The Eagles dogpiling continues. First off, if you haven”™t had a chance, read Scott Malchus”™ great review of Don Felder”™s “Heaven and Hell: My Life in the Eagles (1974-2001).” Good…
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Dave Steed
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Today we”™re going to finish up with the story of my collection. As I mentioned last week, I consider “The Collection” to be complete, i.e. I own a hard copy…
Zack Dennis
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In the final few moments of Tony Scott”™s True Romance (1993) Alabama, accompanied by an injured Clarence, drives past a sign that reads “Last U.S. Exit, Mexican Border 5 miles.”It”™s…
John C. Hughes
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German new wave combo Nena secured their place in rock history with the one-hit wonderdom of “99 Luftballons” in 1984, but I’ve always been a bit of a sucker for…
Popdose Staff
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Animotion – “Obsession” Ladies and gentlemen”¦LET’S GET READY TO RUMBLE!!! Next week we”™ll be unveiling a new feature here at Popdose: the Song-Off. Two songs about similar topic will be…
Ted Asregadoo
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DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE My copy of Paste magazine came in the mail a couple of weeks ago, and if you don’t know about Paste, they provide readers with…
John C. Hughes
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Today we introduce a new weekly feature on Popdose, as John C. Hughes and the world’s foremost Belinda Carlisle impersonator, a.k.a. his buddy Matty (or “Bearlinda,” if you prefer), knock…
Will Harris
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Is there anyone who doesn’t like George Burns? No, there isn’t. And if you say that you don’t, I refuse to believe you. Even if you don’t think he’s funny,…
Jon Cummings
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The difference between journalism and history is, of course, time and perspective — as I”™ve been reminded over the last few months, as I”™ve presumptuously taken it upon myself to…
Jeff Giles
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Howdy, pardners! It’s been a couple of weeks since we moseyed down Billboard way, so what do you say we hop along down to the Hot Country Top 10 and…
Robert Cass
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I saw Iron Man this morning. It was the first time I’d paid to see a movie at a multiplex in almost eight months. Maybe I should’ve gone to church…
Zack Dennis
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I”™m still reeling from this show. I had heard of Cloud Cult via KEXP, but they hadn”™t made enough of an impression on me that I”™d been awaiting this show…
Will Harris
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I was going through a box of CD singles that I’m weeding out of my collection, and I couldn’t help but grin as I thumbed past a ridiculous number of…
Scraps
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Hey everybody. Welcome to the seventeenth synapse-snapping week of Name That Tune at Popdose. A game without rules is a kind of anarchy, don’t you think? And we don’t want…
Jason Hare
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Welcome back to another Friday edition of CHART ATTACK! I have to admit that I do have a soft spot in my heart for almost all of the songs in…
Dw. Dunphy
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Mind if I freak you out here? Yes? Too bad; I have nothing else to write about. Well, that’s not entirely true. I have a lot to write about, judging…
John C. Hughes
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When Ian McCulloch left Echo & the Bunnymen in 1988 for a solo career, no one really expected the rest of the band to carry on without him, much less…
Mojo Flucke
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Originally, this fine blog entry was crafted exclusively for the awesome Popdose Statutory Rock List, but alas, as I am wont to do — such as right here in the…
Scott Malchus
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Damn right, “My Sharona.” The Knack’s one monster hit, co-written by lead guitarist Berton Averre and singer Doug Fieger, has kept my heart pumping and my hands pounding on steering…
Jeff Giles
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Rick Astley – Hold Me in Your Arms (1988) purchase this album (Amazon) Well, do you remember Rick Astley? He had a big, fat hit — it was ghastly He…
Darren Robbins
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There are those artists who get a couple releases into their career before they feel the pressure from the suits at the label to “have a hit,” and then there…
Taylor Long
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Trent Reznor strikes again. So, Ghosts I-IV didn’t satisfy your hunger, it wasn’t like a “real” Nine Inch Nails album, it was instrumental, it didn’t count? Well, that’s fine. ‘Cause…
Taylor Long
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It would be a lie to say that listening to M83’s Saturdays=Youth is vaguely reminiscent of being transported back to the ’80s. Listening to M83’s Saturdays=Youth is incredibly reminiscent of…
David Medsker
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Meet the rarest of beasts: the heavy metal dance mix. After the “disappointing” sales figures for Judas Priest”™s 1984 album Defenders of the Faith (it merely went platinum), CBS Records…
Dave Steed
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The story of how I completed my collection continues in 2006. I was winding down to the end. I found that collecting the first 4,000-plus songs to hit the Billboard…
Popdose Staff
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John C. Hughes
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The most interesting thing about British pop band Curiosity Killed the Cat is that Andy Warhol appeared and co-directed the video for their biggest hit. Okay, maybe that’s not entirely…
Jack Feerick
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Hiya kids! This week I have a guest DJ mixin’ it up for you. Jack Feerick wrote a great Popdose Guide to Traffic and, unsatisfied with lack of music love…
Darren Robbins
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So much of our lives are shaped by how we carry ourselves — our self-confidence, if you will. Yet I have come to believe that confidence is actually an indicator…