In his career, Rob Paulsen has voiced a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, an Animaniac, a genetically modified mouse with a Cockney accent, and a Butt Ugly Martian©. You’ve got to admit, the guy’s got range…
It’s about time Early Man put out a new full-length album. Their last one was Closing In, released close to five years ago on Matador records, which really wasn’t the…
There are certain things that draw me to metal records from bands I’ve never really heard of before. The first is the name of the band — and we all…
This week we continue on with the letter C and visit some more tracks that hit the rock charts but never crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100 in the…
I feel the need right up front to warn you to brace yourself before you listen to The Body’s All the Waters of the Earth Turn to Blood. I could…
If you clicked on this link expecting me to rip into Hot in Cleveland, you might as well stop reading now. I like the show. It makes me laugh. Hard….
Occasionally, long-running television shows will beget seasons that stand as complete anomalies within the context of the series. The Twilight Zone had a season where its episodes ran for a…
The Chicago Blackhawks are one of the great sports turnaround stories. Yeah, they won the Stanley Cup, and we’re all happy about that here in Chicago, but the big story…
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE This week’s mix started out like a lot of mixes: one or two songs getting stuck in my head and me trying to fit the…
Kevin Smith is a writer first, director second. Even his most passionate fan would have a hard time arguing the merits of Smith’s directing technique, which mostly consists of filming…
Break out your magnifying glass and record collection: it’s time for this week’s Cover Me with Michael Parr.
I don’t know many comics that actually smolder. Beginning with the cover of Parker: The Man With The Getaway Face, as we barely see Parker’s eyes between the bandages on…
We love to mock prog rock, but Dw. Dunphy has made a list of 50 prog albums that deserve to be in your collection. Here’s the first installment.
“Rob Smith Can’t Say No” to the power-pop goodness of Boston’s Oranjuly. Check it out at Popdose.
As No Concessions heads off to the wilds of Wisconsin, land of Leinenkugels and cheese curds, for its annual constitutional a word must be said about Predators. The other week…
BOTTOM LINE: A sweet and funny script, some decent musical-theatre jams, and a killer cast — I’ll Be Damned has a lot going for it, although it’s certainly not perfect. (It…
While his partner in OutKast, Andre ”3000″ Benjamin, indulged increasingly bizarre flights of fancy, ranging from grass skirts and shoulder pads to Beatlesque jangle pop, Antwan ”Big Boi” Patton was…
We made a list of our favorite guitarists of all time, and this week, we count down from 35 to 21. Did your favorite make the list?
Having a mopey summer, like me? This is the mix for you. Chris Isaak – Dancin’ from Baja Sessions (1996) Cotton Jones – Gotta Cheer Up from Paranoid Cocoon (2009)…
The Popdose Podcast returns with yet another show devoid of a theme, but with an added bonus – alcohol!
With my new series, False Metal, Dead! – I’m taking a look at the 300 metal albums that have a place on my iPod, ranked for your pleasure. Each one…
A week ago we were in North Olmsted, Ohio, once again vacationing with family and friends. Despite the costs and some of the emotional baggage that must be sorted through…
Columbia Pictures Film Noir Classics II is one sequel that couldn’t be more welcome this summer. Hot weather goes well with hothouse tales of lust, greed, and the five other…
The history of pop music is filled with stories about record companies mishandling bands. But the plight of the early 1980s Washington, DC-based 4 Out of 5 Doctors is one…
On May 18 of this year, the Rolling Stones released a remastered and expanded edition of what is arguably the greatest rock and roll album ever made, Exile On Main…
Singer/songwriter Steve Poltz chats about his new album, Dreamhouse, writing songs with Jewel, and his favorite system of yoga in his Popdose interview with Michael Fortes.
Everyone knows Ben E. King. He’s the guy who co-wrote and sang the immortal “Stand By Me,” which was a Top Ten hit in 1961, and again in 1987. True…
In a time where anyone with a laptop can churn out a record, it is difficult to know where to stop and listen. Michael Parr has one that deserves your time.
Although I have given birth, I don’t particularly like being identified as a mother. Even worse, I hate being called ”a mom” by anyone other than my son, because that…
Christopher Nolan’s latest movie has Jeff Johnson thinking…about movies that make you think.