The Traditional American Motifs in Bob Dylan's 'Highway 61 Revisited'
Sometimes the power and promise packed into a pop single can be heard in its opening notes. However, Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone” is Continue Reading
Counterbalance 23: Bob Dylan – 'Blood on the Tracks'
Klinger: All right, Mendelsohn, I know that in the past you’ve been somewhat, shall we say, lukewarm to our man Bob Dylan here. I’ve just Continue Reading
Ariel Marie’s Fresh Track “Just This Way”
At the tender age of 18, Ariel Marie is making waves with her new single, “Just This Way.” Not only is she a student at Continue Reading
The Alt Weekly Roundup (4/15)
Posted: 15th April, 2024 by The Editor The Alternative Weekly Roundup is a column where our staff plugs a variety of new releases in a Continue Reading
It Holds Up: Kevin Devine – ‘Make the Clocks Move’
Posted: 6th October, 2023 by The Editor In the late ’90s, bleeding into the early 2000s, Kevin Devine was in a Long Island emo band Continue Reading
Artist Interview: Skylar Sarkis of Taking Meds
Posted: 31st August, 2023 by The Editor I won’t waste time belaboring the point when Aaron’s already said it so well: Taking Meds is about Continue Reading
Artist Interview: Matt Scottoline of Hurry
Posted: 11th August, 2023 by The Editor Philadelphia’s Hurry are first and foremost known as pioneer practitioners in the recent power pop revival. Aligned with Continue Reading
Lana Del Rey Visits Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Alabama
Singer Lana Del Rey made headlines for a seemingly random recent trip to Alabama and, at long last, the mystery behind her visit to the Continue Reading
Allan Franzner Sets Out On A Journey To Find Out Who Pays The Price?
Outstanding multi-instrumentalist and composer Allan Franzner is on a journey to discover the sociopolitical threads that bind us as a society and the issues that Continue Reading
Vincent Poag Loads New Album Masquerade With Substantial Food For Thought
NYC-based singer-songwriter Vincent Poag has released his new album Masquerade. In just twelve songs, Vincent Poag has successfully managed to offer substantial food for thought Continue Reading
The Alt Weekly Roundup (9/20)
The Alt Weekly Roundup (9/20) Posted: 20th September, 2021 by The Editor The Popdosemagazine Weekly Roundup is a column where our staff plugs a variety Continue Reading
Artist Interview: Gabbo
Artist Interview: Gabbo Posted: 6th August, 2021 by The Editor It’s been a big year for Maryland activist and indie pop artist Gabbo. After releasing Continue Reading
Kurt Cobain’s Hair Sells for Over $14,000 at Auction
A bizarre and somewhat gross auction just took place, where six strands of Kurt Cobain’s hair sold for a whopping $14,145. The rock n’ roll Continue Reading
What You Want, Baby, Aretha's Got It
It was only with Aretha Franklin’s death in 2018 that the American public — prompted to listen to her songs that we hadn’t heard in Continue Reading
Top 10 Most Notable Career Suicide Albums
10. Lou Reed/Metallica – Lulu (2011) It’s tough putting this album above other career suicide albums that have more history on their side (see Hole’s Continue Reading
Rod Abernethy Says 'Normal Isn't Normal Anymore'
As the hoary saying goes, old folkies never die, they just keep on playing the same song over and over again. At 67 years old, Continue Reading
Dolly Parton Refused to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom From Trump
Over the last four years, Dolly Parton refused to receive the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Former President Donald Trump tried Continue Reading
Bowie Buddie Dana Gillespie Ain't No Man
In the early-mid 1970s came a chain of albums recorded in London that grabbed elements of popular music and fused them to form something unprecedented; Continue Reading
'Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President' Portrays an Over-Simplified Man
The latest documentary from filmmaker Mary Wharton (Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound, 2009) is a love letter to the 39th president of the United Continue Reading
20 Jazz Albums You Might Have Missed in 2020
Dave Douglas – Marching Music (Greenleaf) <a href=”https://davedouglas.bandcamp.com/album/marching-music”>MARCHING MUSIC by Dave Douglas</a> Dave Douglas plays the trumpet, but that is becoming a relatively small part of how Continue Reading