In your future, “new” Beatles songs forever?
Popular Culture
If our monsters are reflective of who we are as a culture, our continued attraction to zombies says very scary things about us today.
For Australian prog rocker Dan Webb, timeliness is everything. He set a self-imposed deadline to finish recording by Election Day and to release his new LP, Oedipus the King, on Inauguration…
Last summer, Popdose talked with Seattle artist, Troy Gua, about his years-long celebration of a funky lil musical genius named Prince — and the lawsuit, global press coverage and short film…
In the late ’90s when I finally convinced my mom I was too old for a babysitter, she left me home with my best friend, the television. In those days,…
Troy Gua isn’t the first artist to run afoul of the Artist currently known as Prince, we all remember that dancing toddler who was served with a Cease & Desist…
The disparity that exists between modern musical content and the real lives of its listeners is a very real problem. Lorde, for one, has been an outspoken critic of privilege…
Public radio shows are usually very good at self-policing. The shows that fit the stereotypes of public broadcasting — of being high-minded and instructional, having an over-inflated air of self-value…
In most cases, I would say this was pretty good on the bullshit-factor scale. BUT this is real, folks. A fundraising campaign on GoFundMe has begun to purchase Michael Jackson,…
I became a Monkees fan at age 11 after binge-watching their hit TV show on Nick-at-Nite’s Block Party Summer. Its run lasted all of two weeks, but after that I…
Examining the strangest of all pop culture conventions, the “fan crush.”
This upcoming weekend marks a milestone in music history; unless you live under a rock, you already know that it was 50 years ago Sunday that the Beatles performed on…
“We’re starting our descent into the Akron area, so the ‘fasten seat belt’ sign is coming on, since it’s going to be a bumpy ride. For some of you who…
Over the weekend, my roommate and I hosted our very first Christmas party. Among the guests was our friend, Louie, who found me in the living room and exclaimed, “Can…
Much like Pee Wee Herman, these examples of the PR shuck ‘n jive “meant to do that.”
This is the first edition of my ~brand new column~ here on Popdose! I was going to start off last week by posting some lame introduction, but then I thought,…
Most unfortunate pop culture trends from the ’90s are dead and gone, but here are nine that live on like annoying zombies.
In which we look at once common curiosities of pop culture that don’t exist anymore, be it because of changing tastes, the fragmentation of culture, or merely the fickle nature…
In which we look at once common curiosities of pop culture that don’t exist anymore, be it because of changing tastes, the fragmentation of culture, or merely the fickle nature…
In which we look at once common curiosities of pop culture that don’t exist anymore, be it because of changing tastes, the fragmentation of culture, or merely the fickle nature…
In which we look at once common curiosities of pop culture that don’t exist anymore, be it because of changing tastes, the fragmentation of culture, or merely the fickle nature…
The downward spiral of actress Amanda Bynes.
The other day on the Popdose email thread, as one is wont to do, we started spouting off old cop movie cliches for some reason—”I don’t play by the rules!”…
In which we look at once common curiosities of pop culture that don’t exist anymore, be it because of changing tastes, the fragmentation of culture, or merely the fickle nature…
If you were a kid in the ’80s, you wanted one of the playsets in the worst way.
In which we look at once common curiosities of pop culture that don’t exist anymore, be it because of changing tastes, the fragmentation of culture, or merely the fickle nature…
A series in which we look at once common curiosities of pop culture that don’t exist anymore, be it because of changing tastes, the fragmentation of culture, or merely the…
A series in which we look at once common curiosities of pop culture that don’t exist anymore, be it because of changing tastes, the fragmentation of culture, or merely the…