There are not many artists in 2011 as prolific as Mike Doughty . He’s just unleashed his first entirely electronic album (Dubious Luxury: check out the review later this week), there’s a book due next year, oh, and a little thing called Yes And Also Yes which you are reading about right now and hopefully buying after finishing this. Of the music that is thrown at consumers/listeners year after year, it’s very rare that you find one single album that is consistently […]
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The Blerd13 with…Mike Doughty!
Mike Doughty is a busy man. There’s the electronic/samples Dubious Luxury record which was released in early August, a new solo album due this week, and then the highly anticipated book due early next year. Mr. Doughty recently answered some burning questions that Popblerd! had about the book, the albums, label changes and some interesting musical collaborators . Keep reading to see if some of your questions were answered, too! 1. With a new album, book, and tour coming up, it seems like […]
New Release Report 8/30/11…Or Is It 8/29/11??
This week’s not a typical new release week. Why? Because this week’s releases came out on Monday as opposed to Tuesday. So, our column’s late, and you may have very well purchased one or more of this week’s new albums already. So while this column might be giving you information you already know, hopefully you still find it quite enjoyable! Have you read our reviews of Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter IV and the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ I’m With You yet? You should. Even though Drew […]
Blerd Briefs: Sly’s Back (?), Common Switches Labels & Doughty Goes On Tour!
In “News You Never Expected to Receive”, how about this one? Sly & the Family Stone are releasing a new album! Well…sort of. I’m Back! Family and Friends is the title of the Sly & the Family Stone album being released on August 16th. It’s the first album released by Sly in nearly thirty years. The album consists of re-workings of Sly classics like “Everyday People” and “Stand!”, as well as three new songs. If you can only come up […]
Blerd Briefs: A De La/Roots Collabo? Doughty Goes Underground, Van Hunt is Back & Who Shot ‘Pac?
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As I was trolling Twitter last night, I think I saw ?uestlove make an offer to De La Soul’s Posdnous…the offer to produce De La Soul’s next album. A De La/Roots collaboration? I’m surprised the whole internet didn’t get sprayed by the jizz that flew out of me when I thought of the possibility of something as momentous actually happening. What do you think the chances are of it really coming to fruition? On to other news: Mike Doughty has […]
Mike Doughty Does Interview on NHPR; I Fall in Love All Over Again
Singer/songwriter Mike Doughty has long been a Popblerd! favorite, and even thought he’s between album projects, he’s still rocking around the country, doing shows, working on a highly-anticipated book (that I will hopefully get my grubby little mitts on the second it’s published), and giving awesome interviews like this one he recently gave to New Hampshire Public Radio. Over the course of the interview, Mike dishes on the breakup of Soul Coughing, discusses his songwriting technique, reps for Paul McCartneu, […]
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 […]