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.
5… 4… 3… 2… 1… Shuffle! Join in this week’s Friday Five.
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…
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness was one of the most popular (and epic) rock albums of the 90s, but it still feels kind of underrated. It was a double-disc,…
The Three Strike Rule returns and revisits one of the first shows reviewed for Popdose.
A new album sheds light on a forgotten soul label
[youtube width=”602″ height=”350″ video_id=”wHV1ZcTVK40″] Everyone knows a few particular things about certain things. Pluto is not a planet. Lincoln and Kennedy had many similarities. And Fridays was that Saturday Night…
If you had to go away for awhile and you could only take five of your favorite albums with you, which ones would you choose? Yes, we know it isn’t…
Twenty summers ago Juliana Hatfield gave us her second solo album, a dozen grungy pop songs spouting her love for dead birds, deadbeat sisters, the Del Fuegos, and Henry Rollins’…
So it came to pass that Maxwell’s in Hoboken closed on July 31st. This was difficult for me to digest, even after ample time had gone by since it was…
The next time someone complains that album covers aren’t big enough anymore thanks to CDs and digital music, show them this gallery.
Well, it’s been a quiet week in Omigodsville, out there on the edge of Popdose. It’s been hot. Seasonable. But you can feel the end of summer drawing in, and…
A decade after Justin Timberlake brought the SexyBack, a new Southern California band, De Verre, takes the SexyHigher with their captivating debut single, ‘Mad’. Now if there’s one thing I…
In what came as a surprise to no one, Baseball commissioner Bud Selig threw the book (some would argue it was more of a paperback novella given how effective it…
Join Popdose for a look back at three decades of Babyface’s wide-ranging influence as a singer, songwriter, and producer.
Spin-offs are the new reboot. Big studio movies are usually part of a franchise at this point, and they are going to become even more assembly lines, what with new,…
I can’t lie. I love this album. Never mind that it’s Grant Hart, who never fails to deliver interesting and complete pieces of work when he releases something new –…
The gang celebrate their 25th episode with a visit from a guitar legend.
Jason Newsted is in the spotlight again, kicking some ass. You can win a copy of the new record, Heavy Metal Music with a little creativity.
Redman joins the party and you can just smell the kush he’s lighting up with Shabba Ranks.
Welcome back to Suburban Metal Dad, Popdose’s resident webcomic. Read a new one every Monday and Friday. Click the pic to enlarge. We know you’re not a Facebook nerd —…
Mr. Malchus runs down this week’s Hot Country Songs. Music included!
It’s time to stop, drop, and shuffle with this week’s Friday Five!
