There’s a new Parson Red Heads EP on the way and a summer tour about to begin, as Michael Fortes gives his latest report on the Parlour to Parlour Class of 2009.
It’s been 7 years since a Meltgsnow record, with the group having released their debut in 2003 and only getting to the follow up now. They are based out of…
We’ve got a ton more from the letter C this week, as we take a look at the songs that hit the rock charts in the ’80s but never crossed…
Welcome back to Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, my little forum in which I attempt to spotlight several recent works of sequential graphic storytelling that I find noteworthy, and…
Great Big Sea is one of those bands that fills a particular niche — in this case, traditional Newfoundland folk with a modern pop twist — so completely that no…
Michael Parr takes on the latest Prince record, 20Ten, and promises not to “just fill your head with numbers.”
Curtains for You’s publicist pitched us What a Lovely Surprise to Wake Up Here as “The Beatles meets vaudeville meets The Muppet Show,” a bizarrely promising description that led Way…
Punk? Metal? No matter what you call Suicidal Tendencies, there’s no argument that 1990’s “Lights…Camera…Revolution” was a peak for the band.
A new Crowded House album is always cause for celebration, and Ken Shane thinks their latest is one of their best.
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE For those of you who are The The fans, and thought this mix was all about Matt Johnson’s album Soul Mining, you’re out of luck,…
Warner Bros. Records sent me Hans Zimmer’s soundtrack to this week’s much-anticipated blockbuster Inception. Cards on the table: While I certainly respect writer-director Christopher Nolan, I wasn’t crazy about The…
Michael Fortes reviews one of the year’s best new albums – a folk-pop masterpiece by veteran singer/songwriter and one-time Jewel collaborator Steve Poltz.
The United States’ performance in the World Cup last month, and the attention if brought, caused many commentators, sports and otherwise, to ask if this was the moment when soccer…
Yesterday morning I decided to take a leisurely bike ride along Whiskey River, the main waterway that runs through Bootleg City. (Technically, the river is one-tenth moonshine due to a…
I blame Mike Love. Yes, it’s so easy to blame the guy for everything wrong in music. I mean, he’s egotistical, gave money to help get the PMRC off the…
Rob Smith attempts to stop time with Rush, in this week’s “Death by Power Ballad,” at Popdose.com
I’m honestly a little disturbed with myself right now. I don’t know if I’ve just been pummeling myself with so much new music that I can’t seem to tell the…
Are they not the subject of our latest career-encompassing guide, complete with mp3s? They are Devo!
Netherlands 0-1 Spain (after extra time) Call this one a win for attacking soccer. Although it doesn’t seem that way after four consecutive 1-0 victories, but throughout this World Cup,…
Its Blu-ray debut is timed to take advantage of the hubbub surrounding director Christopher Nolan’s latest film, but 2002’s Insomnia would make for a fine summer reissue even if Warner…
Uruguay 2-3 Germany The third-place game is FIFA’s way of telling two teams, “That’s OK. We can just cuddle,” and the only reason I’m covering this game is because I…
This past Broadway season felt off. The plays were quite good but the musicals were pretty disappointing, and the Tony Awards ceremony, which culminates the year and celebrates the successes,…
In January of next year, Tom Rush will be 70 years old. The New Hampshire born folk-rock pioneer is still out there on the road, and still releasing albums, as…
OK, look — I know many of you haven’t seen this movie, so I’m being a little self-indulgent by writing about it. But I’ve been searching for this soundtrack far…
I am 16. It’s July, and I’m in Florida, where, to quote my uncle Larry, the air is so fucking wet that you won’t notice if you towel off after…
Like wrinkles on a middle-aged man, time has a way of making even the most mundane movie appear distinguished. Maybe you were a kid when you first saw that middlebrow…
It’s White Label Friday, kids! When I say dance, you best dance, muthafucka! Note: It should be said up front that most of these MP3s were acquired during the Wild…
We made a list of our favorite guitarists of all time, and this week, we count down from 50 to 36. Who made the cut?
One book is about a girl entering school and the other is about a boy graduating and beginning his job but Twin Spica Volume 2 and Saturn Apartments Volume 1,…