Oh, Gossip Girl, why did you tease me so? After stealing my heart last year, you went away for a summer vacation and returned confused and flustered, like a co-ed…
Satanic Warmaster, Nachzehrer (Werewolf/Northern Heritage) ”In times of strife a fire burns / Warmaster returns.” Such is the chorus of ”Warmaster Returns,” an appropriate track since this is the first…
Miles Davis once quipped that he had changed the course of jazz “four or five times.” If you know anything about jazz, and I don’t profess to know much, you…
You remember the greatest hits…and now we take you into Steely Dan’s deep cuts with a Greatest Bits for all you major dudes.
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE As is often the case, ideas for this feature seem to pop up while driving to and from work – which is when I do…
In 2007, two years before Fox’s Glee was credited for reviving the musical comedy, HBO was setting trends (again) by airing Flight of the Conchords, a musical comedy starring New…
For the kids of my generation, Heart was just another source of power ballads — sort of a slightly more hairsprayed and corseted version of Starship or Chicago — and…
Pity poor Rhino Entertainment, and their vaults bursting with classic tracks from excessively anthologized artists. Take Aretha Franklin, for instance: she has more compilations to her credit than most artists…
A look behind the scenes of a-ha’s smash hit debut with Jeri Heiden, the artist responsible for the album’s iconic cover.
Mayor Cass returns with an end-of-summer recap from prison and features a 1990 bootleg from Phil Collins’s Seriously Live! world tour.
Why does someone as lovely as Grey DeLisle spend most of her career stuck in a recording booth? Because Scooby-Doo: Mystery Incorporated and countless other cartoons wouldn’t be nearly as good without her.
With summer winding down, the Popdose staff is counting down its favorite songs of the season. Did your favorite “Summer Song” make the list?
The road to Hell is paved with good intentions — and the road to mediocre country-rock records is paved with steel guitars, plaintive drawls, and lyrics about one-horse towns. Make…
Mashups may not be considered as hip as they were five years ago, but they can still be a lot of fun if you’re in the mood to dance your…
On the 20th anniversary of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s death, Michael Fortes revisits the Texas guitar master’s swan song: a collaboration with brother Jimmie Vaughan.
Long before I knew who Paul Newman and Robert Redford were, before I understood what a long con was or even what a hooker did, I knew of Scott Joplin,…
Ra Ra Riot enter “The Orchard” on their brilliant new release, Michael Parr has the review.
Eventually, all television series must come to an end. Either a beloved show sputters to its death, the creative well run dry or ratings determine a show’s fate and the…
Michael Parr reviews Caleb Hawley at Rockwood Music Hall, in New York, NY, 8/19/10.
Working with producer Thom Bell, the Delfonics hit the charts with a string of unforgettable singles, including 1970’s “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time).”
Just like when I did the Popdose Guide to Prince I’m a little sad to see it come to an end but I certainly won’t need to hear any more…
Week 15 brings us the start and the finish of the letter E. Gotta love when that happens. Well, gotta love it when it includes some better songs. I don’t…
Christian Mistress, Agony & Opium (20 Buck Spin) I really want to call bullshit on this one. There is just no way that the debut EP from Christian Mistress isn’t…
Sorry about the skipped week; various things going on squeezed out most of my writing time. I’ll try not to let that become anything like a regular thing, OK? Anyways,…
With Piranha 3D in theaters now, I thought it might be fun to revisit an old favorite from 1978. Movies like Piranha happened in the good old days of drive-in…
Somewhere there are governments and media outlets walking hand in hand, profiting off the poor who haven’t a voice in this society, and collaborating with the rich and powerful to…
Perennial critics’ favorite Sam Phillips discusses her long, personal artistic journey in a new Popdose interview.
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE You’ve heard the ads, you’ve probably marked your calendar, gone to school orientations, bought clothes, supplies, and all the other crap associated with back to…
Have you ever wondered what inspired the images on your favorite album covers? With Uncovered, we discuss the stories behind the artwork with the people who made them. This week,…