CD Review: Little Boots, “Nocturnes”
UK electro pop songstress releases second album, makes certain Popdosers tingly. ...
Book review: “Code Name Void”
Cassie McKinnon. She's like Harry Dresden, only more assassin-y. ...
The Popdose Interview with Midge Ure
The man on the wireless cries again: "He's back! He's back!" ...
The (Second or Third) Popdose Interview with Marshall Crenshaw
Still one of our favorite non-wastes of time. ...
The Weekly Mixtape: End of the World Edition
Well, it's been fun. Last one out, make sure to turn out the lights. ...
CD Review: Blur: “Parklive”
Listening to Blur in concert is nice, but seeing Blur in concert is better. ...
Popdose Contest: Win Blur’s New Live Album, “Parklive”
This is as close as Americans will get these days to a live Blur show. ...
The Popdose Interview with Don Felder
The man gave 18 years of his life to Don Henley and Glenn Frey, yet despite numerous opportunities, he would not speak ill of them. Color us impressed. ...
Steal This Song: Andy Burrows, “Company”
Former Razorlight and current We Are Scientists drummer drops a new solo album. Popdose is giving away the title track. ...
CD Review: Roxy Music: The Complete Studio Recordings
Get ready to buy your third copy of Avalon, and smile while doing so. ...
Duran Duran: “A Diamond in the Mind” DVD
It’s strange to see Duran Duran churning out live videos every other album like some New Romantic version of the Dave Matthews Band, but at the same time, it makes...
Album Review: Ultravox, “Brilliant”
UK synth-rock pioneers revive golden-years lineup, make startlingly good album. ...
The “Lost” Popdose Interview with Karl Wallinger of World Party
World Party's cruise director chats about his new box set, and why some people should be forced to smoke marijuana. ...
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....
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. ...
Popdose Flashback ’92: The Beat Mix
David Medsker runs 1992 through the beat mix blender. ...
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....
Popdose Flashback ’91: Squeeze, “Play”
This album, for all intents and purposes, saved my life.
Here's the back story: I had just graduated...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
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 Weekly Mixtape: Popdose Flashback ’91 — The Beat Mix
In between more timely projects and content, the Popdose staff are dissecting albums from 1991, which happens to be one of my favorite years of music. It was also...
Popdose Roundtable: Radiohead, the World’s Biggest Underdogs
Radiohead dropped a new album last week. So why aren't we even breaking a sweat over it?...
The Weekly Mixtape: 12/24/10 (Medskermas)
Merry Christmas, Popdose Nation. God knows you’ve earned this. AC/DC – Mistress For Christmas Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas (12 inch mix) The Bird and the Bee...
Popdose 2010: David Medsker’s Top Albums
The vote that determined which albums would make Popdose’s Top 20 albums of 2010 made one thing abundantly clear: everyone should stop listening to me. I am so far out...
The Friday Mixtape: 9/3/10 — Unpopular Pop
If someone asks me what kind of music I listen to, I’ll give them the simple answer: modern rock. The truth, though, is a little more complicated than that (ain’t...
Name That Tune, Game Forty-Seven
I’m baaaaaaack! Well, for a day, anyway. Took some long-overdue vacation time, and what was the first thing I wanted to do with my free time? Make another quiz, naturally....
Popdose Flashback ’90: Duran Duran, “Liberty”
Duran Duran's "Liberty" turns 20 this year; David Medsker takes a look back at the group's decline....
The Friday Mixtape: 7/9/10 — White Label Madness!
It’s White Label Friday, kids! When I say dance, you best dance, muthafucka! Note: It should be said up front that most of these MP3s were acquired during the Wild...