Muntadhar al-Zaidi, the Iraqi TV reporter who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush during a press conference in Baghdad last December, was released from prison on September 15…
Feel that tension building in your neck, that stress in the spinal cord that feels just like a piece of rope with the twine extra-wrapped? Feel that chafe of fraying…
Rock Court is back in session, and this time, the fate of God — a.k.a. Eric Clapton — hangs in the balance. Take your seat in the jury box!
He has a successful indie label, a new free EP, and an exclusive song for Popdose’s readers. How could we refuse an interview with Zach Curd?
What artist is currently being credited on the Internet as winning five Grammy Awards when, in fact, she’s won zero? What song supposedly includes satanic messages at the end? Which popular ’80s artists had their final Top 10 hits this week? These answers and more in Jason Hare’s latest CHART ATTACK!
The 47th annual edition of the New York Film Festival kicks off tonight at Lincoln Center. Except for last yearÁ¢€â„¢s paternity leave IÁ¢€â„¢ve attended every one since 1994. Back before…
The history of popular music is filled with stories of triumph and tragedy. Among the latter, no story is more tragic than that of Judee Sill. After a difficult childhood…
I’m a big fan of Justin Vernon in his day job as Bon Iver. His is one of the freshest and most creative voices to emerge from the north woods…
He’s tackled government ineptitude, gun control, and health care — and now, with his latest film, Michael Moore is back where he started: Attacking corporate greed.
I’ll cut to the chase. It’s Hitler. Adolf Hitler. Yeah, I’m rather shocked myself, but it seems like Herr Fuhrer is YouTube’s latest viral go-to guy. The new black is…
Glenn Beck scored another pelt for his demagoguery-fur coat this week, when Congress voted to cut all federal funding for the community-organizing group ACORN in the wake of those seedy…
High Fidelity author Nick Hornby’s new book doesn’t reach store shelves until Tuesday, but Jon Cummings has an early sneak peek for you. Read it here!
Computer-generated animation sure has come a long way in the last few decades — and Jeff Johnson is here to take us almost all the way back to the beginning, with a look at 1984’s The Last Starfighter.
Ed Murray is back with another chunk of lo-fi goodness, and this time, he’s cranking up some live recordings from Wayne Kramer and Johnny Thunders’ short-lived Gang War.
Scott Malchus is headed back to the basement again, where he’s rising up to the challenge of our rival — and facing down a parent’s worst fear.
We’re headed into Week 3 of the 2009 NFL season, and Zack Dennis (and his trusty computer, Gamblor) are here to help you beat Vegas with your picks.
If you were born of a certain generation that, once upon a time, thought Whitesnake was bitchin’, Firebirds and Trans Ams were hot rides and the mullet was, well, it…
Welcome to a new feature here on Popdose! Each month IÁ¢€â„¢ll review a bourbon that, more often than not, is from a small batch and assign it a rating (between…
When youÁ¢€â„¢re presented with the opportunity to see a film deemed Á¢€Å“too unbearable to release,Á¢€ you have to check it out, donÁ¢€â„¢t you? ThatÁ¢€â„¢s how I wound up with a…
Not all would-be preteen heartthrobs are created equal, as proven by the subject of Tony Redman’s latest Way Out Wednesday, a horrifying TV tie-in from the “star” of Sigmund and the Sea Monsters.
Phish is back with their first album in five years, and Ben Wiser thinks it might be their best yet. Also: A list of potential candidates for Phish’s 2009 “Halloween costume.”
The once-popular R&B vocal group that gave you “I Swear” has returned with its first American release in seven years…prompting Jeff Giles to sigh, “You Again?”
See, now this is what Fanboys wanted to be. The debut novel (or novella, as somewhat grumpily conceded in the Author’s Note) from AlertNerd‘s Matt Springer, Unconventional is, according to…
In 1992, to celebrate their 40th birthday, NME enlisted 40 bands to cover Number One hits by other artists, and the results were nothing if not interesting. David Medsker serves up the first of three discs in this week’s Pop Goes the World.
Dave Steed’s Bottom Feeders moves into week three of the letter P, which means it’s time for things to get mighty purple around here — and hey, is that the Web Sheriff’s siren we hear in the distance?
I am honored to play a small role in the wonderful music community centered around Asbury Park, N.J. There are a number of really good bands among us, and we’re…
Grey’s Anatomy: The Complete Fifth Season (2009, ABC Studios/Buena Vista) purchase from Amazon: DVD Instead of lamenting on the things that were wrong with the fifth season of GreyÁ¢€â„¢s Anatomy,…
Michael Fortes learns how Julian Lennon inspired one of his favorite Chris Robley songs, and presents a brand new one, as Parlour to Parlour heads to Portland.
Ben Bernanke said that the recession is over, but what he thinks isnÁ¢€â„¢t important. The more important arbiter of the business cycle, Federal Express, reported its earnings last week. Profits…
One of the year’s most divisive films — and I mean that almost literally — writer/director Jody Hill’s Observe and Report had the misfortune of following the loathsome Paul Blart:…