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Suburban Metal Dad webcomic, no. 106: “The Metal Show”
D.X. Ferris December 9, 2011 1Welcome to Suburban Metal Dad, Popdose’s new webcomic that runs every Friday and Monday. Suburban Metal Dad no. 106, “The Metal Show.” By D.X. Ferris. Click here to learn more about the author and
Read More »Here’s Something Else!: We’re Buying A Stairway To Led Zeppelin
Something Else! Reviews August 2, 2011 3Led Zeppelin’s image, dating back to the band’s debauched 1970s heyday, has grown so outsized that it sometimes obscures, well, the music
Read More »The Popdose Guide to Megadeth, Part Two
Chris Holmes February 23, 2011 6Chris Holmes offers the second part of his overview of thrash-metal legend Megadeth's discography, covering 1997's Cryptic Writings through 2009's EndgameRead More »
The Chronicles of DOOM: “The Lord of the Logos”
Ben Wiser February 17, 2010 5My copy of Lord of the Logos arrived just after the monstrous snow storm hit. While the snow drifted six feet up my stairs, some mysterious messenger braved the winter-choked wasteland to deliver it
Read More »How Bad Can It Be?: W.A.S.P., “Babylon”
Jack Feerick January 29, 2010 5W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless was infamous for raunchy lyrics and an outrageous stage show. Now the onetime shock-rocker has got religion — and a new album. Jack Feerick wonders: How bad can it be
Read More »The Chronicles of DOOM: Hellbent For Cooking – The Heavy Metal Cookbook
Ben Wiser January 27, 2010 11Ben Wiser interviews Heavy Metal Cookbook author Annick Giroux in an unusually delicious edition of the Chronicles of
Read More »The Chronicles of DOOM: The Gates of Slumber, “Hymns of Blood and Thunder”
Ben Wiser September 15, 2009 7II. Kromrod the Fierce wiped the blood from his massive broadsword. The chill fog of the Northern Wastes cleared the fetid dungeon air from his senses. He adjusted his loin cloth and stepped down
Read More »CD Review: Porcupine Tree, “The Incident”
Dw. Dunphy September 12, 2009 7A famous occurrence found its way into Woody Allen’s film Manhattan. The director has just explained all the artistic allusion and metaphor in his latest work, pouring over details and really attempting to make
Read More »Test of the Doomerang: Isis, “Wavering Radiant”
Ben Wiser April 22, 2009 1This week's Test of the Boomerang is a DOOMERANG special, in honor of Isis' highly anticipated fifth full-length release, Wavering Radiant. Ben Wiser calls it "hypnotic and engaging from beginning to end."
Read More »Dw. Dunphy On… Carptree
Dw. Dunphy January 20, 2008 0Robbie Robertson coined a phrase in an interview once, and it stuck with me. He said that even though he’d written many types of songs, the ones that always got to him and stayed
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