I am still living with your ghost … *interrupted thought* Oh, hi there. You’ll have to excuse me, because when I hear any mention of Santa Monica, I immediately think…
Jeff Johnson looks back on the big-ass shark that changed summer movies forever 35 years ago this month.
In 1972, the Isley Brothers, on the verge of becoming a six-piece, vocal instrumental family funk juggernaut, scored a minor hit with “Work to Do.”
Justin Pearson is the bassist in the hardcore punk band, The Locust, as well as several other underground punk bands, including Swing Kids and Some Girls. In addition to constantly…
Honduras 0-1 Chile After yesterday’s crapfests, it was a relief to see both teams flying around the field at a ridiculous pace, committed to playing attacking soccer (even if Honduras…
In which Robin Monica Alexander, who ingested many illegal substances during her childhood, suffers an LSD flashback to the ill-fated Happy Days spinoff.
Where are they now? While we wait for the next round of Parlour to Parlour video interviews, Michael Fortes catches up with last year’s Parlour to Parlour subjects, starting with an exciting development in the world of The Brother Kite.
Roll up, roll up for Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, in which I attempt to spotlight several recent works of sequential graphic storytelling that I find noteworthy, and think…
You know these guys, at least you know their work. Between them, Steve Cropper and Felix Cavaliere were complicit in the creation of dozens of hit records in the ’60s…
Dave Steed’s journey through the Billboard rock charts of the ’80s leads us to minor hits from Pat Benatar, Big Country, Black Sabbath, and more.
Think back to that one time that your friends had tickets to a show that you didn’t know about, that was already sold out. Sure, there have been several shows…
Seinfeld fans finally got what they wanted during the seventh season of Larry David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm: a reunion of the cast of Seinfeld that is a funny and, some…
Popdose’s daily recap of the action at the World Cup and a preview of tomorrow’s games.
Is anyone but me fascinated that Ozzy Fucking Osbourne is still making records? Maybe I shouldn’t be, though, as after reading his autobiography, it’s clear that he’s going to make…
Hollywood has had a bigger-than-average hard-on for the post-apocalypse lately, what with John Hillcoat’s adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road (finally) arriving in theaters just a couple of months before…
Closing out the first leg of their latest U.S. tour, criminally underappreciated Canadian favorites Blue Rodeo spent Saturday night in Chicago with a surprisingly deep (and, at times, obscure) set…
With her 1999 debut, On How Life Is, Macy Gray set a standard that even then, it seemed unlikely she’d top. Blessed with a voice and a way with lyrics…
It has occurred to me that through many a trial, and an equal number of errors, one of the most crucial steps in a recording project is the final mixing….
Over the past few years, Airbourne has gotten a lot of recognition by pretty much making music that sounds just like AC/DC. However, they sound downright pedestrian compared to Big…
If there’s one thing American Slang isn’t, it’s a Bruce Springsteen tribute album. Gone are the direct references to Springsteen lyrics and mentions of Mary and Janey that dotted the…
Writing a song is easy. You just bang out a chain of chords, always driving to the chorus as fast and as often as possible. Then you throw on some…
Popdose’s daily recap of the action at the World Cup and a preview of tomorrow’s games.
This review, really, should be able to write itself. If you’re a fan of the Cure you don’t need to be sold on the merits of 1989’s Disintegration. If you’re…
Some singles have just arrived on our doorstep, so now’s as good a time as any to scan what’s sailing ’round the horn. To kick things off, let’s talk about…
The bourbon section at my local BevMo is pretty good. They have higher end bourbons that sit locked in a case from which you can ogle to your heart’s content,…
Algeria 0-1 Slovenia The things I do for you people. When people talk about why they don’t like soccer, it’s because they’ve seen games like this – played between the…
Every Friday throughout the World Cup, WNYC’s excellent Soundcheck program will focus on the music of the nations at the World Cup. Check out the first installment here. South Korea…
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, a farm boy named Luke Skywalker had dreams of leaving his planet and doing something great with his life. He…
I’ve created a special Twitter feed for my World Cup updates. You can follow my updates throughout the tournament at @dsliftonwc. South Africa 1-1 Mexico Usually in situations, the home…