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Popdose Flashback ’91: Matthew Sweet, “Girlfriend”
How a last-ditch career-saver became a power pop classic
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CD Review: The Big Sweet, “Ultraviolet Rain”
Ohio-based indie band the Big Sweet are very young, they’re teenagers even, but they rock a very sophisticated sound, which is that finely tuned, happily fussed about power pop sound that should be more
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Free Music: Matthew Sweet, “Modern Art”
During a career that stretches back to the mid-’80s, Matthew Sweet has never followed trends, though his landmark 1991 album Girlfriend was responsible for starting one—its bone-dry, caterwauling sonics opening up a wild and
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The Popdose Podcast: Episode 18
Fandom: what does it mean, who inspires it, and where will you go in its name? We have some thoughts on the subject, and you'll hear 'em on Episode 18 of The Popdose Podcast!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 Friday Mixtape: 7/2/10
This week's Friday Mixtape features tracks from Catherine Wheel, Trashcan Sinatras, Matthew Sweet and many more!
Read More »Basement Songs: Matthew Sweet, “Girlfriend”
The summer of 1992 continued. Thanks to my good friend, Sally, I had found a worthwhile job working at The Bin, a nonprofit Natural Foods Store that trained mentally and physically handicapped adults basic
Read More »Rob Smith Can’t Say No: For the Kiddies, Part 1
Popdose's Rob Smith Can't Say No to recent kid's music from Birdie and Milkshake. Watch him connect with his inner five-year-old at Popdose.com
Read More »Infinite Play: Big Star, “September Gurls”
In his latest Infinite Play column, Dave Lifton takes a look at "September Gurls," the power pop masterpiece by the late, great Alex Chilton of Big Star
Read More »DVD Review: “Mellodrama”
In 1978, a band I was working with was recording an album at A & R Studios in New York City. In the studio was the keyboard called a Mellotron. We never did use
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