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Bootleg City: Daryl Hall & John Oates

Robert Cass September 25, 2009 15

The career-spanning, four-disc box set Do What You Want, Be What You Are: The Music of Daryl Hall & John Oates comes out October 13, and in anticipation of its release, the 1980s pop

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Unsolicited Career Advice for … John Oates

Rob Smith July 13, 2009 10

It’s interesting to note that, regardless of what he did in the music industry (and what he did is still lost on me) or how much power he was able to wield, Uncle Donnie

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CHART ATTACK!: 1/15/83

Jason Hare January 16, 2009 16

Welcome back to CHART ATTACK!, all new for 2009! This year we’ll be doing much like we’ve done in the past: ripping apart Billboard Top 10 charts for years ranging from the early ’70s

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CHART ATTACK!: 11/24/84

Jason Hare November 21, 2008 19

Hey everybody!  Just think: one week from now, you’ll probably be feeling full and somewhat nauseous from all the food you’ve ingested.  I say, why wait a week?  Get that nauseous feeling right now

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Harper’s Findings: 6/03/08

Jeff Giles June 3, 2008 7

A selection of “Findings” from the back page of Harper’s Magazine, June 2008. Scottish scientists found that women are instinctively attracted to the faces of men who want long-term relationships, whereas men are instinctively

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Hall of Fame Week: Todd Rundgren

Robert Cass March 16, 2008 42

“All the lies, all the truth, all the things that I offer you / All the sights, all the sounds, all the times that you turned me down / Is it my name? /

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The Popdose Guide to Daryl Hall & John Oates, Part Two

Jeff Giles December 6, 2005 4

Last week’s installment in our Hall & Oates Guide got big love from Stereogum and Entertainment Weekly, among others, forcing me to further question my belief that the blogosphere is almost entirely populated by

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