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Popdose Flashback ’91: David Wilcox, “Home Again”
In the fall of 1991, I was a high school senior, just starting to find my feet as a music writer — and as a listener, just discovering pathways into forms and genres I
Read More »The Great Gross-Off: Three-Way Breakfast Cereal Battle Royale!
The Great Gross-Off is probably my oldest Web series, and also my most infrequent, so I won’t blame any of you for not remembering that when I started it — way, way back in
Read More »The Popdose Interview: Don Hahn
Unless you’re an animator or a hardcore animation fan, the name “Don Hahn” may not mean much to you — but chances are, he’s had something to do with some of your favorite films.
Read More »The Popdose Interview: Jeremy Fisher
With irresistible hooks, instantly memorable melodies, and a smoke-hued tenor that suggests what might have happened if Bob Dylan and Paul Simon had a baby, Jeremy Fisher‘s music is pure catnip for fans of
Read More »Blu-ray Review: “The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy” (Extended Editions)
Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Extended Editions) (Warner Bros., 2011) Well, you knew it was coming. If you went ahead and bought the Lord of the Rings trilogy when the theatrical
Read More »Mashable Premieres Max Burgundy’s Music Video for “Life Ain’t Funny”
[VIDEO] Max Burgundy – “Life Ain’t Funny” (Mashable Premiere) New York, NY – Not since Grandmaster Flash’s “The Message” has a music video so vividly captured the grog and grind of the real New
Read More »Blu-ray Review: “Unknown”
Unknown (Warner Bros., 2011) Liam Neeson ass-kicked his way out of the art house and into action hero territory with Taken, and for a minute, we all thought he was about to bring a
Read More »Blu-ray Review: “Hall Pass”
Hall Pass (Warner Bros., 2011) Take a promising cast full of comedic talent, give them a perfectly humorous premise, and put the directors of There’s Something About Mary behind the cameras to film the
Read More »Blu-ray Review: “American: The Bill Hicks Story”
American: The Bill Hicks Story (BBC, 2011) One of the sharpest, funniest comic voices of his generation, Bill Hicks never achieved the level of recognition he deserved during his too-brief lifetime, but in the
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