CD Review: Megadeth, “Super Collider”
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Honing, Hollering, and Kicks: Houndmouth’s Sweet Sound Finds Its Home
Houndmouth frontman Matt Myers dodges comparisons and gets his kicks just fine...
Book Review: R.E.M.: Perfect Circle – Tony Fletcher
Originally released in 1990 as Remarks: The Story Of R.E.M. (and subsequently updated, minus the photos, as Remarks Remade in 2002), Perfect Circle is the fitting, final written chapter of...
TV Review: “The Eagles: History Of The Eagles”
It’s impossible to have grown up in the ’70′s without hearing The Eagles as a staple of AM radio, let alone not have been seduced by the catchy tunes and...
Album Review: The Lonelyhearts, “Years In The Great Interior”
A surprising release from this Iowa City/Fort Collins duo; music that is bright and sunny, counterbalanced by somewhat dark lyrics. I like this; it’s wide – all over the map...
Album Review: R.E.M., “Green (25th Anniversary Edition)”
In revisiting Green, I have to remove myself from the R.E.M.-worshiper that I was in the ’80′s; I was younger and a bit more crassly idealistic. Having not cared for...
Marshall Crenshaw: A New Chapter in a Timeless Story
Marshall Crenshaw. At this point, one word sums him up: legend. From his entry into the fray with his now-classic “Someday Someway” to recording some of the most solid albums...
Live Music: Tomahawk at Best Buy Theater, New York City, 6/2/2013
The only thing I experienced last night that was more intense than Tomahawk was the near-Biblical thunderstorm I drove through on the way home....
Adam Duritz Talks About His ‘Alien’ Experiences With Counting Crows, Summer Touring & Plans For New Music
The Counting Crows frontman prepares to hit the road, and returns from the creative wilderness with a new batch of songs...
The Popdose Interview: Daniel Zott of Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
On his appearance in the new season of "Arrested Development," the band's upcoming album, and more...
Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’90s, Vol. 66
In a week with Nirvana and Nine Inch Nails, Olivia Newton-John shows up to the party as the sober police....
‘Face Time: Mariah Carey, “Melt Away”
Join Popdose for a look back at three decades of Babyface's wide-ranging influence as a singer, songwriter, and producer....
The Friday Five: May 31, 2013
It's Friday! Friday! Friday! Time to shuffle up and deal out another Friday Five....
Soul Serenade: Diana Ross And The Supremes, “Reflections”
Florence Ballard was part of one last hit before she was brutally dismissed from the Supremes...
CD Review: Alice In Chains, “The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here”
Does the new AIC stand up to a nearly-two-decade legacy?...
U.S. Premiere: Caro Emerald ‘Pack Up The Louie’
Let’s begin with full disclosure, POPDOSE loves Caro Emerald. I discovered the Dutch salsa, jazz, mambo pop supernova while driving through Chiang Mai, Thailand in 2011 and interviewed her a year...
Like, Omigod! Digging Through the ’80s Pop Culture Box, Part 16
A glimpse at the editing process for this column — stop that snickering, you at the back, this thing absolutely does get edited — as we wrap up Disc 4...
CD Review: Phil Madeira, “PM”
The Mercyland mastermind gets real on his latest, "PM."...
“Everything Finds Its Place”: Tommy and the High Pilots Discuss Their New Album “Only Human”
An interview with Tommy Cantillon about Tommy and the High Pilots' 2013 release, "Only Human"...
The Matt ‘N’ Jeff Radio Hour, Episode 20: Emily Hurd
Emily Hurd is one of my favorite “discoveries” in the past few years. I have to give credit to longtime music publicist Anne Leighton for putting Hurd’s music on my...
Live Music: Holy Ghost! at the Independent, San Francisco
A sold out crowd mobbed the Independent last Wednesday night to see one of DFA Records’ finest, the nu-disco exclamatory rock band Holy Ghost! Fresh off the completion of a...
5-Plus Albums That Are Song-For-Song Covers of Other Albums
Every year, Record Store Day brings us new musical releases to surprise and delight. One of the most delightful surprises this year was a live recording by onetime Pavement frontman...
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Summer of Sequels: New Music From Popdose’s 7 Hot Ex Girlfriends (Free MP3′s)
POPDOSE doesn’t believe in a “one post stand”, so this week we’re drunk dialing some of the loveliest ladies we’ve ever featured in our “Download Now” and “The Popdose Interview”...
Stone Temple Pilots Sue Scott Weiland for Being Scott Weiland
It took a few decades, but Stone Temple Pilots have finally had it with Scott Weiland acting like... Scott Weiland....
A Fine Mess, Episode 4: Songwriter Fred Wilhelm
Nashville songwriter Fred Wilhelm opens up about his career and creative process...
Album Review: Rod Stewart, “Time”
Well, kick me in the head and call me Sally. What we have on offer here is Rod Stewart’s first LP of material “written entirely” by the laziest star in...
The Friday Five: May 24, 2013
Musical voyeurs unite! Join in this week's Friday Five....
Soul Serenade: Ike & Tina Turner, “River Deep – Mountain High”
'River Deep - Mountain High" was the greatest record to ever be rejected by the American public...
Songs of Freedom, Episode 6: Appropriation
The sixth episode of Songs of Freedom focuses on the subject of cultural — especially musical — appropriation, using the inexplicable success of the “Harlem Shake” meme as a jumping-off...
10 Classic Songs Inspired By Comic Book Superheroes
With the summer movie season upon us, let's listen to ten of the best superhero-inspired songs we could find....