Still unsure whether kids are born gay? Robin Monica Alexander spotlights a new blog whose emphatic and adorable response is yes.
Extra! Extra! It’s a bunch of demos you thought were left in a closet somewhere to be forgotten. This week’s Mix Six dusts them off just for you!
ABC’s new drama “Off the Map” is beautiful to look at, but nothing beyond skin deep.
Popdose.com’s Dw. Dunphy takes a listen to Carter Burwell’s score for the Coen Bros. adaptation of True Grit.
Kelly Stitzel takes a look at Don Letts’s excellent 2005 documentary, Punk: Attitude, recently rereleased on DVD.
FX’s new underdog sports drama, “Lights Out,” packs a punch.
Rob Smith Can’t Say No, nor can he remember how he obtained Holly Conlan’s most recent record, but he’s glad he did.
Last night Ricky Gervais took down Hollywood’s sacred cows and Popdose weighs in.
Dave Steed introduces you (again) to Caleb Heineman who discusses the five discs he’d take with him on a deserted island.
Scott Malchus reviews the 4th season of “Army Wives,” a true guilty pleasure, now on DVD.
Unlock the mysteries of one of the most sought-after 45 RPM records, Shamus M’Cool’s “American Memories.”
Todd Rundgren’s Utopia performed in Cleveland, Ohio, on October 16, 1974, but Bootleg City is where you’ll find the document of their concert.
The Lions hit rock bottom in Season Five, Episode Nine of “Friday Night Lights.”
Scott Malchus sets his sights on this John Sayles modern western in this week’s Basement Songs.
Molly Marinik reviews the new family drama Blood From a Stone, starring Ethan Hawke. This off-Broadway play is intense, and so is the acting.
Kelly Stitzel discusses the 1988 Mike Nichols hit, Working Girl and its Carly Simon-penned theme song, much to the delight of Jeff Giles and Jason Hare.
It’s Popdose Friday Night Videos! Would you like Salt ‘n Pepa with that? How about a cup of Gin and Juice, or a slice of Cantaloop? Not doing it for you? Then maybe a mouthful of Cranberries will suit you better?
False Metal, Dead! returns after a short hiatus to continue looking at the 300 albums on Dave Steed’s metal iPod.
Bob Cashill counts ’em down. “I better be on there, buster,” growls The Fighter himself, Mark Wahlberg.
Popdose presents four examples of Japanese power pop, courtesy of super-blog Power Pop Overdose.
Ah, the divisional playoffs. Which is a bit more interesting than usual because with the AFC West, AFC South, and NFC East divisional already eliminated, only five of the eight…
Chris Holmes travels back to 1986, a time when one-hit wonder Timbuk3’s future was so bright they indeed had to wear shades.
The life of Linda Jones was cut short far too soon, but she left behind some of the most powerful performances in the history of soul music.
Time once more for Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, in which I opine on various recently released publications of the sequential graphic nature, some of which may be sitting…
I love Ry Cooder’s music in almost all of its many guises, as you may already know, so I was thrilled to find this terrific in-studio set lurking in Wolfgang’s…
Bob Cashill discusses the state of the market, and ticks off a few top releases, but mostly just spotlights this pic from The Green Slime (Warner Archive).
What do the Nuge, a guy who sings in Wolof and Debbie Gibson’s two-headed love child have in common? They’re all part of Dave Steed’s Bottom Feeders series, looking at the best and worst of the ’80s rock charts.
In 1966 the stunning voice of Tim Buckley emerged. Rhino Handmade has reissued his debut album, along with the early Buckley music that preceded it.
Statistics chosen at random from the latest Harper’s Index, with corresponding mp3s. Rank of “disappointed” among terms used by Americans in an October survey to describe their feelings about the…