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Popdose Fall 2011 TV Preview: “The X Factor” and “Revenge”

Popdose Staff September 22, 2011 1

Simon Cowell is back on television with his latest talent search, The X Factor, and Scott Malchus has the scoop. Meanwhile, Jeff Giles visits the Hamptons and ABC's latest night time soap opera, Revenge

Digging for Gold: The Time-Life “AM Gold” Series, Part 8

Popdose Staff August 24, 2011 2

And just like that, 1963 is in our rear-view mirrors. But before we speed ahead to '64 let's fire up the old transistor radio and check out the final group of tunes from

Greatest Un-Hits: Paula Abdul’s “I’m Just Here for the Music” (2009)

Brian Boone August 17, 2011 1

When pop stars turn 40, the palm flower crystal embedded in their hand turns black, indicating its time for them to go away forever. By and large, there’s little market for a middle aged

Popdose Roundtable: When Rock Stars Aren’t “Rock Stars” Anymore

Popdose Staff August 15, 2011 4

Rock stars? Grace and dignity?! Bwaahhh haaahhh haaahhh! (Here are a few reasons why not, provided by the Popdose Roundtable.)

Ten Years: Stuff We Didn’t Have in 2001

Popdose Staff December 30, 2010 5

There are events, items and personalities that become so absorbed in the culture, it is hard to believe they weren’t always there. Let’s take a brief stroll down memory lane to look at things

CD Review: Kimberly Caldwell, “Without Regret”

Dw. Dunphy March 2, 2010 2

I’ve been forced over the past few years to create a new gauge for music discrimination: good, bad and American Idol. I’ll leave the show bashing to someone else because, good Lord, I’ve done

Numberscruncher: “American Idol” and the Stock Market

Ann Logue January 12, 2010 6

John Maynard Keynes, the eminent economist who is back in style, described the stock market as a beauty contest. He asked the readers of his General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money to imagine

No Concessions: “Afghan Star,” the “Idol” of a Nation, Rises

Bob Cashill June 26, 2009 2

Amidst the turbulence in the world of pop culture comes good news from, of all places, Afghanistan. At the start of the new documentary Afghan Star, we see a line of men, with numbered

Jesus of Cool: We Wuz Robbed! Great #2 Hits of the ’70s

Jon Cummings June 1, 2009 7

Continuing his decade-by-decade look of great second-place finishes in pop music, Jon Cummings moves on to the '70s, including #2 hits from Lou Rawls, 10cc, and the King himself

21st Century Digital Boy: Hulu, “Star Trek,” “Idol” Loss, and “Jon & Kate”

Peter Chakerian May 4, 2009 8

Jon & Kate Plus … Date?: Can’t help but start with the worst first. If there’s one thing that’s certain in the world of entertainment, it’s the love of a good old-fashioned scandal. Only