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Death by Power Ballad: Steve Perry, “Running Alone”
Is Steve Perry a dick, or just a great singer? Rob Smith kicks off another year of Death by Power Ballad by examining Perry's "Running Alone."
Read More »The Popdose Holiday Mixtape 2010
Last Christmas, we gave you our heart, but you were too busy doing real stuff. Hey, it’s perfectly understandable. We launched a “special gift” on Christmas morning 2009 with zero fanfare. Is it any
Read More »The Popdose Podcast: Episode 15
In a world filled with awkward family holiday reunions, three men gather to remind you that it could be worse: you could be a Brady or Stewart Copeland. Join Jeff Giles, Jason Hare and
Read More »Bottom Feeders: The Rock End of the ’80s, Part 27
Dave Steed takes a Journey into the "Electric Eye" of the '80s with more of your favorite and least favorite rock hits of the decade.
Read More »Death by Power Ballad: Jeff Scott Soto, “If This is the End”
Jeff Scott Soto is one of the great long-time underdogs of AOR. Rob Smith advocates for his immediate ascension to superstardom, in this week's "Death by Power Ballad."
Read More »Mix Six: “The Re-Record”
The Popdose Staff had a guiding hand in shaping this week's Mix Six -- with some great suggestions of songs that have been re-recorded by the artists who created them.
Read More »Basement Songs: Journey, “Only the Young”
In the fall of 1984, the Make A Wish Foundation contacted the band Journey. A 16-year old fan from Cleveland named Kenny Sykaluk was in the final days of his lifelong battle with cystic
Read More »Jesus of Cool: “Glee Live” Defies Gravity, and Channels … the Brady Kids?
The kids from Glee take their show off the air and onto the road. It's not for the uninitiated -- but for Gleeks it's a pleasure they needn't feel guilty about. Yet
Read More »Bootleg City: The Heroically Tedious Journey of Making a Movie Begins!
Last week I delivered the thrilling news that a movie is going to be shot right here in Bootleg City, and now I’m happy to announce that shooting begins next week! The story line
Read More »Basement Songs: Glee Cast, “Don’t Stop Believin’”
Last week our kids’ school, Emblem Elementary in Saugus, held their third Cure Finders fundraiser for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. For the past three years, the students at Emblem have taken a week to
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