This is very exciting – certainly to me. Yung Wu was a Feelies side project with one classic album, Shore Leave, on Steve Fallon’s Coyote Records in 1987, which I…
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Singer Nina June is releasing her global debut album, Bon Voyage, the result of a 3 year long journey that began in a home studio in Amsterdam, going through France…
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A songwriter, guitarist, bluesman, interpreter and performer for more than 50 years, Chris Smither has proven himself an American original. Recorded at the gorgeous Blue Rock Studios in Texas’ hill…
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Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross: Episode Fifty Five (doin’ double nickels on the dime – we jam econo…) After losing the original episode 54, there were…
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In the same methodical way she takes apart engines and makes them roadworthy again, Erica Blinn constructs American rock songs, one earnest melody at a time. She forces Midwestern air…
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Let’s begin by making clear a disclaimer: this is not an easy book, by any means. Deanna M. Lehman’s Kinderwhore is one of the most harrowing things I’ve ever read,…
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Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross: Episode Fifty Four With the widening audience/following behind Radio City, the topics expand and there’s no shortage in conversation on this latest…
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Jeffrey Gaines is a name you should be familiar with because he’s been putting out thoughtful, soul-clenching, highly personal and rewarding music for over 25 years. Alright is his first…
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Hailing from the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, RVG — more formally, but less frequently, the Romy Vager Group — self-released their debut full-length, A Quality Of Mercy, in early…
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Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross: Episode Fifty Three Rob and Jon kick off year two without slowing down – and because there is no shortage of…
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Popdose is pleased to introduce Swedish electronic pop singer Emma-Lee Andersson, who goes by the moniker BELLHOUSE. She’s just released her own dose of pop goodness with her new single,…
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More a “mini-album” than full-length (but I won’t split hairs here), Unbreakable is the very powerful and touching debut from Ali McManus, a 21-year old singer-songwriter/pianist/guitarist from Detroit. It says…
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As you know, Popdose loves Lisa Said, the singer/songwriter/guitarist who knocked us out with her debut album and E.P. over the last year and a half. So we are both…
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Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross: Episode Fifty Two Ladies and gentlemen… the big one! Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross is officially 1 year…
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Popdose presents the premiere of “Engadine”, from a new entry into the rock & roll fray, Television City. Television City is a Detroit roots rock band led by the songwriting…
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Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross: Episode Fifty One Once again, our intrepid reporters find themselves in the crossfire of pop culture gone awry. This week, Jon and…
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It’s not often that an artist will nowadays deliver a double album’s worth of brand new material; it’s even rarer when it’s a triple threat. More so, when an artist…
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Popdose is very pleased to present the exclusive premiere of this great new single from The Karyn Kuhl band, “Be Your Friend”. According to the Hoboken powerhouse players, “The Karyn…
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Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross: Episode Fifty Fifty shades of Jon and Rob doing their thing and you loving it all… Listen in as the boys go…
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Before we get to the heart of the matter, here’s a quick history/primer on Mr. Luther Russell, the marvelous Los Angeles guitarist/producer: he’s been recording since 1991, initially as lead…
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Amy Rigby has been doing her thing since she was a member of The Shams (when I first saw her) and slicing through pop mediocrity from the time she released…
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Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross: Episode Forty Nine Life just bounces, sometimes landing in strange but not surprising places – and Jon and Rob are willing to…
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Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross: Episode Forty Eight There is never a shortage of conversation; never a lull or dull moment for Jon and Rob as they…
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Dear God, this is amazing. Not because it’s Big Star – let’s make one thing clear from the outset: I don’t like live albums as a rule of thumb; I…
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Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross: Episode Forty Seven On this forty seventh (!) installment of Radio City…, Jon and Rob have no shortage of material or topics…
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Jaguwar began life as a trio, formed in Berlin, Germany by OyÁ¨mi and Lemmy in 2012. Their drummer Chris signed up in 2014 to complete the current line-up; to date,…
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Popdose presents another exclusive premiere with this new song from San Francisco-based singer Jack Mosbacher. “Ready For Something Good” is the title track from his upcoming album of the same…
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Popdose is very pleased and proud to present to you the first brand new track from acclaimed singer/songwriter/guitarist Steve Barton (from the legendary band, Translator), “Before I Get Too Young”….
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Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross: Episode Forty Six 2018 doesn’t even blink its’ sleepy, hungover eyes open as Jon and Rob get right back to work, talking…