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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 shorthand. The king of the
Read More »CD Review: The Low Anthem, “Smart Flesh”
The Low Anthem's 2009 album "Oh My God Charlie Darwin" was greeted with critical rapture. Ken Shane tells us if their new album lives up to expectations
Read More »TV on DVD: “Tonight: 4 Decades of ‘The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson’”
What made Johnny Carson the late-night king? Scott Malchus takes a look in his review of a new box of Tonight Show episodes
Read More »Sugar Water: Jay Leno Is Blacker Than Rod Blagojevich
On the morning of January 11, numerous media outlets reported that former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich had proclaimed to Esquire magazine that he’s “blacker than Barack Obama” in its February issue, which arrives on
Read More »Conan O’Brien Says No to 12:05
Are you tired of having it shoved up your ass by the suits? If so, then Conan O’ Brien is your man. After being toyed with by what passes as the braintrust at NBC
Read More »Sugar Water: Sex!
Now that I’ve got your attention, I’d like to remind you that in late September— Wow. You’re already not paying attention. You really do think about sex every seven seconds. I thought I was
Read More »The Popdose Interview: Paul Shaffer
More than just the guy who plays keyboards for David Letterman, Paul Shaffer is really one of the more underrated musical icons of the last 35 years -- something illustrated in Shaffer's new autobiography,
Read More »Bootleg City: The Mayoral Race Is Heating Up!
It’s hard not to get paranoid when you’re an elected official. First there was the August catnapping that turned out not to be a catnapping. (Cats who take naps don’t make me paranoid, hence
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