We made a list of our favorite guitarists of all time, and this week we count down the final 10. Who’s number 1? You’ll have to click to find out.
What’s it like being a career criminal? For the answer we go, as always, to our good friend Mayor Cass, keeper of the keys for this here place we call…
Zac Efron leaves the singing and dancing behind for this week’s Charlie St. Cloud, a drama that proves just how earnestly he can stare into the distance. Looking at Efron’s…
Eric Carmen goes heavy on the Aqua Net, Jane Wiedlin makes googly-eyes at Jason Hare and Jeff Giles loses $20 — it’s all part of the latest edition of CHART ATTACK!
In my latest series, bringing my inner metalhead out, we’re talking about the 300 metal albums that grace my iPod. And of course, if I think they are good, then I…
My first inclination upon seeing the teaser trailer for Zack Snyder’s upcoming film Sucker Punch was to post a series of boob jokes to Twitter. That’s not surprising. My response…
“Get On Up” by the Esquires was a huge record on the Atlantic City Boardwalk in the summer of 1967. It was a perfect song for the a cappella groups…
How do ya like the banner? Credit the esteemed Mr. Dw. Dunphy for the graphics honors. Here we go again with Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, in which I…
Danny Kaye was a great actor, singer, dancer and comedian. He also was a wonderful storyteller, as you’ll hear in the album I’m featuring today, Danny Kaye Tells Six Stories…
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Week #11 brings us to the end of the letter C as we take a look at a ton of songs that hit the Billboard Rock Charts but failed to…
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Though Sonic Youth are the quintessential indie rock group, they actually spent 18 years on a major label. Michael Fortes looks back at the start of it all.
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DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE Since 2004, the PDX Pop Now festival in Portland, Oregon has been an event that grows bigger every year. It’s an all-volunteer music free festival…
Why was REO Speedwagon’s classic “Keep On Loving You” a hit? Rob Smith explores the topic in his latest Death by Power Ballad column, only at Popdose.
The second installment of Dw. Dunphy’s countdown includes three-lettered prog legends like Yes, ELP, and…XTC?
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Like many Americans, my first encounter with reggae came via Eric Clapton’s cover of “I Shot the Sheriff,” which was on his 1974 album 461 Ocean Boulevard. Clapton deserves praise…
One of the great things about art is that as you grow, a piece of art — whether it be a painting, a piece of music, a book, a film,…
You may have noticed that updates from Bootleg City have been erratic the past few weeks. Well, it’s all the mayor’s fault. It seems he’s decided to be selfish and…
We made a list of our favorite guitarists of all time, and this week we near the top 10, counting down numbers 20 to 11. Has your favorite made the list?
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Coming out of DC’s Sinestro Corp War, which was a surprisingly organic event, I had high hopes for Geoff Johns’ followup Blackest Night. The Sinestro Corps War was a fairly…
280. Deicide, Legion (1992) I’ll tell you, ”Satan Spawn, the Caco-Daemon” is probably the first track to really scare the living shit out of me. Not only are Glen Benton’s…
Reading this, you may believe that I’ve just opened a big ol’ can of uncool on Popdose. After all, what 40 year old Springsteen fan in his right mind would…
This week I bring you another one of those classic soul songs that I just couldn’t stop listening to back in the day. I played the 45 over and over…
For me, working in the radio industry has its hazards, and one is being bombarded with music from artists who are clearly more product than performer. In early 2001, coming…
I really need to create a neato-keeno banner like all the music guys have. Anyway, here we go again with Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, in which I opine…