The Republican PartyÁ¢€â„¢s annus became considerably more horribilis this week, with Arlen Specter switching parties, President Obama taking what amounted to a 100-days victory lap (despite the economyÁ¢€â„¢s continuing decline),…
No, no, dear reader, I didn’t lose track while writing at 11pm once again and accidentally throw up a Lost in the ’80s post.Á‚ By 1990, Adam Ant was pretty…
This column, sadly, sometimes looks like the blues obituary page. Well, forget that for now! This Shot, we’re celebrating the life Luther “Guitar Junior” Johnson, a ripping-good Chicago-style guitarist who…
Spring is in the air, and the baseball season is still young — which has Scott Malchus thinking about the eternal hope of the hardcore fan while listening to John Fogerty’s “Centerfield.”
Is there a key to creativity? Could there be some way of unlocking what is within the mind at any given time? The answer to this question has often eluded…
Directing an Oscar-nominated picture might earn you the respect of your peers, but it doesn’t make you immune from the vagaries of the Hollywood studio system, as Rod Lurie has learned firsthand: the direct-to-DVD fate of his two most recent projects was just one of the topics addressed during a recent chat with Bob Cashill.
TodayÁ¢€â„¢s album is this little gem from 1959 called Space Songs. The songs were written by Hy Zaret and Lou Singer and were performed by Tom Glazer and Dottie Evans….
I love the new Bob Dylan album. I do. Because the older Bob Dylan gets, the more he sounds like Tom Waits. Seriously, though, Together Through Life is another solid,…
The Uninvited has recently come out on DVD, and if you choose to watch it, several other words with an “un-” prefix may wander into your mind. You’ll find the…
One of rock’s most distinctive and respected keyboard players, Ian McLagan has appeared on a long list of hits by other artists — and he’s got an excellent new album out, all of which were topics of discussion during his recent chat with Ken Shane.
It’s Blitz!, the new album from New York City favorites the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, could’ve easily been named It’s Glitz! Utilizing a new stylistic approach, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs lavish…
Welcome as usual to Bottom Feeders, your weekly look at the ass end of the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the Á¢€Ëœ80s. This week we “kihntinue” to look at artists…
Although a major player in Norse mythology, the character of Thor is known primarily to comics fans, and only recently to the general public, due to the news that famed…
The Paper Chase: Season One (2009, Shout! Factory) purchase this DVD from Amazon: DVD The Paper Chase is a bit of a relic. Made in the late 70Á¢€â„¢s, the CBS…
Will Harris has lined up a Popdose Interview with pop songwriter extraordinaire and ex-XTC member Andy Partridge. Got any questions for Mr. Partridge? Let us know!
Zack Dennis is back with another installment of Exit Music — and this week, he uses the closing credits of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as a starting point for a discussion of Timothy Leary, Hunter S. Thompson, and the Kentucky Derby, all set to the strains of “Jumping Jack Flash.”
This month, Thomas Geoghegan has an article in Harpers about how debt changed working-class America. Barack Obama sat down with bailed-out banks to discuss their credit card practices. I paid…
When Siobahn Fahey left Bananarama in 1988, most people probably never expected to hear from her again.Á‚ For Fahey to return to music with a goth look fronting a Siouxsie…
In this week’s installment of Mix Six, Ted Asregadoo’s theme is time — and he’s assembled a lineup of artists that includes David Mead, the Sundays, Bruce Cockburn, and the Bravery to get his points across.
The Spirit (2009, Lionsgate) purchase this DVD from Amazon: DVD | Blu-ray One of the drawbacks of being a comic book fan is that you hope each movie based on…
Peter Chakerian is back from celebrating TV Turn-Off Week — and in his latest installment of 21st Century Digital Boy, he looks at how far his beloved boob tube has come, anticipates the Heroes season finale, and bids farewell to Bea Arthur.
Singer/songwriter Linda Draper is currently celebrating the release of her sixth album, Bridge and Tunnel — but she isn’t too busy to take a few moments to talk about the music with Jon Cummings.
Before there was an Arnel Pineda (Steve Perry soundalike, currently fronting Journey), or a Benoit David (Jon Anderson soundalike, currently fronting Yes), or even a Chris Chan (Barry Manilow impersonator,…
In this week’s installment of Popdose Flashback, Jack Feerick reminds us why no home should be without a copy of Kirsty MacColl’s Kite.
Former MK Ultra front-man and current solo artist/singer-songwriter John Vanderslice is nothing if not consistent. At his “worst,” Vanderslice is simply pleasant — at his best, he’s transcendent. It’s been…
“My sorrow, when she’s here with me, thinks these dark days of autumn rain are beautiful as days can be; she loves the bare, the withered tree; she walks the…
twodoggarage – A Gross Display of Penmanship (2009) purchase this album (Snocap) Less than a year after releasing its full-length debut, Pinboy, Alex Kimmell’s twodoggarage is back with A Gross…
Justin Hackett – Take the Highway (2009) purchase this album (CD Baby) A few years ago, I reviewed a terrific EP from a one-man Montana band that called itself Al’s…
The latest installment of Kelly Stitzel’s Soundtrack Saturday series revisits a kinder, gentler time of bangles and bustiers — yes, that’s right, it’s time for Desperately Seeking Susan.
Cratedigger is a regular (well, maybe semi-regular) column in which I’ll discuss some of my favorite vinyl. The Royal Scam was released almost exactly 33 years ago. It is, in…