A Fine Mess, Episode 6: Songwriter Darden Smith
One of the biggest sources of pop music’s appeal is its immediacy — the way a well-written song can take you on an emotional journey in 3:05, and have you...
Product Review: Onkyo LS3100 Envision Cinema 2.1-Channel Bluetooth Speaker System
Looking to beef up your home theater system, but don’t have a ton of room or a few thousand dollars burning a hole in your pocket? Onkyo is here to...
Desert Island Discs with Colleen D’Agostino of the Material
If you had to go away for awhile and you could only take five of your favorite albums with you, which ones would you choose? Yes, we know it isn’t...
A Fine Mess, Episode 5: Musician Dean Jones
“There were a bunch of years there where I kind of lived in tents and people’s closets.” If you’ve been a hardcore Popdose reader for any length of time (and...
The Popdose Interview: Bill Frisell
One of the most distinctive and prolific guitarists of his generation, Bill Frisell doesn’t seem to play as much as he seems to exist as an effortless gateway — whether...
A Fine Mess, Episode 4: Songwriter Fred Wilhelm
Nashville songwriter Fred Wilhelm opens up about his career and creative process...
“I’m Always Learning”: A Conversation with David Sanborn
The Grammy-winning musician discusses his reunion with keyboardist Bob James and their new album, Quartette Humaine....
Win a Deluxe Edition Prize Pack of R.E.M.’s 25th Anniversary Edition of “Green”!
This one goes out to the contest winner...
A Fine Mess, Episode 3: Actor Amir Talai
How the hell do you make a living as an actor, anyway? We have no idea, but Amir Talai seems to be figuring it out....
A Fine Mess, Episode 2: Playwright Ned Massey
Ned Massey speaks with us about his personal artistic journey -- including his new play, Four Messages...
Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake Summer Tour Tickets Still Available
There are currently thousands of Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake tickets still on sale for most dates with the August 11th show at Boston’s Fenway Park currently the highest get-in price at $139...
A Fine Mess, Episode 1: David Baerwald Interview (Re-Post)
Singer, songwriter, and all-around captain of industry David Baerwald discusses his creative journey....
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A Fine Mess, Episode 1: David Baerwald Interview
If you’ve been a Popdose reader for any length of time, you probably know that talking with creative people about their art is one of my favorite things to do...
Build What You Love: Kevin Smith, “Clerks 3,” and 21st Century Art
Even a scatologically obsessed middle-aged guy from New Jersey can be an inspiration sometimes....
Mariah Carey’s “Almost Home” and the Golden Age of Movie Soundtracks
Hey, remember when big soundtrack albums were a thing?...
“House of Cards” and the Triumph of Curated Content
Netflix has sent media pundits into a tizzy with its new original series, House of Cards. Here's why that could be good for all of us....
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Peer Pressure: Budweiser Black Crown Edition
What happens when America's best-selling beer resorts to a 25,000-person poll for its new brew?...
2012 Holiday Gift Guide: Jeff Giles Picks His Favorite Music, Movies, Books, and Gadgets
A fond look back at some of the many pop culture highlights from the 2012 that was....
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Pre-Review: Nokia Lumia 920
As some of you may know, for the past six years or so I’ve lived in the woods of New Hampshire, where things like traffic lights and cell signals have...
Desert Island Discs with Ben Arthur
Parker Paul, Wingfoot This is one of my favorite albums, not just because Parker’s lyrics are lovely and inventive (he compares his ex-girlfriend’s orgasm to a fluttering origami crane), but...
The Popdose Interview: John Murphy of Shoes
After an 18-year absence, the power pop legends return...
New Music: Meshell Ndegeocello feat. Cody ChesnuTT, “To Be Young, Gifted and Black”
Meshell and Cody cover Nina Simone in a sneak peek from the next Ndegeocello joint, the Simone tribute record Pour Une Ame Souveraine (For a Sovereign Soul), A Dedication to...
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New Music: Preservation Hall Jazz Band, “C.C. Rider”
We’re seeing a small army of essential box sets come out this fall, but for my money, the most essential of the bunch is The Preservation Hall 50th Anniversary Collection...
New Music: Ronnie Fauss, “The Night Before the War”
There are a lot of things Texas can’t seem to get right — weather, politics, race relations, Presidential hospitality — but Texans don’t have to make any apologies for their...
New Music: Benjamin Gibbard, “Teardrop Windows”
I’m still a little disappointed that it isn’t a concept album of duets with Shirley MacLaine, but whatever — Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard is stepping out as a...
New Music: Johan Reinhold, “Heart in a Jar”
Not that there are any body parts I’d want to keep in a jar, but the heart seems like a particularly grody choice, what with all of its aortas and...
New Video: Vigo Thieves, “Forever”
I’m not necessarily advocating watching it unless you have a hankering for blood and mud, but the Vigo Thieves have released a video for their new single “Forever” — and...
New Music: Liz Wood, “Ruin”
“I don’t need to talk / You fucked up, not me,” sings Liz Wood in her new single, “Ruin” — our first glimpse of her upcoming EP, Into My Own,...
New Video: Friends with the Help, “Love Thought”
Canada, hip-hop, and senior citizens ballroom dancing: They sound like the ingredients for a round of Mad Libs, but in this case, they’re the winning formula behind Friends with the...
New Video: Saturday, Monday, “Headshake”
Listen, I don’t know about you, but the idea of a week that goes from Saturday to Monday really pisses me off. A one-day weekend? No football season? Total bullshit....
