Ned Massey speaks with us about his personal artistic journey — including his new play, Four Messages
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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?
There are currently thousands of Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake tickets still on sale for most dates, with the August 11 show at Boston’s Fenway Park currently sporting the highest get-in price, at…
Singer, songwriter, and all-around captain of industry David Baerwald discusses his creative journey.
If you’ve been a Popdose reader for any length of time, you probably know that talking with creative people about their art is one of my favorite things to do…
Even a scatologically obsessed middle-aged guy from New Jersey can be an inspiration sometimes.
Netflix has sent media pundits into a tizzy with its new original series, House of Cards. Here’s why that could be good for all of us.
What happens when America’s best-selling beer resorts to a 25,000-person poll for its new brew?
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A fond look back at some of the many pop culture highlights from the 2012 that was.
As some of you may know, for the past six years or so I’ve lived in the woods of New Hampshire, where things like traffic lights and cell signals have…
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Parker Paul, Wingfoot This is one of my favorite albums, not just because Parker’s lyrics are lovely and inventive (he compares his ex-girlfriend’s orgasm to a fluttering origami crane), but…
After an 18-year absence, the power pop legends return
Meshell and Cody cover Nina Simone in a sneak peek from the next Ndegeocello joint, the Simone tribute record Pour Une Ame Souveraine (For a Sovereign Soul), A Dedication to…
We’re seeing a small army of essential box sets come out this fall, but for my money, the most essential of the bunch is The Preservation Hall 50th Anniversary Collection…
There are a lot of things Texas can’t seem to get right — weather, politics, race relations, Presidential hospitality — but Texans don’t have to make any apologies for their…
I’m still a little disappointed that it isn’t a concept album of duets with Shirley MacLaine, but whatever — Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard is stepping out as a…
Not that there are any body parts I’d want to keep in a jar, but the heart seems like a particularly grody choice, what with all of its aortas and…
I’m not necessarily advocating watching it unless you have a hankering for blood and mud, but the Vigo Thieves have released a video for their new single “Forever” — and…
“I don’t need to talk / You fucked up, not me,” sings Liz Wood in her new single, “Ruin” — our first glimpse of her upcoming EP, Into My Own,…
Canada, hip-hop, and senior citizens ballroom dancing: They sound like the ingredients for a round of Mad Libs, but in this case, they’re the winning formula behind Friends with the…
Listen, I don’t know about you, but the idea of a week that goes from Saturday to Monday really pisses me off. A one-day weekend? No football season? Total bullshit….
Their band name seems like the work of evil hipsters, but ON AN ON’s debut single, “Ghosts,” is like a really good day boiled down to five minutes and change…
Some artists take time to find their footing, but 16-year-old Cara Mitchell is already playing squarely to her strengths as a songwriter and performer — at least if “Passing Sun,”…
Behold, that rarest of pop animals: The five-minute song that actually feels too short. I’m not kidding — I was actually sort of pissed when State Broadcasters‘ “Trespassers” ended, because…
Hola, amigos! I know it’s been a long time since I rapped at ya about the greatness of Julian Velard, but good news — Brooklyn’s baddest pop songwriting wizard is…