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The Greatest Cover Songs of All Time: Honorable Mentions
Last week, we published a compilation of the 100 greatest cover songs of all time, as voted by the Popdose staff. Of course, our way of tabulating the results (you can see the original
Read More »The Popdose 100: The Greatest Cover Songs of All Time
Look, Ma! We can count to a hundred!
Read More »Popdose Roundtable: Streaming Chickenfoot’s “Big Foot” (and Striking Up the VH Debate Again)
Your Popdose staff gathers 'round the new Chickenfoot single and can't help arguing about Van Halen. Again
Read More »Basement Songs: “Groundhog Day”
Scott Malchus looks back again (and again) at the Bill Murray classic Groundhog DayRead More »
Mix Six: “Soundtrack to a Future Zombie Apocalypse”
Oh my effing giddy aunt! The zombies are coming, and there's nothing you can do about it. But you can get prepared now with this week's Mix Six.
Read More »Basement Songs: The Pretenders, “I’ll Stand By You”
As I did a quick dance to get around a woman standing idle on the steps at the train station, my iPod shuffled on to "I'll Stand by You" and I knew that I
Read More »Basement Songs: Van Halen, “Little Guitars”
A strong, effective piece of songwriting that blended hard rock with some new wave leanings, you hear an unexpected poignancy in "Little Guitars." That’s right, a Van Halen song that actually has feeling
Read More »The Three Strike Rule: “Mad Men”
I believe that like any great character of fiction, we see a part of ourselves in Don Draper. We see a human being with faults, albeit ones that are amplified by being the
Read More »Basement Songs: Announcing “Wendover”…
How does a comic book come together? By chance and friendship. Read today's Basement Songs to find out about the latest (co) creation by Scott Malchus. Don't worry, there are still a couple songs,
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