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Rock Court: Which band’s music is more harmful for your children, Radiohead or the Smiths?
Both gods of modern rock, both capable of causing night terrors
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Defending Katherine Heigl…at the expense of Jennifer Aniston
The outspoken passionate one is a pariah, while the cold, calculated one is adored by millions. We're doing this wrong.
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Popdose Flashback ’92: The Beat Mix
David Medsker runs 1992 through the beat mix blender.
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Call It a Comeback: Duran Duran, “Duran Duran” (a.k.a. “The Wedding Album”)
Welcome to our latest feature, in which we dissect the album that restored an artist's chart prominence. First up: Duran Duran, and their improbable 1993 smash
Read More »Popdose Flashback ’91: Squeeze, “Play”
This album, for all intents and purposes, saved my life.Here's the back story: I had just graduated from college in the
Popdose Flashback ’91: Joe Jackson, “Laughter & Lust”
Or, to borrow an album title from the Judybats, Pain Makes You Beautiful. In 1990, Joe Jackson had just signed a spiffy new deal with Virgin Records after spending 10 years and 11 albums
Read More »Name That Tune, Game Forty-Eight
Think you know your music? How about just a snippet of music? Put your knowledge to the test in Popdose's latest edition of Name That Tune.
Read More »The Popdose Guide to Duran Duran
With a new Mark Ronson-produced album about to hit shelves, Popdose puts Duran Duran under the microscope to examine their strange, wonderful career.
Read More »The Very Guest Of… Kirsty MacColl
The patron saints of Popdose are an unconventional bunch, to be sure. The big joke among the staff at the annual board meeting,
