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...
Posts Tagged: "Beastie Boys"
Short Attention Span Oscars: 11 Mini Movie Music Video Classics
I haven’t seen ANY of this year’s slew of “Best Picture” nominees. Besides the high price of tickets and parking, I simply can’t sit still while today’s over-indulged directors take...
bLISTerd Presents: The 100 Greatest Rap Albums Of All-Time: The Full List, Plus…Extras!
Our full list of the 100 greatest rap albums of the Nineties, plus, a few fun facts!...
bLISTerd Presents: The 100 Greatest Rap Albums Of All Time (THE TOP TEN)
It's here! The 10 greatest rap albums of all time! Get your Dre and Snoop fix here!...
bLISTerd Presents: The 100 Greatest Rap Albums Of All Time (Part 8)
We are closing in on the #1 rap album of all time. In the meantime, the 8th installment features friends turned rivals 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G....
bLISTerd Presents: The Greatest Rap Albums of All Time (Part Four)
A veritable coruncopia of white rappers shows up in this installment of the greatest rap albums of all time. Plus-The Roots, OutKast and more!...
bLISTerd Presents: The Greatest Rap Albums of All Time (Part Three)
bLISTerd holds a Juice Crew reunion! Biz, Kane and Kool G. Rap all appear in the latest installment of the 100 greatest rap albums of all time!...
bLISTerd Presents: The 100 Greatest Rap Albums of All Time (Part Two)
The second installment of our greatest rap albums list gives props to old school, new school, and artists who combine the two...like Camp Lo....
DJ Food, Cheeba and Moneyshot Create a Dazzling Reconstruction of “Paul’s Boutique”
A group of DJs has completely restructured one of the best hip-hop albums of all time-the Beastie Boys' "Paul's Boutique"...
We’re Triple Trouble, Y’all
A word regarding Adam Yauch; probably the first of many....
Song for the Soundtrack of Your Date (No Date) Tonight
Remembering our dear childhood friend in music Adam Yauch, MCA, tonight with our No Date song. Rockabilly queen, Wanda Jackson helps lighten a heavy mood this Date night and Star...
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Suburban Metal Dad no. 139, “The Earworm”
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...
Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’90s, Vol. 5
Another Arthur Baker sighting, the Barenaked Ladies and Beck show up in Bottom Feeders this week. And, Dave Steed pulls out the "general rule" for the first time in the...
Bootleg City: A Spy In The Halls Of Power
First you get thee bootlegs, then you get thee power, then you get thee weemin....
Popdose Giveway: Win a Copy of “Bellflower” on Blu-ray/DVD!
Win a copy of the critically acclaimed indie, "Bellflower."...
Greatest Un-Hits: Daft Punk’s “Da Funk” (1997)
Daft Punk is a household name for music nerds now, and all the kids on the playground wear helmets and robot suits and speak French. Their sophomore album Discovery was...
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Greatest Un-Hits: Sean Lennon’s “Dead Meat” (2006)
For the past five years or so, Brooklyn-based rich kids hipsters and indie rockers are two sides of the same coin, or at least that’s the public perception or cultural...
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Let’s Argue About the 2012 Rock Hall Nominees
The staff looks at this year's list, pauses for reflection, and launches into a rock nerd debate....
The Weekly Mixtape: 7/1/11
For this week's mixtape, Kelly gives you songs from more of her favorite 2011 releases....
The Friday Mixtape: 5/21/10
This week’s mix is one that I’ve been listening to a lot lately when getting ready to go out for a night of fun (and usually dancing). Hope it gets...
CD Review: Big Audio Dynamite, “This Is Big Audio Dynamite (Legacy Edition)”
“Big Audio Dynamite was born from the ashes of the Clash, something Mick (Jones) was never allowed to forget (hell, why should he!), and I was always aware of the...
Mix Six: “Yet Another Random Sample”
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE Happy New Year, Mix Sixers! Last week, I was enthralled with some bands that I hope will be big this year, but something happened on...
White Label Wednesday: Medsker’s 2000 Beat Mix
First and foremost, I would like to extend a hearty thank you to frequent Popdose reader and commenter King of Grief, who volunteered to take my individual mp3 files for...
Mix Six Six Six (’09)
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE Last year, I was feeling all boo hoo about the fact that no one, and I mean no one comes to our house on Halloween. ...
The Friday Mixtape: 10/2/09
The important thing to remember is that I didn’t set out to make this mix as it is. The initial concept was to pull out the box of CDs I...
Test of the Boomerang: J.J. Colagrande, “Headz”
For this week's edition of Test of the Boomerang, Ben Wiser sat down for a chat with author J.J. Colagrande to discuss his new book, "Headz."...
Popdose Flashback: Beastie Boys, “Paul’s Boutique”
When Licensed to Ill shocked everyone by becoming the biggest-selling rap album of all time (until MC Hammer snatched the title a couple years later), no one expected the Beastie...
Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 6
This has been an interesting trip so far. Since I’m talking about the songs that reached the Hot 100 but not the Top 40, I know there are some stinkers....