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CD Review: David Bowie, “A Reality Tour” (with Gail Ann Dorsey interview)
Though I’ve been a Bowie fan for just about as long as I’ve been a sentient human being (thanks, Dad!), I’ve only seen him live once and it was on this tour. My favorite
Read More »Basement Songs: Queen and David Bowie, “Under Pressure”
This year marks the fifth anniversary of my friend Matt’s death. He was my brother in every sense except for blood, and like siblings, we fought, had misunderstandings, hurt each other and went through
Read More »CD Review: Peter Gabriel, “Scratch My Back”
I have developed a reputation as someone who hedges his bets when it comes to criticism, and Peter Gabriel’s first full album in a very long while (since 2002′s Up, in fact) is no
Read More »Book Review: “Bowie: A Biography”
Being a Bowie fan is one thing; being a fan of Bowie books can be an altogether separate fetish. There’s such a wide variety of tomes about the wispy art-rocker from Brixton—and so much
Read More »The Friday Mixtape: All Souls Edition, 10/30/09
Welcome back. Are you feeling comfortable? Good. Right about now, you’re sitting casually in your seat, perhaps in a chair staring at the monitor, perhaps bundled up on the couch, wrapped in your Snuggie,
Read More »The Friday Mixtape: 9/25/09
Feel that tension building in your neck, that stress in the spinal cord that feels just like a piece of rope with the twine extra-wrapped? Feel that chafe of fraying fibers, rest to snap
Read More »The Popdose Guide to David Bowie, Part Two
It took him almost two months, but Anthony Hansen is back with the final installment of his guide to David Bowie's recording career. Let's get eclectic ... and let's dance!
Read More »Soundtrack Saturday: Special Anniversary Mix Edition
Has it already been a year since Kelly Stitzel joined the Popdose staff? It has indeed -- and she's assembled a special anniversary Soundtrack Saturday column to celebrate
Read More »Bootleg City: Lou Reed in Stockholm, May ’74
It’s rare that I get a chance to talk to the artists whose music I steal each week, so when the opportunity arises I seize it. Recently, word got out that I’d be featuring
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