Think back to that one time that your friends had tickets to a show that you didn’t know about, that was already sold out. Sure, there have been several shows…
Book Reviews
125 Articles
Kathleen Warnock
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Playwright, editor and hardcore “Jetthead” Kathleen Warnock gives us an in-depth review of Todd Oldham’s new book chronicling the life and times of Joan Jett.
Jeff Giles
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When is a cup of coffee more than just a cheap, quick pick-me-up? Pretty much always, if you’re the type of person who pays attention to where his food comes…
Scott Malchus
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”One lone pubic hair sprung from my baby smooth pelvis area. I didn’t even see it start to grow. It just made its appearance and told me more were coming….
Ben Wiser
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My copy of Lord of the Logos arrived just after the monstrous snow storm hit. While the snow drifted six feet up my stairs, some mysterious messenger braved the winter-choked…
Jack Feerick
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In the abstract, Neil Diamond seems like somebody I should dig. Smart dude; good work ethic, fairly self-aware, tries a lot of different things. Steeped in the classics of pre-rock…
Dw. Dunphy
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I am a bald, neurotic person with poor social skills and an equally dismal amount of self-esteem. It is only logical that I see so much of myself in the…
Dw. Dunphy
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Dave Stevens was not known for being particularly good with deadlines. Just as he occasionally pitched in for other comic artist friends, he required assists as well, and for good…
Dw. Dunphy
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When last we left Arthur Dent, he had arrived on planet Earth once again, now fully aware not only of Magrathea’s planet-building capacities but of multiple dimensions with multiple Earths….
Ann Logue
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Lee Eisenberg likes to shop. He also has a lot of perspective on how people sell and how people buy. He was the editor in chief of Esquire for many…
Matt Wardlaw
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While I wasn’t a big comic book reader growing up (GI Joe, Archie, etc), I did discover and enjoy my share of newspaper comics. My grandfather was a retired newspaper…
Ed Murray
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In 2007, composer, arranger and performer Richard Niles wrote, produced and hosted a three-part radio series for the BBC titled ”Pat Metheny — Bright Size Life.” The in-depth discussions Niles…
Mojo Flucke
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Being a Bowie fan is one thing; being a fan of Bowie books can be an altogether separate fetish. There’s such a wide variety of tomes about the wispy art-rocker…
Jack Feerick
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Believe it or not, this week’s column finds Jack Feerick giving something an unabashedly positive review!
Dave Lifton
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Bruce Springsteen’s fans, including two Popdose contributors, tell the story of The Boss’ legendary 1978 Darkness On The Edge Of Town album and tour.
Scott Malchus
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Daniel Nester is the type of author anyone who frequents Popdose should be reading. His essays and prose contain much of the same humorous, sometimes smartass attitude that you readers…
Jason Hare
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I became a Queen fan the winter before my 14th birthday; a friend let me borrow his well-worn Greatest Hits cassette, and by the time I got to song #2…
Pete Chianca
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One thing you learn pretty early on in Springsteen saxophonist Clarence ClemonsÁ¢€â„¢ memoir Big Man (Grand Central Publishing, 400 pages, $26.99, Oct. 21) is that youÁ¢€â„¢re not going to be…
Scott Malchus
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We live in an age when you donÁ¢€â„¢t have to be a dignitary, famous celebrity or someone who survived tragedy to write your lifeÁ¢€â„¢s story. In the past decade, blogs,…
Jack Feerick
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Dan Brown is the best-selling author in history, and has millions of fans. If you are one of them, do yourself a favor; donÁ¢€™t read this weekÁ¢€™s How Bad Can It Be?, because it will only make you sad.
Jon Cummings
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Nick Hornby has a new book out, and Jon Cummings is here to tell us how it holds up against the author’s previous bestsellers.
Jeff Giles
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See, now this is what Fanboys wanted to be. The debut novel (or novella, as somewhat grumpily conceded in the Author’s Note) from AlertNerd‘s Matt Springer, Unconventional is, according to…
Jack Feerick
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Indie rock royalty Joe Pernice has released his debut novel, and the first thing Jack Feerick wants to know is — you guessed it — How Bad Can It Be?
Ken Shane
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When it comes to telling the true story of Woodstock, more properly known as “An Aquarian Exposition: The Woodstock Music and Art Fair,” it’s hard to imagine anyone better suited…
Ben Wiser
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Nick Cave has spent the better part of the past decade reasserting himself in his role as true rennaisance man. After the subdued and stately The Boatman’s Call (1997) and…
Ken Shane
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You won’t hear it from the literary highbrow among us, but Stephen King’s novel The Stand has all of the elements necessary to qualify as a (if not the) Great…
Ann Logue
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Who is Zachary Mexico and what’s he doing in the China Underground? Read Ann Logue’s review of the new Soft Skull release to find out.
Jack Feerick
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Rock ‘n’ roll, of course, is all about The Kids. No matter what the makeup of its actual audience — and evidence suggests that it varies widely — there’s an…
Ann Logue
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Andrew Mueller, I Wouldn’t Start From Here: The 21st Century and Where It All Went Wrong (U.S. edition, 2009, Soft Skull) purchase from Amazon I Wouldn’t Start From Here is…
Jeff Giles
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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…