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Bootleg City: A Spy In The Halls Of Power
First you get thee bootlegs, then you get thee power, then you get thee weemin
Read More »Bootleg City: Tonic in Minnesota, July ’10
Let’s cut to the chase on today’s edition of Bootleg City. While I could tell you a story about the time that Mayor Cass took a bunch of taxpayer money and decided to build
Read More »CD Review: Billy Squier, “Don’t Say No: 30th Anniversary Edition”
30 years. Jesus. Really? I was in Chicago earlier this summer and had a brief visit with my longtime frenemy and Popdose colleague Robert Cass. During conversation, I was expressing to Cass how many
Read More »Ticket Stub: Billy Squier in Santa Monica, November ’81
I am still living with your ghost … *interrupted thought* Oh, hi there. You’ll have to excuse me, because when I hear any mention of Santa Monica, I immediately think of, well, you know.
Read More »Ticket Stub: Michael McDonald in Los Angeles, December ’85
This week's Ticket Stub finds Michael McDonald and James Ingram on the run from Kenny Loggins and Jeff "Skunk" Baxter. Plus, we wish McD a happy birthday!
Read More »Bootleg City: Bruce Springsteen & the Max Weinberg 7 in Asbury Park, Christmas ’03
Six years ago I was fed up with the state of affairs in Bootleg City, but determined to do something about it. A small group of Bootleg City school board members — David Byrne,
Read More »Popdose Contest: Win Tickets to See Dierks Bentley!
Samsung and AT&T are joining Popdose to give away two PRIORITY ACCESS tickets to see Dierks Bentley in Atlanta on August 16th! Click to win!
Read More »Bootleg City: Air Supply in Cleveland, October ’82
For the Bootleg City before Mother's Day, what could be more appropriate than an Air Supply concert from 1982? If you answered "God, no, anything but that," you would be incorrect, as Robert Cass
Read More »Bootleg City: The Beatles, “Abbey Road”
It’s a little disgusting when you think about how much talent these guys had. But I’ve come up with a surefire way to make myself feel less envious: I repeat “Their best work was
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