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You’re Dead to Us…Broadway Musicals As an Important Cultural Force

You’re Dead to Us…Broadway Musicals As an Important Cultural Force

Brian Boone March 6, 2013 4

A series in which we look at once common curiosities of pop culture that don’t exist anymore, be it because of changing tastes, the fragmentation of culture, or merely the fickle nature of fads.

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The Friday Five: July 6, 2012

The Friday Five: July 6, 2012

Michael Parr July 6, 2012 19

Celebrate life, liberty, and the pursuit of good music, join in this week's Friday Five!

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Digging for Gold: The Time-Life “AM Gold” Series, Part 10

Digging for Gold: The Time-Life “AM Gold” Series, Part 10

Popdose Staff September 7, 2011 6

As our Time-Life "AM Gold" series rolls on with the next batch of tunes from 1964, let's all take a moment to recognize the genius of the Bacharach/David team

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Popdose Roundtable: Sondheim vs. the New “Porgy and Bess”

Popdose Staff August 11, 2011 1

Bob Cashill: He loves the original Gershwin production, but — as he makes clear here — is less than thrilled with a revised version heading to Broadway. Much less. Makes for interesting reading; is

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The Popdose Podcast: Episode 19

Jason Hare July 1, 2011 7

Jeff Giles, Jason Hare and Dave Lifton finally take the heat off of mothers and focus on fathers -- Jason's dad Gary joins us for Episode 19 of The Popdose Podcast!

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The Popdose Podcast: Episode 18

The Popdose Podcast: Episode 18

Jason Hare May 27, 2011 2

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!

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DVD Review: “Sondheim! The Birthday Concert”

Dave Lifton December 1, 2010 0

Many of Broadway's greatest stars celebrate legendary composer Stephen Sondheim's 80th birthday on a new

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Popdose Flashback ’90: Madonna, “I’m Breathless”

Robin Monica Alexander and Kelly Stitzel September 7, 2010 8

Robin Monica Alexander and Kelly Stitzel revisit I'm Breathless, Madonna's 1990 soundtrack tie-in to Warren Beatty's comic-strip blockbuster Dick TracyRead More »

CD Review: Tom Lehrer, “The Tom Lehrer Collection”

Dw. Dunphy April 27, 2010 0

Witty, condescending, intellectual, elitist, satirical, educator, stuffy, wordsmith: Depending on whom you ask, all these apply to Tom Lehrer to greater and lesser degrees, but everyone has to admit the last title holds true.

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