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Popdose Guide
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Dave Steed
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Dave Steed takes the long journey through the odd career of the legendary Melvins.
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David Medsker
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Welcome to our latest feature, in which we dissect the album that restored an artist’s chart prominence. First up: Duran Duran, and their improbable 1993 smash.
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Mike Heyliger
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A comprehensive look at the careers of the members of one of the most influential R&B acts of all time.
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Mike Heyliger and Jeff Giles
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Exploring the whip appeal of one of the most prolific hitmakers of the ’80s.
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Mark Feldman
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To celebrate TMBG’s new album, out this week, Mark Feldman looks back at the duo’s long, eclectic career.
David Medsker
1 Min Read
With a new Mark Ronson-produced album about to hit shelves, Popdose puts Duran Duran under the microscope to examine their strange, wonderful career.
Mike Heyliger
10 Min Read
In anticipation of Raphael Saadiq’s new album, Mike Heyliger celebrates the career of one of R&B’s most captivating — and often overlooked — talents.
Mike Heyliger and Jeff Giles
1 Min Read
With Ice Cube’s new album hitting stores today, we look back at the musical life and times of a hip-hop legend.
Dave Steed
1 Min Read
Just like when I did the Popdose Guide to Prince I’m a little sad to see it come to an end but I certainly won’t need to hear any more…
Dave Steed
1 Min Read
We’ve moved on to part 3 of the Popdose Guide to Buckethead. Parts 1 and 2 consisted of his solo works while parts 3 and 4 are going to focus…
Dave Steed
2 Min Read
In part one we took a gander at the first 13 Buckethead “solo” albums. We’ll close out with the final 15 before moving on to his group projects in Part…
Dave Steed
1 Min Read
Call me crazy, but I kind of liked the thought of a Popdose guide to Buckethead. Crazy of course because if you told me the guy recorded a new song…
Mike Heyliger
1 Min Read
On the one-year anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death, Mike Heyliger concludes his four-part guide to Jackson’s music.
Mike Heyliger
1 Min Read
Mike Heyliger’s tribute to the King of Pop moves into the Jackson 5’s post-Motown era — and some of their greatest success.
Mike Heyliger
1 Min Read
Mike Heyliger continues his guide to Michael Jackson’s discography with a look at the King of Pop’s early solo years.
Mike Heyliger
1 Min Read
On the eve of the first anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death, Mike Heyliger begins his look back at the King of Pop’s discography.
D.X. Ferris
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For most people, the story of Donnie Iris begins and ends with his feelings for a girl named Leah. D.X. Ferris aims to change that.
Rob Hoffman
1 Min Read
Steve Miller slowed down in the ’80s, and the hits did too — but he didn’t stop making music, as Rob Hoffman recalls in the conclusion to his Miller guide.
Rob Hoffman
1 Min Read
Before he started fooling around with pompati, Steve Miller was Stevie “Guitar” Miller — and Rob Hoffman says he’s more than just a classic rock Joker.
Dave Steed
1 Min Read
Dave Steed’s jaw-droppingly comprehensive look at Prince’s discography reaches its bittersweet conclusion this week, with a trip back through the last decade of the Purple One’s career.
Jon Cummings
2 Min Read
To celebrate Tuesday’s release of the new Patty Griffin album Downtown Church, Popdose looks back at the catalog of one of Americana’s brightest lights.
Dave Steed
1 Min Read
In part one of the Popdose Guide to Prince we took a look at the start of his career up through Graffiti Bridge in 1990. Tons of good music and…
Dave Steed
1 Min Read
What’s purple, has two thumbs, and will most likely try to sue our asses for running this guide? Ladies and gents, Prince Rogers Nelson!
Anthony Hansen
1 Min Read
It took him almost two months, but Anthony Hansen is back with the final installment of his guide to David Bowie’s recording career. Let’s get eclectic … and let’s dance!
Anthony Hansen
1 Min Read
Missing the Popdose Guides? You’ll be pleased to make the acquaintance of Anthony Hansen, who makes his debut with the Popdose Guide to Todd Rundgren’s Utopia.
Mojo Flucke
1 Min Read
For all the Hammond-deficient Memorial Day barbecues out there, Mojo Flucke has prepared a treat: The Popdose Guide to Jimmy Smith.
Jon Cummings
2 Min Read
To fans of her four albums of marvelous acoustic pop in the mid-to-late Á¢€â„¢80s, Marti Jones seemed on the cusp of becoming the next (albeit far hipper) Linda Ronstadt. Jones…
Michael Fortes
1 Min Read
Listening to rock radio in the early ’90s — particularly the college and ‘alternative’ varieties — was an experience like no other. The ratio of tolerable to intolerable music was…
Jack Feerick
1 Min Read
In The Pogues’ breakthrough 1988 single “Fairytale of New York” (download), songwriter Shane MacGowan and guest vocalist Kirsty MacColl portray a codependent couple. He’s an aging alcoholic, gone beyond repentance,…
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