past, but it seems somehow sad to me that the release of a new album by a member of…
Paul McCartney
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Tony Redman
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I’ve written previously about the novelty group Big Daddy. In case you’ve slept since then, here’s the concept for the band: While on a USO tour of Southeast Asia in…
Scott Malchus
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There seem to be two camps of people when it comes to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: those who feel that rock and roll deserves a permanent place…
Robert Cass
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Yesterday was a special day in Bootleg City. Every September 10 — or “One After 909,” as some folks call it — we celebrate Beatle Day, which kicks off early…
Jason Hare
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Beatles Week continues with CHART ATTACK!, where Jason Hare looks at ten Beatles covers that hovered around the Billboard Top 10. Prepare to be shocked, amazed, and perhaps disturbed!
Bob Cashill
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Bob Cashill helps bring Beatles Week to its spine-tingling conclusion with a look at the Fab Four at the movies — after they broke up, of course. Give our regards to Broad Street, would you?
Scott Malchus
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Scott Malchus has had a copy of the remastered Rubber Soul since last week, and he hasn’t been able to listen to anything else. Read his thoughtful review in this week’s edition of Basement Songs.
Popdose Staff
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9/9/09 is finally here, and to celebrate the occasion, the Popdose staff has, ahem, come together to give you their personal perspectives on the music — yesterday and today.
Ann Logue
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We know it pays to be a Beatle. But just how well? In this week’s Numberscruncher, Ann Logue takes a peek inside the world of Beatle finances to answer that question.
Jason Hare
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Survivor sends a thank-you note to Queen, Air Supply goes to Brooklyn, David Foster takes over Chicago and CSN inexplicably has a Top 10 hit — it’s all part of Jason Hare’s latest edition of CHART ATTACK!
Tom Werman
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In this week’s column, Tom Werman recounts the strange new world of the mid-’90s, and his struggles to prove his worth after hair metal fell out of fashion.
Ken Shane
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The Jayhawks, Music From the North Country: The Jayhawks Anthology – Deluxe Edition (Sony Legacy) In the grand history of pop music, there haven’t been all that many voices that…
Ken Shane
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I have to admit that I am not one of the people who jumped on the bandwagon for Regina Spektor’s last album, the 2006 breakthrough Begin to Hope. I’ve still…
Steven Rosen
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In this week’s edition of Caught on Tape, Steven Rosen travels back in time to 1973, and moments spent in the company of Paul McCartney.
Dw. Dunphy
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A-B-C! It’s easy as do-re-mi! Art Brut – Summer Job from Art Brut vs. Satan (2009) Bat for Lashes – Moon and Moon from Two Suns (2009) Battles – Atlas…
Michael Fortes
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Stay tuned throughout the weekend as we continue our tribute to Michael Jackson, with reflections and remembrances from the Popdose staff.
Dave Steed
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It’s week 57 of Bottom Feeders, and Dave Steed is still going strong. He’s reached the letter M in his journey through the ass end of Billboard’s Hot 100 of the ’80s, which can only mean one thing…
Jon Cummings
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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.
Jason Hare
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If Jason Hare can’t have you, he don’t want nobody, baby. Join him for a look back at 1978, where, with a little luck, we’ll shadow dance with imaginary lovers. (Groan.)
Robert Cass
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My high school girlfriend received a 16th-birthday mix tape in 1992 from a friend of ours named Tai. There were no artists or song titles listed on the cassette label,…
Dw. Dunphy
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As a consumer, viewer, and overall commentator of pop culture, I find myself looking for those dreaded paradigm shifts, those touchstone moments where I can say, “This is the moment…
Dw. Dunphy
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1989 found Elvis Costello in the throes of a full-on identity crisis. He had always been more than what the general perception gave him credit for; some of his earliest…
Jon Cummings
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For much of his solo career, it was Paul McCartneyÁ¢€â„¢s peculiar fate to seem perpetually in need of a creative comeback. Chafing against the impossibly high standard he set for…
Will Harris
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If you’re a guitar guy, then all I have to do is write the name “Phil Keaggy” and you’re probably already prepared to offer up praise for his abilities. The…
John C. Hughes
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Oh, some things just write themselves, don’t they? I kid, I kid. “So Bad” is an overlooked little gem from the Paul catalog, released in the States as the follow-up…
Ted Asregadoo
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DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE I was getting wistful for 45s the other day and went hunting through my old Grundorf cases that I used to lug from DJ gig…
Jason Hare
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Welcome back to CHART ATTACK!, all new for 2009! This year we’ll be doing much like we’ve done in the past: ripping apart Billboard Top 10 charts for years ranging…
Robert Cass
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It’s a little disgusting when you think about how much talent these guys had. But I’ve come up with a surefire way to make myself feel less envious: I repeat…
Jon Cummings
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Whether you were a child of the Á¢€â„¢60s or (like me) of the Á¢€â„¢70s, the BeatlesÁ¢€â„¢ perpetual presence on the radio seemed something of a birthright. Every Á¢€Å“officialÁ¢€ Beatles single…
Scott Malchus
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Like many Saturday afternoons, we found ourselves straightening up the house, the children and I. It was June 2007, it was hot, and they were beginning to bicker. What can…