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Win 2 Tickets to See Will Makar & The Red Line This Saturday 8/28/10 at Threadgill’s South – Austin

Posted on August 23, 2010 under , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Listen to the latest popolio podcast interview with Will Makar & The Red Line and win 2 tickets to see them this Saturday, August 28, 2010, at Threadgill’s South at 8PM.* The first person to email me the correct answers to the following 3 questions wins. 1. What was Will Makar’s final song on American Idol Season 5? 2. What »

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popolio podcast: Interview with Will Makar & The Red Line

Posted on August 23, 2010 under , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Win 2 tickets to see Will Makar & The Red Line this Saturday, August 28, 2010, at Threadgill’s South at 8PM by listening to this podcast interview! * The first person to email me the correct answers to the following 3 questions wins. 1. What was Will Makar’s final song on American Idol Season 5? 2. What Texas high schools did Will »

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Will Makar & The Red Line’s Texas Tour 2010 Stops in the ATX for 2 August Nights 8/27/10 and 8/28/10 – Austin

Posted on July 29, 2010 under , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Check out Season 5 American Idol contestant and fellow Texan, Will Makar & The Red Line on their family-friendly Texas Tour 2010 at Speakeasy and Threadgill’s.  Click on the flyer to go to the band’s official site.

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Vote for Will Makar & The Red Line to Open for John Mayer – Houston

Posted on July 21, 2010 under , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Support former American Idol Season 5 contestant and fellow Texan, Will Makar, and his Red Line (which toutes one other Texan by way of band saxist, Rhett Price), by voting for them to open for John Mayer in Houston here.  Check out their song, “Love Cliche,” below if you want to get a taste for their flavor before »

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Music Video: Adam Lambert “Whataya Want From Me”

Posted on January 22, 2010 under , , , , , , , , , , , ,

January 22, 2010 UPDATE 2:  Okay, I didn’t like the DailyMotion version, either.  Seemed like sound and image was not cued right.  So, I went straight to the man’s site and got it from there. January 22, 2010 UPDATE:  So, the label took this down from YouTube. I had to get it from DailyMotion.  This is »

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R&R – Grammys, Idols, and Claymates

Posted on February 11, 2009 under , , , , , , ,

[audio http://mandrakesociety.com/wp-content/RNR021109.mp3] Some hopes for the 2009 Grammy awards, though some of them (as you’ll hear) didn’t come true. New electronic music tastes. Why the success of Jennifer Hudson proves that winning American Idol isn’t everything. Why is Clay Aiken going to be on America’s Next Top Model next season? Why the new PPP isn’t »

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Single and Listening

Posted on November 26, 2008 under , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Single and Listening Single Reviews by Release Date ♪ ♫ ♫♪ ♫♫ ♫♫♪ all over the place carries a tune part of the chorus featured soloist conducting the choir So, it’s been a little while since I posted one of these.  I apologize for that.  I usually hear about new songs that have been released, »

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David Cook, I'm waiting for you

Posted on October 28, 2008 under , , ,

My friends were feeling Fantasia and Jennifer Hudson.  While that’s more respectable than a Jordin Sparks groove and all, David, I knew you’d come one day.  I knew there would be a voice that would make me believe this American Idol stuff wasn’t just a crock.  I saved myself just for you. Another friend said »

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~In celebration of  and in conjunction with their sophomore release, My Dear One,  debuting TODAY, May 4, 2010, The Shondes are May 2010′s MY TOP 10 contributors~ The Shondes were the first band I featured in a popolio podcast interview.  I spoke with band violinist, Elijah Oberman.  The rest of the band consists of guitarist, Fureigh;  bassist and [...]

popolio podcast: Interview with Lisa Marshall – Austin

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EXCLUSIVE: 20 Questions for Meshell Ndegeocello Part 1

Some might consider this special 20Q interview with Meshell Ndegeocello a departure for popolio since she doesn’t fall under the usual “pop” umbrella; far from it, actually.  But, that’s what w’ere about, too, though, not being forced into one box.  And just as an aside, this one’s a treat for me because I am a fan, [...]