I usually write an essay for these, but here in our third presidential cycle with authoritarian blood-and-soil nationalism as the official Republican platform, I increasingly find I have nothing to…
Jack Feerick
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Jack Feerick — editor, proofreader, freelance know-it-all, and three-time Jeopardy! champion — lives with his family somewhere in upstate New York, where he plays in a rock 'n' roll band and occasionally runs his mouth on local radio. You can listen to more of his work on Soundcloud, if you like.
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October has come again, my children of the night. The sun sinks low in the northern sky, and . . . something else rises from the earth once more to…
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The turning of the seasons brings us once again to northern autumn — the season of the witch, if you will. And though the nights are growing crisp, some of…
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Welcome to the archives! For your convenience, this page will serve as a repository for all Popdose’s Halloween and related spooky seasonal mixtapes, and will be updated in coming years…
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Greetings, boils and ghouls! It is once again that time of year when Popdose’s own crypt-keeper, Jack Fear, ascends from his dank and musty vaults to unleash upon an unsuspecting…
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We are proud to exhume the ten MP3 mixtapes that first appeared in 2015, plus the bonus mix from 2016, free to stream and download… and they’ve brought some friends…
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I read a statistic the other day that worried me, and it should worry you, too: Countries that flirt with authoritarianism — as the United States undeniably has over these…
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You don’t need me to tell you. You can see it with your own eyes. You don’t need me to tell you that everything we warned of, everything we feared,…
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Welcome again to our annual cavalcade of music and songs from the ass-end of the class divide, the anthems and laments of the world’s working men and women, those who…
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(Archive.) Some names have been changed to protect the privacy of the parties involved. . . . or, 2,000 Words About 59 Musicians Here’s to the guitar players. Here’s to…
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(Archive.) June — July 2017 Spring and summer draw on, and with Roscoe’s Basement still lacking a lead guitarist, no gigs are forthcoming. Which is a pity, because the monotony…
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(Archive.) Some names have been changed to protect the privacy of the individuals concerned. May — June 2017 Here’s the thing about Roscoe’s Basement, for me: It’s not just a…
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(Archive.) Saturday, May 6, 2017 — 7:45 AM It’s a cold, misty morning, unseasonable for May. I am driving my little Honda — its brakes finally mended — down back…
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(Archive.) March 2017 Playing that first gig after injury feels like a dam breaking. I’ve been working on songs all winter — singing bits and pieces of vocal melody into…
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(Archive) Thursday, January 12, 2017 I’m beginning to feel distinctly that I am more trouble than I’m worth. It’s crunch time for Roscoe’s Basement — we’ve got a gig in…
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(Archive.) Sunday, January 1, 2017 As we begin the new year, the ranks of Roscoe’s Basement are kind of beat up. Craig is walking wounded pending his hernia surgery, and…
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(Archive.) Friday, December 9, 2016 What happens is this. I’m up early on a Friday, ready to walk the dog before I fix breakfast for my son. It’s the first…
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(Archive.) Wednesday, October 3, 2016 The band may be called Roscoe’s Basement, but in fact Roscoe — Tom and Deanna Finn’s ridiculously lovable spaniel — never comes down in the…
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(Archive.) Tuesday, September 6, 2016 Using photos and video from our Happy Hour show as a calling card, Chuck and Tom have been hustling for gigs — and so we…
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(Archive.) Monday, July 11, 2016 Roscoe’s basement has no gigs scheduled until autumn, but our summer is remarkably productive. We played four originals at the Bug Jar — two of…
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Welcome once again to our annual revue of hard-hitting songs for the hard-hit people on the wrong side of the class divide — the laborers, the men and women who…
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(Archive.) Summer 2016 And so, as we roll into the fiery heart of summer, we have our proof of concept. I am no longer an aspirant; I am now the…
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(Archive.) Friday, June 3, 2016 Here we are, folks — the dream we all dream of. Man versus butterflies. Prince is dead, and I’m not feeling so well myself. It’s…
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(Archive.) A long time ago — not long after my brief and inglorious tenure with We Saw The Wolf, in fact — I directed a church choir. (This becomes relevant…
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(Archive.) Thursday, April 7, 2016 I never end up taking a screenshot of that Craigslist ad that led me to Tom, but I still have the e-mail I sent to…
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(Archive.) The names of bands and individuals have been changed to protect the privacy of those involved. March 2016 Sometimes, when I’m depressed, I enter online contests. The prizes are…
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(Archive.) March 2016 I use the rest of the Valentine’s Day weekend to put the new amplifier through its paces. It produces a bowel-loosening roar that pleases me greatly. When…
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(Previous.) Valentine’s Day weekend 2016 It’s a gray and frigid morning, a couple of weeks before my 49th birthday, and I am standing with my wife in a strip-mall Guitar…
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Like a lot of you, I played in rock n’ roll bands when I was young. And like a lot of you, I eventually gave it up. But unlike most…
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