Three Rock Bios Worth Reading

Three Rock Bios Worth Reading

It's been a good year for rock bios. George Howard shares his favorites.  read more

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10 Non-Headlining Forecastle Acts Not to Miss

10 Non-Headlining Forecastle Acts Not to Miss

This year's Forecastle festival is set to kick off in Louisville's Waterfront Park on July 13. In honor of the festival's 10th anniversary, we took a look at 10 non-headlining acts that you shouldn't miss.   read more

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20 Musicians Who Write About Music

20 Musicians Who Write About Music

For the most part, the roles of musician and music journalist are filled by different individuals. But that's not always the case—sometimes the ones writing the music are also writing about music. Look closely at your favorite websites' bylines, and it's relatively easy to find some of these musician critics.  read more

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The Book of Drugs: Mike Doughty's Addiction Story

The Book of Drugs: Mike Doughty's Addiction Story

The following is a pretty good nutshell of the bizarre universe I spent the ’90s in—I hope it does a little to explain the near-panic-attacks I have when people talk to me about Soul Coughing.  read more

Found in: Music, Columns

5 Musicians Who Grew Up As Military Brats

5 Musicians Who Grew Up As Military Brats

For Veterans Day, we spoke to five current musicians about their experiences as the children of veterans, early lives as military brats and how those formative experiences impacted their lives and careers.  read more

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Mike Doughty to Release Sad Man Happy Man in Oct.

Mike Doughty to Release <em>Sad Man Happy Man</em> in Oct.

Ever since Soul Coughing found its way into our heads with the sly jazz rhythms of "Super Bon Bon" back in 1996, then-frontman Mike Doughty's been a musical character to watch. He's the type of musician just as apt to have a great conversation about Young Jeezy as to write a great song about twisted perceptions of the world. A year and half after his last solo effort, the beautifully twisted Golden Delicious, Doughty's back for another bite with Sad Man Happy Man, which drops Oct. 6 on ATO. ...  read more

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Mike Doughty to tour West coast in May

Mike Doughty to tour West coast in May

Singer, songwriter, funnyman and former Soul Coughing frontman Mike Doughty is set to...  read more

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Mike Doughty and band take Golden Delicious on the road

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It’s been just over a week since Mike Doughty bore his Golden Delicious fruit, with first single “27 Jennifers” making it into the top 10 on AAA radio (the original version debuted on 2003’s Rockity Roll EP). And because Doughty knows his fans want a piece, yearning for the moment they too can wave their lighters and scream out a request for “It’s Raining Men” (which Doughty once declared The New "Freebird"), the former Soul Coughing frontman and his band of people who have been in other bands (Pete McNeal, formerly of Cake, John Kirby of Black Eyed Peas) have...  read more

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Mike Doughty: Golden Delicious

Mike Doughty: Golden Delicious

Mike Doughty’s songs have always been punctuated with...  read more

Found in: Music, Reviews

PasteMagazine.com unveils two exclusive music videos

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Two new exclusive videos featuring Kaki King and Mike Doughty (not together) are now available on PasteMagazine.com’s Featured Video and You Asked For It blogs. The first video features acclaimed singer-songwriter King in the studio working on her upcoming album Dreaming of Revenge, slated for release March 4. The video follows King as she plucks melodies on her guitar, records with a string quartet and sings the praises of producer Malcolm Burn. The second video features former Soul Coughing frontman Mike Doughty. Doughty performs an acoustic version of “Put It Down” from his new album Golden Delicious and answers some...  read more

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