Various Artists – The Coolest Songs in the World! Vol. 8 (2009, Wicked Cool) Purchase this album (Amazon) Let us now praise famous do-rag-wearing guitarist/songwriter/deejay/record execs. Now, unless Clive Davis…
Music
9,227 Articles
David Medsker
2 Min Read
If it’s late 1987, and you’re in an alternative club or “danceteria,” odds are you’re hearing “American-Soviets” before last call. You might even hear it twice. This song was positively…
Dave Steed
2 Min Read
You may have noticed the lack of intros to my posts lately. While this series is all about the music, I do like to do one now and again, but…
J.A. Bartlett
2 Min Read
March 18, 1978, is a Saturday. Deposed Pakistani prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto is convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Before their annual banquet, members of the fire department…
Popdose Staff
1 Min Read
The shows may be over, but our intrepid reporter Ken Shane is still wrapping up all the sights and sounds of SXSW ’09. Click on the image above to follow…
Zack Dennis
1 Min Read
A couple months ago, Jeff mentioned to me that he was thinking of putting together the Ultimate Drinking Mixtape in time for St. Patrick’s Day. I got so excited that…
Taylor Long
1 Min Read
Appearances, as they say, can be deceiving. Looking at Cursive frontman Tim Kasher’s slim stature on stage at the Music Hall of Williamsburg last Monday night, one unfamiliar with his…
Will Harris
1 Min Read
If you’re a guitar guy, then all I have to do is write the name “Phil Keaggy” and you’re probably already prepared to offer up praise for his abilities. The…
David Medsker
1 Min Read
Below are magnified fragments of album covers. Most of them are well-known albums, but there are a few obscure covers (or lesser-known albums from well-known artists) mixed in to keep…
Jon Cummings
1 Min Read
It’s nice to see Raul Malo back in the spotlight. The onetime Mavericks frontman hadn’t exactly gone quiet, but over the last several years his big voice has been muted…
Taylor Long
1 Min Read
By now, most people who’ve heard (of) Les Savy Fav know their live show is more spectacle than concert. This is due in large part to front-man Tim Harrington, whose…
Matchup Monkey
1 Min Read
R.E.M. – “Gardening at Night” Tears For Fears – “Sowing the Seeds of Love” — n {democracy:33} — Last week, the more experienced Don Henley shook down Eric Elbogen for…
Robert Cass
1 Min Read
For all those Sheryl Crow fans who were disappointed when they found out she wouldn’t be filling in for Christine McVie on Fleetwood Mac’s current reunion tour, I’ve replaced McVie’s…
0
1
Jack Feerick
1 Min Read
Let it be said, for starters, that Daryl Hall has a really nice house. It’s a rambling old place, somewhere in rural Pennsylvania. He needs to do something with the…
Jeff Giles
1 Min Read
[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…
Jason Hare
2 Min Read
Happy Friday and welcome to another edition of CHART ATTACK! So last time we met here to dissect a Billboard chart, it was a Top 10 from 1971, and I…
Dw. Dunphy
2 Min Read
Get out your wallet — or, better yet, don’t: The music subsidiary industries of live venue ticket sales and satellite radio are here to give you a lesson in economics….
John C. Hughes
1 Min Read
Eight children, four each from different families, puréed Brady Bunch style in a $250-a-month, four-bedroom apartment in mid-’70s Elyria, Ohio. Inflation squeezed the wallets and coin purses dry, forcing both…
Scott Malchus
1 Min Read
On Sunday mornings, I’d drag my ass out of bed and wander over to the cafeteria to replenish my fluids and put some food in my stomach. After that, maybe…
Tom Werman
2 Min Read
Epic Records was located on the 13th floor of the imposing Eero Saarinen-designed CBS Building, dubbed “Black Rock” due to its black granite exterior. The interior was furnished with fine…
Tony Redman
1 Min Read
Tiny Tim (born Herbert Khaury) was a staple of late ’60s TV, appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show, The Tonight Show and Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In. With his unusual appearance,…
Ben Wiser
1 Min Read
No test this week, folks, as I am going out to California to visit friends and family and show off the newest member of our tribe. I’ll be back soon…
Ken Shane
1 Min Read
It certainly wouldn’t be accurate to say that Buddy and Julie Miller have bad luck. After all, each of them has had wonderful career as songwriter and performer. They’ve each…
David Medsker
3 Min Read
Welcome to my brand-new column Pop Goes the World, which aims to serve as an antidote of sorts to the sad, sad, sad world of Mope Like Me. (That scream…
Dave Steed
1 Min Read
We finish up the ninth letter of the alphabet today as we look at the last half of the letter I and chat about all those glorious songs that charted…
Zack Dennis
1 Min Read
Conceptually, counting cards is incredibly simple.Á‚ Take a deck of cards.Á‚ With a full deck, the count is zero.Á‚ Deal the cards out one by one.Á‚ Each time you see…
John C. Hughes
1 Min Read
Big things were planned for Boston’s Face To Face in 1984. Signed to Epic, the New Wave group was pushed heavily by the label as the next big music sensation. …
Rob Smith
3 Min Read
For someone who doesn’t know a lot about hip-hop (as we surmised from his memo to the late Tupac Shakur), Uncle Donnie does seem to be well acquainted with certain…