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The Popdose Guide to the Beach Boys
A look at the songs and the story behind 50 years of the Beach Boys, American's greatest pop band
Read More »CD Review: Dengue Fever, “Cannibal Courtship”
With their alluring blend of vintage Cambodian pop and surf rock, Dengue Fever's latest release, Cannibal Courthship, earns praise from Chris Holmes
Read More »Numberscruncher: Wither the European Union?
Abraham Lincoln was born 201 years ago last week. He was America’s greatest president because he took charge in a time of crisis, a civil war that seems unimaginable in these days of splitting
Read More »Basement Songs: Reflections on a School Closing
Families lined up to wait fifteen minutes or more for spaghetti served from a large aluminum tin, salad and a choice of lemonade or iced tea. Outside, the California rain had finally let up,
Read More »Caught on Tape: The Day I Didn’t Disappear in Front of George Harrison
It was a day of unmatched California beauty; a startling and fiery sun perched high above in a crystal blue sky and blazed down promise. It was an essential day, a meteorological marvel meant
Read More »Test of the Boomerang: Izabella, “Drugs and Apple Pie”
Man, I miss California. I really do. I don’t miss paying exorbitantly high rent. I don’t miss the collective panic that sets in whenever it rains and being in a mountain shack without power
Read More »Test of the Boomerang: Knockin’ on the Golden Door
No test this week, folks, as I am going out to California to visit friends and family and show off the newest member of our tribe. I’ll be back soon with more kind sounds
Read More »DVD Review: “Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired”
Like any film student who worships Chinatown and loved The Pianist, I was intrigued by how Roman Polanski, the charismatic film director, would be portrayed in Marina Zenovich’s documentary, Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired.Â
Read More »Political Culture: Keep Marriage Gay in CA!
On Tuesday, citizens of California will have an opportunity to place our indelible stamp on the forward progress of civil rights in the United States. I’m not talking about the election of Barack Obama
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