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Popdose Staff
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Singer/songwriter Alexander Fairchild lists his five Desert Island Discs.
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Ken Shane
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In the early ’70s Stevie Wonder unleashed a trio of classic albums
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Popblerd Staff
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P-Funk. Uncut funk. The bomb. We can’t have a best albums of the ’70s list without ’em.
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Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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Andrea Bocelli can sing whatever he wants. But that doesn’t always mean he should
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Michael Parr
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Shuffle. Rinse. Repeat. Kick off your weekend with this week’s Friday Five!
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J.A. Bartlett
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We love us some Stevie Wonder around here. From his hits off the Motown production line in the 60s to his groundbreaking solo work in the 70s, writing and playing…
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Angela Zimmerman
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I didn’t intend for this lapse to happen, but it’s taken me over a week to get around to writing my Outside Lands coverage. Yeah, I happened to have a…
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Ken Shane
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We lost Funk Brother Bob Babbitt this week, He played on countless Motown hits, including this Stevie Wonder classic.
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Mike Heyliger
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The latest installment of Jheri Curl Fridays pays tribute to CHAKAKHAN CHAKAKHAN’s stunning rendition of Prince’s “I Feel For You.” Everybody now! CHAKAKHAN. CHAKAKHAN.
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Ken Shane
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The Main Ingredient turned tragedy into triumph and left behind some of the most indelible singles of the ’70s.
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Ken Shane
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Believe it or not, the Miracles only had one #1 hit while Smokey Robinson was their singer. Ken Shane recalls “The Tears of a Clown.”
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Brian Boone
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Carly Simon’s song from Working Girl was the first Oscar-winning song in a decade not to be a smash hit, and also it was by the iconic Carly Simon. What gives?
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Rob Smith
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Survivor’s “Ever Since the World Began”: The Ultimate Wedding Anthem? Rob Smith discusses in “Death by Power Ballad.”
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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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Jeff Giles
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Who are MyNameIsJohnMichael, and why do you need to stop what you’re doing and listen to them? Find out here.
Chris Holmes
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Chris Holmes offers a selection of songs that helped him fall in love with some of his now-favorite artists, such as Randy Newman, Wilco, and Waylon Jennings.
Chris Holmes
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Don’t you just wish you could just enjoy your favorite bands without a singer getting in the way for once? Your wish is this week’s Popdose mixtape’s command.
Something Else! Reviews
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Often situated in a pillowy cloud of opaque neo-funk, saxophonist David Sanborn’s talents are understandably obscured. The arrangements on his records, like much of the smooth-jazz movement that he still…
Kelly Stitzel
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This week, Kelly Stitzel discusses the extremely radio-friendly crop of Best Original Song nominees for the 57th Academy Awards.
Matt Springer
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Songs of love and sex, in alternating doses, for the day that is of valentines.
Rob Smith
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When it hurts so bad, you need a soundtrack of songs that that put your pain to music. This week’s Weekly Mixtape is a deeply blue playlist for just such an occasion.
Ken Shane
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In 1967, Stevie Wonder co-wrote a classic song of romantic longing, but it remained largely unknown until the Queen of Soul released her smash cover in 1973.
Michael Fortes
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Neil Young and Joanna Newsom lent their talents to a worthy cause in San Francisco, and Michael Fortes gives the rundown on how it all unfolded.
Jason Hare
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What’s the easiest way for a record company to take your money every holiday season? Box sets! Join Jeff Giles, Jason Hare and Dave Lifton for a discussion of the best and worst compilations on the most recent episode of the Popdose Podcast!