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Bootleg City: A Spy In The Halls Of Power
First you get thee bootlegs, then you get thee power, then you get thee weemin
Read More »The Popdose Podcast: Episode 19
Jeff Giles, Jason Hare and Dave Lifton finally take the heat off of mothers and focus on fathers -- Jason's dad Gary joins us for Episode 19 of The Popdose Podcast!
Read More »Greatest Un-Hits: Graham Parker’s “Local Girls” (1979)
Not that it’s a bad thing at all, but Graham Parker sounds almost exactly like Joe Jackson, Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, the Jam, and Marshall Crenshaw. Parker had been toiling as a quirky and
Read More »Popdose Flashback ’91: Joe Jackson, “Laughter & Lust”
Or, to borrow an album title from the Judybats, Pain Makes You Beautiful. In 1990, Joe Jackson had just signed a spiffy new deal with Virgin Records after spending 10 years and 11 albums
Read More »Secret Single: Joe Jackson, “The Harder They Come”
Popdose.com looks back fondly on the EP format, A&M Records' fun releases and Joe Jackson's take on a Jimmy Cliff classic
Read More »Five for 1-1-11
WAKEY WAKEY!! It’s almost noon (eastern standard time), the streamers streamed, the fireworks worked (with fire!), and the punch is, egad, still punching. Here then is an impromptu mini-mixtape to commiserate with you. Liberties
Read More »Bottom Feeders: The Rock End of the ’80s, Part 25
Dave Steed reflects back on the time he spent listening to the Jefferson Airplane reunion record instead of the Jam. Dumb ass.
Read More »The Friday Mixtape: 10/29/10 — Fiendishly Yours
This week, The Friday Mixtape has been specially super-sized in order to provide you with 31 fiendishly good songs to keep you grim and grinning throughout the Halloween weekend.
Read More »The Popdose Podcast: Episode 14
What's the easiest way for a record company to take your money every holiday season? Box sets! Join Jeff Giles, Jason Hare and Dave Lifton for a discussion of the best and worst compilations
Read More »The Friday Mixtape: 7/9/10 — White Label Madness!
It’s White Label Friday, kids! When I say dance, you best dance, muthafucka! Note: It should be said up front that most of these MP3s were acquired during the Wild West days of Napster,
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