This week — a week late, to be perfectly honest — we revisit the dog days of summer ’98!
Paul Cauthen’s granddad, a preacher, taught him to sing and play guitar while Dave Beck earned an upright 1950 Kay bass from his father, a world-traveling Texas musician. The two…
We love action. We’d love it more if it didn’t leave us feeling queasy and confused.
Dave Steed checks out Pro-Pain as they turn 20 and gets his first taste of the Iron Lamb.
Are Truth & Salvage Co. the second coming of the Eagles? Ted Asregadoo weighs in on their debut album.
From chicken to coffee and Jimmy Buffett to Ryan Tedder, the Popdose staff recounts those musicians whose merchandising presences are grossly oversold.
Jerry Leiber, a founding father of rock and roll, and one of the greatest songwriters in the history of popular music, died this week. Ken Shane pays tribute.
Rufus Sewell’s eyes immediately lure you into watching Zen, the BBC series based on he popular Aurelio Zen novels by Michael Dibdin. Sewell, an actor better known for period dramas…
From Mashable: Ticketmaster, the event ticketing property of Live Nation, is enhancing its interactive seat maps so that ticket buyers and event-goers can see where their Facebook friends are sitting,…
Certain songs are so well-known that we assume they were hits, but their popularity is actually retroactive. “I Want Candy,” by Bow Wow Wow, for example, is a definitive ’80s…
Robin Monica Alexander and Kelly Stitzel conclude their look at Madonna’s career by discussing the odds and ends of her discography and their favorite Madonna videos.
Who are MyNameIsJohnMichael, and why do you need to stop what you’re doing and listen to them? Find out here.
And just like that, 1963 is in our rear-view mirrors. But before we speed ahead to ’64 let’s fire up the old transistor radio and check out the final group of tunes from 1963.
Bailee Madison is going to need a bigger flashlight to scare off unwelcome houseguests in a shivery remake.
As your “Hey, look! Muppets!!” correspondent, I thought I’d mention that OK Go premiered a video for their version of the Muppet Show theme song from The Green Album, and…
via press release: Following on from her multi-million selling, multi-award winning, global smash of a debut album Lungs, Florence returns with new music and confirms the release date of her…
There was no immediate warning about whether audience members in the first five rows might be spattered with stray bits of clay, but on Monday the producers of the musical…
In many ways, television is a technological wonder these days, what with remote controls, digital signals and DVRs. But, for those who fell in love with the old-school opening theme,…
Engineer and producer Phill Brown reflects on more than four decades in the music business with “Are We Still Rolling?” Chris Holmes weighs in with his review.
Kirkus Reviews, founded in 1933, is a venerable institution in the media world. For more than 75 years, Kirkus has served as the industry bible for bookstore buyers, librarians, and…
At 44 minutes, Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III is infinitely shorter than Star Wars Episodes I, II and III and it’s also infinitely better than George Lucas’ very flawed movies.
Popdose.com’s review of Primus’ Green Naugahyde finds a portrait of the artists as grown men.
If it is a positive review, why does Dw. Dunphy sound so down about Marillion’s “Live From Cadogan Hall”?
Matthew Boles pays tribute to former Warrant frontman Jani Lane, who passed away on August 11, with a bootleg from the band’s concert in Tokyo on April 21, 1991.
Hey kids! Remember that time in the last Jheri Curl Fridays column when I talked about The Sylvers? That piece spoke in depth about oldest brother Leon Sylvers III and…
Is Conan O’Brien like Zach Galifianakis, Dr. Luke, Tila Tequila, Bob Dylan, or Derek Jeter. Can’t he be all of them? Only one man and his primate knows for sure.
Join Robin Monica Alexander and Kelly Stitzel as they continue their look at Her Madgesty’s illustrious career.
To celebrate the twentieth episode of The Popdose Podcast, Jeff, Jason and Dave are joined by music industry veteran (and longtime Popdose supporter) Peter Lubin for a varied and fascinating discussion on the biz. Take a listen!
In conjunction with Chris Holmes’ fantastic Friday Mixtape, here are more Popdose musical turning points.
Chris Holmes offers a selection of songs that helped him fall in love with some of his now-favorite artists, such as Randy Newman, Wilco, and Waylon Jennings.