All of us who have had written reviews have had had the same answer shot back at us by a fan of a band we slammed. ”Oh, yeah?” it starts….
Dave Lifton
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The perpetually cranky Dave Lifton produces and co-hosts the Popdose Podcast and contributes an occasional column when he darn well feels like it. But mostly he eats Cheetos and yells at kids to get off his lawn, which is strange because he lives in an apartment. The guiding force behind LifStrong, he can be found on Twitter at @dslifton.
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When it was announced that Bruce Springsteen’s new album, High Hopes, was a collection of newly finished outtakes, covers, and studio versions of songs he’s been playing live, I was…
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On Friday, Bob Lefsetz sent out a piece called ”Dealing with Hate.” Based on the title, I figured it was about how he lives with himself. Wanting a laugh, I…
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Every once in a while, self-described ”rocker” Bob Lefsetz sees an act other than his tried-and-true 1970s icons on yet another cash-in nostalgia tour and actually has a good time….
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Last Friday, we learned of the story of Batkid, aka Miles Scott, a five-year old with leukemia who spent the day fighting crime in San Francisco, as set up by the…
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If the Replacements had played every concert as well as they did on Sunday night at Riot Fest in Chicago’s Humboldt Park, they would have been as big as they…
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So this past weekend I was in Cleveland for the wedding of my dear friends and Popdose colleagues Matt Wardlaw and Annie Zaleski. It was so great to be there…
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A review of the tribute to Big Star’s “Third” album at Chicago’s Park West
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Our review of “Walt Whitman Mall,” the new album by Bill Janovitz of Buffalo Tom
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Bob Lefsetz thinks that Southwest Airlines should be used as a model for the rest of the country. Good luck with that.
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Dave, Jeff and Jason return with a look at the career of producer Phil Ramone, who passed away on March 30.
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In which Dave Lifton questions why the Black Keys’ drummer decided to pick a fight with Justin Bieber
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Bob Lefsetz went beyond the pale in his column about Beyonce’s performance at the Super Bowl. I respond with dick jokes.
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When we last left Bob Lefsetz, he couldn’t believe Fleetwood Mac would go on yet another money-grabbing tour. Now, he’s pissed off that he’s getting e-mails every day from a…
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Read inside for your chance to win a copy of Led Zeppelin’s new two-CD/two-DVD live set, “Celebration Day.”
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Popdose’s review of singer-songwriter Ari Hest’s concert in Chicago this weekend.
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A special Asbury Park edition of the Song for the Soundtrack of Your Date (No Date) Tonight
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This week’s Song for the Soundtrack of Your Date (No Date) Tonight goes to extremes with songs by Old 97’s and Roy Orbison.
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Don DiLego’s first album in five years, the Western And Atlantic EP, is an excellent return to form.
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The Red Pill Sessions concludes its first installment with the release of all four songs written and recorded in the two-day session.
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Popdose’s Red Pill Sessions continues with an interview with Miles Nielsen and the world premiere of his new song, “Sink Or Swim”
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Popdose’s takes you behind the scenes in the creation of new songs by Miles Nielsen and the Rusted Hearts.
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The sultry Julie London and the god-like Paul Westerberg make up this week’s Song for the Soundtrack of Your Date (No Date) Tonight.
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Singer-songwriter Jason Myles Goss will release his fourth album, “Radio Dial” on June 17, and it’s a surefire candidate to place high on my Top Ten list. I first heard…
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Bob Lefsetz goes to a Bruce Springsteen concert and gets it completely wrong.
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Bad news, folks. Leslie Liberatore‘s not able to contribute the Song for the Soundtrack of Your Date (No Date) Tonight again this week. I got a text from her the…
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The Popdose Podcast pays tribute to the late Levon Helm.
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The Portland band City Squirrel are set to release their excellent third album, defeat.