A wonderfully warm and melodic new album from the core trio of Hannah Marcus, David Grubbs and novelist Rick Moody – rich in its simplicity with acoustic guitars, understated drums,…
Many great Hollywood Westerns were shot in the San Fernando Valley, so it almost seems fitting that an Americana/Texas/Country Rock tour de force like Brady Harris is actually encamped in…
Join Popdose for a look back at three decades of Babyface’s wide-ranging influence as a singer, songwriter, and producer.
Caitlin Crosby talks to Popdose about her new EP, Save That Pillow.
Following the releases of new albums by David Bowie, My Bloody Valentine and Justin Timberlake, 2013 might go down as the year of the unexpected comeback (your move, Dr. Dre)….
The other guy from Wham! finally makes an appearance in Bottom Feeders!
Short Term 12 is an indie film that’s been generating buzz all year long, thanks in large part to the performance of Brie Larson. The actress, who appeared on Showtime’s…
Michael Cera and Juno Temple star in this psychological drama.
William Shatner is one of the greatest Canadian exports of all time, a full-fledged North American treasure. He is also a man who is unafraid to stay on topic, so…
It’s the Friday Five! Shuffle through five random tracks from your library and share it with the Popdose community.
Indeed – Sound The Alarm is an apt title for an artist with the legend and magnitude of the great Booker T. Jones. Back on Stax Records, the label whose…
Another successful year for the festival, but questions remain
Welcome back to Suburban Metal Dad, Popdose’s resident webcomic. Read a new one every Monday and Friday.  Click the pic to enlarge. What are you passionate about? Tell us in the…
Ben Arthur’s If You Look for My Heart doesn’t simply combine the concept album and novel as a way to leverage buyer attention. The two are independent, yet completely interrelated…
As what is presumably the last of the incredible Rhino releases from the archives of The Monkees’ studio works, The Monkees Present is one of the most fascinating since it’s…
If you’re only going to have one hit, make it a great one
Outside Lands came and went last weekend, blowing in and out of the Golden Gate Park with the signature stomp, rock, and dazzle that’s it’s become equanimous with since Another…
Here are ten iconic monuments that get wrecked in the movies more often than a college freshman pledging a frat.
New York, London, Paris, Munich, everybody talk about the back half of the final disc of this groundbreaking Rhino box set! #11 New Kids On the Block, ”I’ll Be Loving…
New music from, Galleries, David Carbonara, Reva DeVito and Roane Namuh, and The Civil Wars.
This week marks the release of Jobs, which stars Ashton Kutcher, the inventor of prankism, as Steve Jobs, the inventor of the computer and the MP3 who ultimately became the…
Singer/songwriter Willie Nile drops by the Radio Hour to talk about his new album, American Ride.
On Monday, the pop culture universe let out a collective “meh” when Lady Gaga and Katy Perry rushed their latest singles to radio after dastardly hackers leaked them to the…
This week, a look at R.E.M., The Rentals, Republica and even REO Speedwagon makes a final appearance on the chart.
The run down, poverty stricken streets of Detroit are the backdrop of AMC’s latest crime drama, Low Winter Sun. Just like The Wire and Homicide used Baltimore to great effect,…
Join Popdose for a look back at three decades of Babyface’s wide-ranging influence as a singer, songwriter, and producer.
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So this week the geek world (Doctor Who division) is abuzz over the announcement that cussy Caledonian Peter Capaldi has been cast as the twelfth incarnation of the Doctor. Capaldi…
