When the 2007 live action-animation hybrid movie of Alvin and the Chipmunks made $60 million in its opening weekend, it took people by surprise. Hadn’t the besweatered musical trio outstayed…
Screw gingerbread and eggnog — today, Lemmy proves that the real taste of Mellowmas is whiskey and unfiltered cigarettes. Hide your pets and daughters!
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE As I wrap up this little musical tour of 1981, our last stop will really make you want to dance (or so I hope). Yeah,…
Bless me father, oh lord of rock almighty, for I have sinned. This is my first confession. Please try not to laugh at me. For the past few months, I…
This recent missive to Clive Davis, major label majordomo and Svengali to the Adult Contemporary set, discusses Uncle Donnie’s ideas for a post-comeback Whitney Houston comeback. Whether Clive or Whitney…
Quintessential one-hit wonder Tommy Tutone discovers his ex-girlfriend Jenny shares a phone number with Santa in today’s depressing installment of Mellowmas.
Phil Collins jokes! Staten Island insults! Luke Perry in blackface! It’s the thirteenth day of Mellowmas!
Here’s the thing — I love holiday-themed horror films. In fact, one of my favorite Christmas movies is the original Black Christmas (1974). You may think that makes me sick…
A dozen days into Mellowmas ’09, Jeff and Jason sift through the smoking wreckage of the Love Train to find an O’Jays Christmas.
Greetings, citizens of Bootleg City. It’s an honor being the first female interim mayor of this fair burg. But perhaps you’re wondering how I snagged this plush gig. No no…
People have been warning of the demise of serial dramas on television for years now, and from a certain perspective, the warnings seem frighteningly accurate, what with scripted series of…
After two albums of well-received children’s music with Renee and Jeremy, former ’90s alt-rocker and founding Brad member Jeremy Toback has returned with a new grown-up project called ONS: Special…
How would you like to win a free copy of Legacy Recordings’ recent four-disc box set Do What You Want, Be What You Are: The Music of Daryl Hall &…
Because nothing says “Merry Christmas” like a pig-suckling, dolphin-voiced pianist, the time has come for us to listen to a little Tori Amos.
The Coen Brothers’ A Serious Man is in theaters. Michael Douglas is starring in Solitary Man, coming soon. Opening today is A Single Man, with Colin Firth as a serious,…
Half a good movie is better than no good movie at all, and Meryl Streep is great in just about anything — even Nora Ephron’s Julie & Julia, which presents…
The ”Golden Age of Television” is roughly defined as that period from the early 50s to the very early 60s when productions broadcast live captivated millions of viewers. As the…
When I was a senior in college, instead of prepping for a career as a Rand-ian Master of the Universe with high-level courses in economics or engineering, I chose a…
I was originally going to follow last week’s column with something else entirely, but I got so much great feedback that I thought I’d follow up with ten more cool…
On a frigid winter’s night in December 1994, a group of friends met at some bar in Lakewood, Ohio, I think the name of the place was Around the Corner….
Let me answer your first question straight off: Yes, I’ve written a review of a Blu-ray disc that features little more than a burning fireplace. I know it’s a little…
I haven’t gone back and checked the exact number, but I think it’s fair to say that I’ve reviewed at least one or two albums a week for Popdose, every…
UPDATE: Hooray! Gamblor got off to a great start this week, nailing its second-largest bet as Cleveland dropped Pittsburgh last night. The 10.5 points that Atlanta is getting against the…
On the outside, this man is smiling, but let us tell you: Kevin Cronin is very angry with Christmas, ladies and gentlemen, and here is your proof.
We soldier on this week with more songs from the bottom three-fifths of the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s, made by artists whose names begin with the letter…
Chances are, we’ll never hear Tom Waits doing an album of bluegrass carols — but if that day never comes, here’s the next best thing.
My original intent in returning to Seattle, after spending some time there with the Purrs, was to interview a band I had seen in 2008 that had left a lasting…
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE Last week we hung out with the rocker crowd from 1981, and this week it’s time to see what the new wave kids were into. …
Have you ever wished the holidays weren’t so…you know…cheerful? Boy, has Sting got an album for you!