Chart Attack!, Episode 2
Chart Attack! is back for episode 2, covering the Top 10 from March 19, 1983....
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The Popdose Interview: Peter Beckett of Player
Remember the band Player? Sure you do…and even if you think you don’t, it’ll only take three words to remind you who they are: “Baby Come Back.” That’s not by...
You’re Dead to Us…Hit Songs By Older Adults, Made for Older Adults
A new series in which we look at once common curiosities of pop culture that don’t exist anymore, be it because of changing tastes, the fragmentation of culture, or merely...
The Vinyl Diaries: Juice Newton, “Juice”
Rob Smith takes the guilt out of guilty pleasures and proclaims his love for Juice Newton....
World’s Worst Songs: “Coward of the County” by Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers scored solo hits beginning in 1977, but many of his early singles seemed to exist out of time. They sure didn’t sound like anything else on the radio...
Digging for Gold: The Time-Life “AM Gold” Series, Part 68
That's a wrap on AM Gold: 1978, friends. That means we have just one more year of Time-Life treasures to explore before our little experiment comes to an end. But...
The Popdose Podcast: Episode 22
Perfect for your soul-crushing trip to the mall on this Black Friday: A rundown of a classic Top 10 from November 1983. It's the Popdose Podcast, Episode 22: CHART ATTACK!...
Popdose Roundtable: Over-Merchandised Artists
From chicken to coffee and Jimmy Buffett to Ryan Tedder, the Popdose staff recounts those musicians whose merchandising presences are grossly oversold....
The Popdose Interview: Session Bass Legend Joe Chemay
After a few years of plundering my parents’ vinyl collection and taping songs off the radio, I finally got around to buying my first cassette in late 1985. This was...
The Nineteenth Day of Mellowmas: Kenny’s Beard Strikes Back
Kenny Rogers takes a break from his busy plastic surgery schedule to record yet another Christmas album, and all of us are poorer for it....
Rob Smith Can’t Say No: “Christmas in Canaan”
It breaks Rob Smith's achy breaky heart that he Can't Say No to Billy Ray Cyrus' Hallmark holiday movie, "Christmas in Canaan."...
Rob Smith Can’t Say No: Josh Groban, “Hidden Away”
Rob Smith Can't Say No to finding the answer to the ages-old question: Do they play Josh Groban music in Hell?...
The Nineteenth Day of Mellowmas: Dollytoe’s Revenge
With Mellowmas Eve just a few short days away, it's time for Jason and Jeff to celebrate the return of Dolly Parton -- or is that Cesar Romero?...
Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 75
Hi, this is Popdose senior editor Robert Cass, and you’re listening to Bottom Feeders, a countdown of every song that charted below #40 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the...
Unsolicited Career Advice for … Barry Gibb
Long, flowing hair, a perfectly groomed beard, and millions of records sold doesn't mean you're too good for a little advice, does it?...
Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 67
Dave Steed's got, Steed's got, Steed's got what you need -- which is, of course, another incredible installment of Bottom Feeders. This week: the letter P!...
Motion Picture Soundtrack: “Just Checked In”
The first time I realized I was driving by one of the locations used in The Big Lebowski (1998)- Johnie’s Coffee Shop – I thought it would be great fun...
The Fifteenth Day of Mellowmas: Dollytoe!
Last year, on the Fifteenth Day of Mellowmas, we tortured ourselves by listening to Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton sing “I Believe in Santa Claus.” So what better way to...
Into the Ear of Madness: Week 19 — I Have a Style, But It’s Very Subtle
Over the next year Terje Fjelde has agreed to listen to nothing but David Foster on his iPod. He’s loaded the thing with over 1,200 songs produced, arranged, composed, and/or...
Future Retro: Sheena Easton, “Fabulous”
SHE’S A MODERN GIRL (na na na na na) Back in the neon-colored days of the ’80s, Sheena Easton ruled the Adult Contemporary charts with a well-manicured fist. Sheena first...
Chartburn: 3/28/08
Mainstream Rock: Lenny Kravitz, “Are You Gonna Go My Way” (1993) Zack: I remember when Lenny Kravitz was first thrust upon the music world...
The Year in Rock: 1978
Although released in late 1977, the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack would be impossible to ignore for much of 1978, with the Bee Gees’ “Night Fever” and “Stayin’ Alive,” as well...
Sugar Water: Parade (Of Lies!)
I should start subscribing to the newspaper again on Sundays. Not for the news, of course. Please. No, the only part of the paper I’m interested in is Parade magazine,...