A good “Easter egg”, like pornography, is hard to define, but we know it when we see it. Some of these extras for fans are basically trivia, some are namechecks…
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Charlie Recksieck
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My Instagram feed/algorithm is pretty ponderous; it’s a steady diet of old baseball cards, great music clips, and things like the opening credits to “Love, American Style.” What does that…
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Charlie Recksieck
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I just saw the movie Fantasy Life the other day and really enjoyed it. It’s a vintage indie film like those of Nicole Holofcener; a film that is not going…
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Charlie Recksieck
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Some artist reactions to their audiences’ reactions are cliché. Hell, some angry artists are just clichés to the point of being caricatures; I would say Noel Gallagher and Morrissey should…
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Dw. Dunphy
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In your future, “new” Beatles songs forever?
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Dw. Dunphy
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If our monsters are reflective of who we are as a culture, our continued attraction to zombies says very scary things about us today.
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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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…
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Keith Creighton
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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…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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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,…
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Keith Creighton
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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…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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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…
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Dw. Dunphy
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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…
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Rob Ross
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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,…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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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…
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Dw. Dunphy
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Examining the strangest of all pop culture conventions, the “fan crush.”
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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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…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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“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…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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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…
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Popdose Staff
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Much like Pee Wee Herman, these examples of the PR shuck ‘n jive “meant to do that.”
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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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,…
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Chris Holmes
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Most unfortunate pop culture trends from the ’90s are dead and gone, but here are nine that live on like annoying zombies.
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Brian Boone
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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…
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Brian Boone
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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…
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Brian Boone
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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…
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Brian Boone
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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…
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Dw. Dunphy
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The downward spiral of actress Amanda Bynes.
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Brian Boone
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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!”…
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Brian Boone
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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…
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Chris Holmes
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If you were a kid in the ’80s, you wanted one of the playsets in the worst way.
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