While I would watch MTV’s The Challenge (originally Real World/Road Rules Challenge) from time to time simply because I was an on-and-off Real World watcher, I became a much bigger fan of MTV’s The Challenge because of The BS Report, ESPN’s own Bill Simmons’ podcast. He and David Jacoby talked about The Challenge being America’s fifth sport after baseball, football, basketball, and hockey. I haven’t missed a beat on the last three years of shows, though I wish Netflix would […]
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Bob Cashill
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Jake Gyllenhaal is thrilled to see Popdose cover theatuh again.
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Popblerd Staff
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In this edition of Note for Note, we take a look at the music Bob Mould made throughout his storied career, starting with the Husker Du years.
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Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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In which Jason and Jeff fall into a deep, pillowy-soft Cuneta hole
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Chris Holmes
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You can’t say these eight bands didn’t have their chance to do it one last time before the world came to an end.
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Kelly Stitzel
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Kelly Stitzel looks back at 2012 in music and ranks her favorite albums and more.
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Michael Fortes
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Due to the extreme length of this 2012 year-end recap, Michael Fortes recommends that you skip ahead to the entry on Joey Dosik.
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D.X. Ferris
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Welcome to Suburban Metal Dad, Popdose’s resident webcomic. As a special holiday treat, it runs daily through Christmas — at no extra charge! Click the pic to enlarge. What’s the deal…
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J.A. Bartlett
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This is the final edition of World’s Worst Songs before Christmas, so here are a few short takes on three reviled holiday records, all involving animals, all of which you…
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David Medsker
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Listening to Blur in concert is nice, but seeing Blur in concert is better.
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Matt Wardlaw
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In more than four decades in the music business, Jimi Jamison has worn quite a few different hats. While perhaps best known for his work with Chicago-based AOR rockers Survivor,…
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Jack Feerick
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Being a meditation on the occasion of Alan Light’s new book, The Holy or the Broken … Even Leonard Cohen is getting sick of ”Hallelujah.” A few years ago, after his…
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Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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Happy holidays from a former soap star with nothing left to do but rock on
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Will Harris
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Some Furs and some friends look back on “Forever Now” as it turns 30
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D.X. Ferris
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Welcome to Suburban Metal Dad, Popdose’s resident webcomic. As a special holiday treat, it runs daily through Christmas — at no extra charge! Click the pic to enlarge. What’s the deal…
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Jack Feerick
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For almost 80 years, Kirkus Reviews has served as the industry bible for bookstore buyers, librarians, and ordinary readers alike. Now Popdose joins the Kirkus Book Bloggers Network to explore…
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Jesse
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If you missed Part 1 of “The Metal Monday Top 12 of ’12″ here it is . All caught up? Good because we’re rolling on with Part 2! Are ya ready? Great! Here we go: 6. Lamb Of God: Resolution This album just recently seeped back into my consciousness and with good reason: It’s fucking awesome. It’s been a tumultuous year in the LOG camp with that little thing called a manslaughter charge hanging over Randy Blythe’s head. Despite that […]
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Popblerd Staff
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What goes up must come down, and in the second half of our Note for Note column, we investigate the last decade and a half of Janet Jackson’s career.