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Popdose Flashback ’91: Matthew Sweet, “Girlfriend”

Popdose Flashback ’91: Matthew Sweet, “Girlfriend”

Jack Feerick October 21, 2011 12

How a last-ditch career-saver became a power pop classic

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Popdose at Kirkus Reviews: Music On Film

Popdose at Kirkus Reviews: Music On Film

Jack Feerick October 17, 2011 0

For more than 75 years, Kirkus Reviews has served as the industry bible for bookstore buyers, librarians, and ordinary readers alike. And every Monday, Popdose crashes the gates of this virtual salon of belles

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Book Review: “Trust Me, I’m Dr. Ozzy”

Book Review: “Trust Me, I’m Dr. Ozzy”

Jack Feerick October 11, 2011 0

If the idea of Ozzy Osbourne writing a health-and-wellness column seems ludicrous — I mean, this is Ozzy we’re talking about, the inchoate wet-brain that you’ve seen shambling across your teevee screen — well,

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Popdose at Kirkus Reviews: “Hardware: The Definitive SF Works of Chris Foss”

Popdose at Kirkus Reviews: “Hardware: The Definitive SF Works of Chris Foss”

Jack Feerick October 10, 2011 0

For more than 75 years, Kirkus Reviews has served as the industry bible for bookstore buyers, librarians, and ordinary readers alike. Now Popdose has joined the Kirkus Book Bloggers Network, taking to the virtual

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The Very Guest of… Keith Richards

The Very Guest of… Keith Richards

Jack Feerick October 4, 2011 0

We couldn’t talk about Mick Jagger without talking of his dark twin, soulmate and nemesis … wait a minute, we’ve done this before, haven’t we? Still, maybe the comparison is inevitable. It is the

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Popdose at Kirkus Reviews: “The Brokeback Book”

Popdose at Kirkus Reviews: “The Brokeback Book”

Jack Feerick October 3, 2011 0

For more than 75 years, Kirkus Reviews has served as the industry bible for bookstore buyers, librarians, and ordinary readers alike. Now Popdose has joined the Kirkus Book Bloggers Network, taking to the virtual

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Popdose at Kirkus Reviews: “Something’s Coming, Something Good”

Popdose at Kirkus Reviews: “Something’s Coming, Something Good”

Jack Feerick September 26, 2011 0

For more than 75 years, Kirkus Reviews has served as the industry bible for bookstore buyers, librarians, and ordinary readers alike. Now Popdose has joined the Kirkus Book Bloggers Network, taking to the virtual

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Popdose Flashback ’91: Cliffs of Dooneen, “The Dog Went East and God Went West”

Popdose Flashback ’91: Cliffs of Dooneen, “The Dog Went East and God Went West”

Jack Feerick September 23, 2011 0

Twenty years ago, it was possible to be a regional success without breaking out nationally. This is the story of the rise and plateau and eventual fall of Cliffs of Dooneen, a cautionary tale

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The Very Guest of… Mick Jagger

The Very Guest of… Mick Jagger

Jack Feerick September 20, 2011 4

Perhaps it’s simply that no band — not even the World’s Greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll Band — can constrain an ego a talent as great as that which blesses Sir Michael Philip Jagger. Perhaps

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