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...
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Popblerd’s 2013 Grammy Preview & Predictions Part 3: Pop/Dance
There are some big names in the pop and dance Grammy categories this year, including one of 2012's big winners, Skrillex....
Bob Lefsetz is a Sexist, Racist Pig!
Bob Lefsetz went beyond the pale in his column about Beyonce's performance at the Super Bowl. I respond with dick jokes....
Songs of Freedom: Episode 5
The fifth episode of Songs of Freedom continues the discussion from the last episode on politics and female recording artists....
2012 In Review (Once And For All!) On The Charts: Adele Does It Again
The Billboard charts wrapping up 2012 have been released, and the big winners were Adele and Taylor Swift. Find out who else ranked amongst the year's top sellers-and find out...
John Legend? Meet Quentin Tarantino: Check Out “Who Did That To You”
For his second soundtrack tune in a year, John Legend eases off of the champagne and gives us the gritty "Who Did That To You," from the film "Django Unchained."...
The Singles Bar: Adele, “Skyfall”
Man, what can’t Adele do? 2011 saw the British soulstress release her sophomore album, 21, winning six Grammys, spending 79 weeks in Billboard‘s Top 10 (24...
00Single: Adele, “Skyfall”
She's rolling in the deep with 007....
Songs of Freedom: Episode 4
The first of two parts on female artists in popular music and their relationships to the political, either through their music or image....
The Friday Five: June 29, 2012
What embarrassing tracks are lurking in your library? Hit shuffle and share with this week's Friday Five!...
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Suburban Metal Dad no. 154, “The Barista”
Welcome to Suburban Metal Dad, Popdose’s new webcomic. It runs every Monday and Friday. Each edition of SMD features Sort-Of Soundtrack, an optional metal song that plays in a new...
Top of the Charts – March 29, 2012
The Mega Millions lottery turned out the way it usually does for you, right? Guess what?...
Top of the Charts – March 22, 2012
The Expanded Edition - Your Week's Charts At A Glance...
Top of the Charts – March 15, 2012
On the top of the pops, everything changes...except the songs....
Julian Velard and the Audacity of Unhip
A couple of years ago I had an idea for a regular column here. It started as an attempt to figure out why so many critically acclaimed bands did nothing...
Top of the Charts – March 8, 2012
Welcome back to the Rihanna Show....
Top of the Charts – February 23, 2012
THAT'S ENOUGH, ADELE!...
Top Of The Charts – February 16, 2012
The return of Whitney Houston and the revenge of Madonna...
Top Of The Charts – February 9, 2012
Kelly Clarkson sits on top as the #1 artist of the week. Clive Davis shouts, "LMFAO!"...
Greatest Un-Hits: Carly Simon’s “Let the River Run” (1988)
Carly Simon's song from Working Girl was the first Oscar-winning song in a decade not to be a smash hit, and also it was by the iconic Carly Simon. What...
Top Of The Charts – February 6, 2012
The top of the charts this week. Next week, most will be on milk cartons....
TV review: “Live from the Artists Den: Adele”
The new season of Live from the Music Den premieres on PBS stations this Friday, February 3 (check local listings) with a concert performance by 2011's top selling performer, Adele....
Popdose 2011: Kelly Stitzel’s Favorite Albums (And More)
Kelly Stitzel shares her 20 favorite albums of 2011, and then some....
Popdose 2011: Rob Smith’s Top Ten Albums
Rob Smith's Top Ten Albums of 2011...
Popdose 2011: Dw. Dunphy’s Best Of (And The Rest Of)
Popdose's year-end wrapup continues with Dw. Dunphy's favorites from 2011....
A Fan’s Notes: Newport Folk Festival 2011
Ken Shane was back at the Newport Folk Festival this year -- but this time, he wasn't just there as a journalist....
The Weekly Mixtape: 3/18/11
For this week's mixtape, Kelly Stitzel brings you some of her favorite songs from her favorite albums released so far in 2011....
Dw. Dunphy On… New Releases
We are now officially in the fourth quarter sales market. Department stores have begun to roll out the Christmas decorations, big summer movies are winding their way to the DVD...
Mix Six: “Musical DNA”
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE My copy of Paste magazine came in the mail a couple of weeks ago, and if you don’t know about Paste, they provide readers with...
Contemplating Adele’s “Chasing Pavements”
So much of our lives are shaped by how we carry ourselves — our self-confidence, if you will. Yet I have come to believe that confidence is actually an indicator...