Justin Bieber was allegedly snubbed when the Grammy Award nominations were announced. However, if you know your music & Grammy history, why are you surprised?
A fond look back at some of the many pop culture highlights from the 2012 that was.
Sandals and a robe mean never having to stay in tune
Finally, oh finally, CeCe Frey was given the boot by America. Sadly, so was Diamond White and not Tate Stevens, who I’d been finding to be a bit boring until Wednesday night. But we’re down the the final four. Right now, Tate Stevens, Emblem3, Carly Rose Sonenclar, and Fifth Harmony are left. Simon’s the only one with two acts left. And poor Demi’s eye brows has no one left. Mario and Khloe let us know that there would be no […]
Booker T & The MG’s never equaled the success of their first record
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 you favorite…
One of the all time best family films finally debuts on Blu-ray,
Sequels with no numbers in their titles! Nonsequels with the number eight in their titles! What a time to be alive …
Now that Rush is at long last in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, it’s as good a time as any to look at their best material… from the ’90s to today.
Everybody already know it’s Mellowmas, so I’ma tell ’em. Aight?
Imagine a year when the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame nominees are announced and everyone shut up? Well, that’ll never happen, but most people seem fairly cool with this year’s inducted artists, who were announced by Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers at a press conference yesterday. Let’s take a quick look at this year’s nominees-who will officially be inducted next spring. Albert King: One of two posthumous honorees (he died in ’92,) blues guitarist King didn’t have […]
Matt ‘n’ Jeff talk to author and Popdose writer Scott Malchus about his new book, Basement Songs.
On the surface, Duncan Sheik’s Covers Eighties Remixed might fall into the ”absolutely inessential” category. After all, as its name implies, this covers compilation is itself a remixed version of…
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. When’s the last…
As some of you may know, for the past six years or so I’ve lived in the woods of New Hampshire, where things like traffic lights and cell signals have…
After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Laura Miller wrote a brilliant essay called “The Kitschification of September 11,” which appeared in Salon in January 2002. Miller discussed the blizzard of sentimental…
Are almanacs still necessary? Yeah, I think they are. Even though you can find exactly the thing you need on the Internet instantly, on your goddamn phone with Bing and…
Read inside for your chance to win a copy of Led Zeppelin’s new two-CD/two-DVD live set, “Celebration Day.”
Yesterday, we insulted Jon Secada. Today, he will have his revenge
