The moment all Soul Coughing fans have been waiting for is here. Sort of. Former vocalist Mike Doughty has decided to revisit his past with the help of Pledgemusic.com for “Soul Coughing Songs: Reimagined”. According to the pledge page, not a note has been written and Doughty himself has no idea how it’s going to sound but if you’ve been a constant fan of his post-SC offerings (As we have been in the Popblerd office) then you have some idea of […]
Mike Doughty, “Sunshine”: The Viewfinder Review
Mike Doughty tackles John Denver. Plus, Scrap in a video. What’s not to love?
Spin Cycle: Mike Doughty’s “The Question Jar Show”
Mike Doughty and sideman Andrew Livingston have just released “The Question Jar Show”, a fantastic audio document of their acoustic live performances. Read on for our review…
New Release Report 1/31/12: Lana Del Tuesday
Hard to believe we’re already wrapping up the first month of 2012. As we’re all paying our rent checks and upping our monthly bus and train passes, there are a few noteworthy releases that you might want to check out during your travels. Who’s Lana Del Rey? I’m still trying to figure that out myself. Whether she’s a well-connected fraud, a junior GaGa or just a random chick trying to get famous (or all three) there’s no doubt that the […]
Mike Doughty Rises Up: No Stairs or Elevators Required
If you haven’t yet picked up “Sad Man Happy Man”, the latest effort from singer/songwriter/guitarist/poet/columnist/blogger/author/mancrush of mine in a totally not-gay but would love to be best friends kinda way Mike Doughty, then you, sir or madam, are missing out. Now, one of the album’s best songs, “(I Keep On) Rising (Up)” (I may have gotten my parentheses mixed up) has a video as cool as the song. Thanks to some nifty special effects and the presence of Mike’s faithful […]