A bloody bucket full of Friday the 13th movies has made its way to DVD and Blu-ray, and Jeff Giles is back from Crystal Lake to talk about them.
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Jeff Giles is the founder and editor-in-chief of Popdose and Dadnabbit, as well as an entertainment writer whose work can be seen at Rotten Tomatoes and a number of other sites. Hey, why not follow him at Twitter while you're at it?
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My dad was an opera singer when he was a kid and later turned into a huge folk music fan. He taught himself to play guitar and would sing all…
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Stuck Genie (Warner Bros., 2009) purchase this iPod app (iTunes) There’s a seemingly limitless number of them, but the rules for most iPod game apps are essentially the same: they…
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Gran Torino (2009, Warner Bros.) purchase from Amazon: DVD | Blu-ray I enjoy a nice Unforgiven viewing as much as the next guy, but I’ve never really bought into the…
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Spring Breakdown (2009, Warner Premiere) purchase from Amazon: DVD | Blu-ray My good friend (and Rotten Tomatoes higher-up) Tim Ryan is a man whose passion for pop culture rivals each…
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Travis Elborough – The Vinyl Countdown: The Album from LP to iPod and Back Again (2009, Soft Skull) purchase from Amazon Okay, so the title triggers unbidden memories of a…
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It’s been forever and a day since I felt like this I want a fifth of Wild Turkey and one little kiss And I don’t miss that girl; if I…
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Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music Director’s Cut (40th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition) (2009, Warner Bros.) purchase from Amazon Good news, home theater-owning former hippies! You can now relive…
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Willy Porter – How to Rob a Bank (2009, Weasel Records) purchase this album (Amazon) In the fall of 1995, I was just getting my life back in order after…
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Lisa Donnelly – We Had a Thing (2009, BT Media) purchase this album (Amazon) Open your heart and close your legs They only want what makes ’em beg Get hurt…
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Falling Down (Blu-ray book) (Warner Bros., 1993/2009) purchase this item from Amazon He’s made some good movies (The Lost Boys), some overrated movies (St. Elmo’s Fire), and some offensively shitty…
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Batman: 20th Anniversary Edition (2009, Warner Bros.) purchase from Amazon: Blu-ray The movie industry seems to break a new record for box-office totals every single year, but if you remember…
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Paul Simon And Friends: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song (2009, Shout Factory) purchase from Amazon: DVD | Blu-ray I’d somehow blocked this out before sitting down…
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Matthew Barber – Ghost Notes (Outside, 2009) purchase this album (Amazon) The leadoff track of Matthew Barber’s Ghost Notes, “Easily Bruised” (download), kicks off with a sequence of sounds that…
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2009, Criterion) purchase from Amazon: DVD | Blu-ray In a half-serious battle over whose giant robots rock harder, McG recently challenged Michael Bay to…
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Got some thoughts to share about the new design — good or bad? How about a wish list of past columns you’d like to see return to active duty? Check in with editor-in-chief Jeff Giles, whose latest Letter From the Editor discusses Popdose’s recent facelift.
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twodoggarage – A Gross Display of Penmanship (2009) purchase this album (Snocap) Less than a year after releasing its full-length debut, Pinboy, Alex Kimmell’s twodoggarage is back with A Gross…
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Justin Hackett – Take the Highway (2009) purchase this album (CD Baby) A few years ago, I reviewed a terrific EP from a one-man Montana band that called itself Al’s…
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Levon Helm – White Dove from Electric Dirt (2009) Martin’s Dam – Fear Of Flying from Sky Above (1998) Marty Willson-Piper – Swan from Hanging out in Heaven (2000) Simple…
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The Call – I Still Believe (Great Design) from The Best of the Call (1997) Tom Waits – New Coat of Paint from The Heart of Saturday Night (1974) Rush…
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Bob Seger – Train Man from Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man (1968) Martin Sexton – Purple Rain from Solo (2008) Marshall Crenshaw – There She Goes Again from Marshall Crenshaw (1982) Mark…
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Roomful Of Blues – She’ll Be So Fine from Under One Roof (1997) Ralston Bowles – Begging The Question from Rally at the Texas Hotel (2008) Dawayne Bailey – The…
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I try to do right, I try to do right, because I only got, only got, only got, only got…all that I have is one life to live. These are…
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Earlier this year, on my Twitter feed, I said something to the effect of “I can think of no argument against Demi Lovato’s music career.” It was a statement I…
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K’naan – Wavin’ Flag from Troubadour (2009) Illinois – She’s So Funny from Kid Cat: 20 Songs Mastered (2008) Michael Penn – Me Around (Live) from Live From KCRW (2007)…
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Quantum of Solace (2009, MGM/Fox) purchase this film from Amazon: DVD | Blu-ray Reboots and remakes have been all the rage in Hollywood for several years now — name a…
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Milk (2009, Focus Features/Universal) purchase this film from Amazon: DVD | Blu-ray For any film fan, there’s no pleasure quite as distinctive as sitting down to watch a new movie…
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[Note: Way, way back in the old Jefitoblog days, we had a friend/frequent commenter named Billy K. Harmony. Billy’s too cool for Popdose, but even if he’s gone, he hasn’t…
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I miss buying an album and lying on the floor for three days and going over it with a magnifying glass. I still go to the record store and spend…
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Lelia Broussard – Waiting on the 9 (self-released, 2008) purchase this album (Amie Street) I’m pretty sure I have t-shirts that are older than Lelia Broussard, but even at the…