You can thank mall cop Paul Blart for this week’s basement song entry. That fictional creation, played so winningly by actor Kevin James in the film, Paul Blart: Mall Cop,…
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Michael Parr
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As if Daryl Hall’s ego isn’t inflated enough, The Bird and the Bee go and devote an entire album to the Rock and Soul of Hall & Oates, Michael Parr has the review.
Tony Redman
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Here’s another album featuring that ever-popular sailor man, Popeye. This one does expand things a bit, since not only do we have Jack Mercer as Popeye, we also have Mae…
Kelly Stitzel
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Yesterday, WOXY went off the air, stunning its staff and leaving scores of listeners shocked and saddened. Is this really the end?
Dave Steed
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This week Dave Steed gives us Wang Chung, Wall of Voodoo, and the Waitresses, but will Jason Hare get jealous when Dave flirts with Jeff Giles? Inquiring minds want to know!
Ken Shane
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For some people, Social Distortion is the very definition of a rock and roll band. After all, they have everything the average rock fan could ask for – the sizzling…
Jeff Giles
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I don’t think there’s a band on the planet that’s done a more thorough job of repackaging its hits than Chicago — and in the 20 years since scoring its…
Ted Asregadoo
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DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE Sometimes the music gods command me to mix certain things together. Case in point, the latest issue of Rolling Stone and reading Facebook updates…
Dw. Dunphy
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It’s difficult not to look at Jan Berry and Brian Wilson as spiritual twins. Berry was a budding studio genius, starting raw with doo-wop bands but eventually teaming with Dean…
Rob Smith
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Rob Smith explores the meaning, emotion, and grammar of The Darkness’ “Love Is Only a Feeling,” in this week’s Death by Power Ballad, only at Popdose.com!
Jon Cummings
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The keeper of Elvis’ musical flame discusses the King’s misremembered Vegas comeback, as well as his own role in restoring rock’s most prodigious catalog.
Robert Cass
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Alex Chilton was the king of rock ‘n’ roll. The king of rock ‘n’ roll is dead. Long live the king.
David Medsker
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No theme this week. Just a bunch of random stuff I’ve received in the past year that grooves me in one way or another. Enjoy! April Smith & the Great…
Jeff Giles
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We’re only a few months into our Flashback ’90 series, and we’ve already unearthed about as many regrettable hits as we have certified classics — and chances are, you aren’t…
Dave Lifton
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In his latest Infinite Play column, Dave Lifton takes a look at “September Gurls,” the power pop masterpiece by the late, great Alex Chilton of Big Star.
Popdose Staff
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When Alex Chilton died, it left a gaping hole in the hearts of music fans everywhere. The Popdose staff remembers Chilton’s life, music, and legacy.
Dw. Dunphy
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All rise. The rules of this courtroom are simple. You will be presented with two songs, one by the plaintiff and one by the defendant. It is your task to…
Matt Wardlaw
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I’ll freely admit that the first time that I saw Dave Brubeck, I really had no idea what a treat I was in for. Out of all of the music…
Scott Malchus
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Living Colour are a band I wouldn’t have invested in if it weren’t for Steve. In ’88 and ’89, I’m sure I would have latched on to their funky metal…
Tony Redman
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What happens when you get Way Out…in barbershop harmony?
Ben Wiser
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This week in Test of the Boomerang, Ben Wiser wishes a happy 70th birthday to Dead legend Phil Lesh.
Zack Dennis
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In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, Zack Dennis puts together a collection of Irish drinking songs to match the stories in James Joyce’s Dubliners.
Dave Steed
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Dave Steed tackles the letter V this week, running down minor hits from Luther Vandross, Randy VanWarmer, and…Bobby Vinton?
Anthony Hansen
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It seems only appropriate, in the wake of ex-System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian’s newly released Elect the Dead Symphony, that the next album in my lineup of bargain…
Nikki Vanasse
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Ah, the wonders of Facebook. I never attended any of my high school reunions (that means I’m 0 for 5), so when I connected with a few of my girls…
Ken Shane
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The power trio has had a long and glorious history in the annals of rock and roll. The simple, but often explosive blend of electric guitar, bass, and drums is…
Ted Asregadoo
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DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE The theme of America in popular music has run the gamut of idealized notions of a land where one can pursue one’s dreams, to a…
Michael Parr
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Think you know your cover art? Come test your knowledge in this week’s Cover Me with Michael Parr.
Rob Smith
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Try as he might, Rob Smith Can’t Say No to recordings of mid-20th century Jewish-American comedian Benny Bell.
Mike Heyliger
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Twenty years after this Public Enemy classic was released, Mike Heyliger reflects on its legacy — and laments mainstream hip-hop’s turn away from social consciousness.