As if Daryl Hall’s ego isn’t inflated enough, The Bird and the Bee go and devote an entire album to the Rock and Soul of Hall & Oates, Michael Parr has the review.
Here’s another album featuring that ever-popular sailor man, Popeye. This one does expand things a bit, since not only do we have Jack Mercer as Popeye, we also have Mae…
The famous story goes that T.A.M.I. Show (Shout Factory) Executive Producer Bill Sargent wanted the Rolling Stones to close the show. The Stones, however, had seen James Brown’s act, and…
Yesterday, WOXY went off the air, stunning its staff and leaving scores of listeners shocked and saddened. Is this really the end?
This week Dave Steed gives us Wang Chung, Wall of Voodoo, and the Waitresses, but will Jason Hare get jealous when Dave flirts with Jeff Giles? Inquiring minds want to know!
For some people, Social Distortion is the very definition of a rock and roll band. After all, they have everything the average rock fan could ask for – the sizzling…
I don’t think there’s a band on the planet that’s done a more thorough job of repackaging its hits than Chicago — and in the 20 years since scoring its…
Number nine…number nine… Yes, here we go with yet another Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, in which I attempt to point out some various publications of a comic-bookish nature…
Let’s just come right out and say it: most families do not do as good a job as they could with their finances. So why do we hold them (i.e.,…
If you were like me, reluctant to watch Precious: Based on the Novel ”Push” by Sapphire (we’ll dispense with the full title from here on out) because of it’s hard…
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE Sometimes the music gods command me to mix certain things together. Case in point, the latest issue of Rolling Stone and reading Facebook updates…
The Wizard of Oz has influenced every movie made since it opened in 1939, or so I’ve read. Off the top of my head I’m not so sure: On the…
It’s difficult not to look at Jan Berry and Brian Wilson as spiritual twins. Berry was a budding studio genius, starting raw with doo-wop bands but eventually teaming with Dean…
Rob Smith explores the meaning, emotion, and grammar of The Darkness’ “Love Is Only a Feeling,” in this week’s Death by Power Ballad, only at Popdose.com!
The keeper of Elvis’ musical flame discusses the King’s misremembered Vegas comeback, as well as his own role in restoring rock’s most prodigious catalog.
Alex Chilton was the king of rock ‘n’ roll. The king of rock ‘n’ roll is dead. Long live the king.
BOTTOM LINE: This new play makes its audience feel the highs and lows the characters onstage experience. It’s a shared event, and it’s wonderful. Next Fall was an off-Broadway gem…
Ten years before Pump Up the Volume, Allan Moyle directed Times Square, another film bursting at the seams with great music. Kelly Stitzel gives us the lowdown in this week’s Soundtrack Saturday.
I love the ABC Family TV series, Greek. Ever since I was introduced to this ABC Family series about college students at Cyprus Rhodes University, a fictional Ohio college last…
No theme this week. Just a bunch of random stuff I’ve received in the past year that grooves me in one way or another. Enjoy! April Smith & the Great…
We’re only a few months into our Flashback ’90 series, and we’ve already unearthed about as many regrettable hits as we have certified classics — and chances are, you aren’t…
Who needs to watch the damn movies? Dave Matos and Mikey Newman don’t, thanks to their patented movie review system, which tells them everything they need to know about all…
In his latest Infinite Play column, Dave Lifton takes a look at “September Gurls,” the power pop masterpiece by the late, great Alex Chilton of Big Star.
When Alex Chilton died, it left a gaping hole in the hearts of music fans everywhere. The Popdose staff remembers Chilton’s life, music, and legacy.
All rise. The rules of this courtroom are simple. You will be presented with two songs, one by the plaintiff and one by the defendant. It is your task to…
These things start in the damndest places. During our chat room set up for the recent Oscars telecast, the topic moved to horror films. I have a broad opinion of…
We’re supposedly just three days away from the final House votes on health care, and still nobody’s sure how it’s going to go. If you listen to Fox News, there’s…
I’ll freely admit that the first time that I saw Dave Brubeck, I really had no idea what a treat I was in for. Out of all of the music…
Living Colour are a band I wouldn’t have invested in if it weren’t for Steve. In ’88 and ’89, I’m sure I would have latched on to their funky metal…
With Tron Legacy on the horizon, Jeff Johnson looks back on the cult classic 1982 original.