There are few musical families as dysfunctional as Yes. Members fall in, they drop out, return with fanfare, depart with acrimony — this is a pattern that has cycled through…
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Dw. Dunphy
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Omega is Greek for that which is last, and although it’s a thought I wouldn’t have considered five years ago, that might be the best fate for this recording and…
Dave Steed
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It’s the penultimate week of Bottom Feeders, with just one post for the 25th letter of the alphabet. Enjoy more tracks that failed to crack the Top 40 on the…
Dw. Dunphy
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First, some bullet points – Rhino Handmade’s latest offering, Box of Fudge, a four CD overview of the influential ’60s group Vanilla Fudge, will not change or advance their position…
Ted Asregadoo
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DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE Outer space … other planets … dying stars … these are the musical metaphors of many bands who use said metaphors to either describe something…
Ted Asregadoo
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DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE The theme of America in popular music has run the gamut of idealized notions of a land where one can pursue one’s dreams, to a…
Robert Cass
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We did it! More specifically and much less modestly, I did it — I won Tuesday’s election! My victory even got some coverage from Associated Press national political writer Liz…
Robert Cass
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Wow! People are really fired up about this Tuesday’s election in Bootleg City! As mayor, it warms my heart to see such civic pride and faith in democracy. Don’t forget…
Dw. Dunphy
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Editor’s note: This week’s mixtape has an inordinate amount of song edits. While the prog purists who prefer the full-length epics might take offense, we simply cannot post 12-or-so tunes…
David Medsker
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Throw together Alan White of Yes, a VW Golf, and a little girl with a chainsaw, and what have you got? Find out as David Medsker goes close (to the edit) with this week’s White Label Wednesday!
Ted Asregadoo
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DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE Okay, I fully admit that as a guy who loves progressive rock, IÁ¢€â„¢m setting myself up for ridicule and taunts from the peanut gallery.Á‚ I…
Dw. Dunphy
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May is the unofficial start of the summer concert season, so to unofficially celebrate the shows of 2009, Popdose.com and Internet radio station The Penguin have teamed up for Penguimania…
Rob Smith
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Before there was an Arnel Pineda (Steve Perry soundalike, currently fronting Journey), or a Benoit David (Jon Anderson soundalike, currently fronting Yes), or even a Chris Chan (Barry Manilow impersonator,…
Dw. Dunphy
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Introducing an occasional series wherein we take a look at some of the most massive-sounding songs in pop history. A funny thing happened around 1971, or maybe 1972 — it…
Dw. Dunphy
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Yes – Symphonic Live (2009, Eagle Records) purchase this album (Amazon) It’s hard for me to judge the music of Yes in any rational way — and even harder when…
Dw. Dunphy
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A funny thing happened in the middle of the 1990s: Record labels looked into their vaults and found that most of their best selling titles had been in circulation for…
Dw. Dunphy
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Grab a hold of something, folks, and take a deep breath. Next week is Halloween, the unofficial start of the holiday season. Christmas Club accounts are starting to turn around,…
Will Harris
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Yeah, yeah, we know what you’re thinking: “The Hooters? Are they even still together?” Well, actually, if you’d asked that question between 1995 and 2001, the answer would’ve been a…
David Medsker
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The late Á¢€Ëœ80s caused rock bands to do many a strange thing in order to maintain their broad appeal. There were three surefire ways to reach the youth of the…
Ted Asregadoo
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A guest DJ in the house! It’s none other than Popdose’s very own Scott Malchus, who is here to mix it up with six FRICKIN’ AWESOME DRUMMERS! What I love…
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