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Soundtrack Saturday: “Better Off Dead”
The last of the Soundtrack Saturday reruns revisits one of the column's first posts, about the John Cusack classic Better Off DeadRead More »
The Weekly Mixtape: Imaginary Bond Movie Edition
In this week’s AM Gold roundtable, I dared to speak ill of Shirley Bassey’s iconic theme for “Goldfinger.” My contention was that, if this song were not the theme tune for a hugely popular
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Weeknight ’80s Dance Party: 10/12/11
Pop some popcorn and polish your dancing shoes. The latest Weeknight '80s Dance Mix features songs from some of your favorite '80s movies
Read More »Weeknight ’80s Dance Party: 4/27/11
This week's '80s Dance Party is brought to you by heartbreak, passion, longing, lace and dark lipstick
Read More »Popdose Flashback ‘91: Simple Minds, “Real Life”
There’s a curious waiting game that you play, as a fan, following a band you have loved in the knowledge that their best work is already behind them. They may still be putting out
Read More »Bottom Feeders: The Rock End of the ’80s, Part 47
Grace Slick takes us down the "Sea of Love" which Tommy Shaw reminds us there's "No Such Thing" as bad '80s music. Oh, how wrong that statement is.
Read More »The Very Guest Of… Kirsty MacColl
The patron saints of Popdose are an unconventional bunch, to be sure. The big joke among the staff at the annual board meeting,
The Very Guest Of… Lou Reed
Courtesy. Professionalism. Humility. Generosity. All the qualities that a gifted musician brings to process of collaboration. And yet somehow, Lou Reed continues to make guest appearance on other people's records. Go figure
Read More »White Label Wednesday: Simple Minds Six-Pack
A girl on whom I held a massive crush in high school gave me one of her senior year photos, and on the back she wrote, “I will never hear Simple Minds without thinking
Read More »Bootleg City: Simple Minds, 6/14/09
The budget cuts continue in Bootleg City. This week I had to lay off the village idiot. It was a tough call. On the one hand, he’s provided countless hours of “It’s funny because
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