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Anthony’s Yard Sale: Serj Tankian, “Elect The Dead”
It seems only appropriate, in the wake of ex-System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian’s newly released Elect the Dead Symphony, that the next album in my lineup of bargain bin also-rans should be
Read More »CD Review: David Bowie, “A Reality Tour” (with Gail Ann Dorsey interview)
Though I’ve been a Bowie fan for just about as long as I’ve been a sentient human being (thanks, Dad!), I’ve only seen him live once and it was on this tour. My favorite
Read More »The Friday Mixtape: 2/19/10
That’s right, I put a song of my own in there. Julee Cruise – Questions In A World Of Blue from The Voice Of Love (1993) Portishead – Plastic from Third (2008) Radiohead –
Read More »Anthony’s Yard Sale: Carlos Santana, “Blues for Salvador”
So there I was, all set to review a genuinely decent album for once (don’t worry, I’ll get around to it soon enough), when it was brought to my attention that it’s been a
Read More »Anthony’s Yard Sale: Whitesnake, “Whitesnake”
Oh. Hello, Whitesnake CD. How’ve you been? Yes, it has been a long time… (Oh Fuck.) Me? Oh, I’ve been fine, I guess. Can’t complain, you know? That Frank Zappa CD I bought along
Read More »Anthony’s Yard Sale: Les Georges Leningrad, “Deux Hot Dogs Moutarde Chou”
Being a bit of an album fetishist (as many dyed-in-the-wool music geeks are, I imagine), I’m no stranger to occasional impulse purchase – especially if it’s cheap. Here in my hometown of Montréal, we
Read More »CD Review: Lou Reed, “Legendary Hearts” and “New Sensations”
Though he doesn’t get much love here at Popdose, Lou Reed has earned a spot in many of rock and roll’s hardest hearts. A whole generation of New York musicians grew up with him,
Read More »CD Review: Rammstein, “Liebe Ist Für Alle Da”
(Note: As a show of solidarity with his teutonic brethren, Anthony Hansen translated his original review into german and then back again. We hope you enjoy his unique, if undeniably misguided approach. The original
Read More »The Most Disturbing Halloween EVER!: The Residents
That’s right, folks, the most disturbing Halloween EVER! From now until Halloween, the Popdose staff are going to be thumbing through their record collections in search of the music that gives them the worst
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