Scott Malchus recalls his family’s Make-A-Wish vacation in this week’s Scotty’s Jukebox.
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The geographical center of the pop music universe was all over the map during the first decade-and-a-half of the rock era. It began in New York, where the old and…
Good pulpy fun. That’s the best way to describe Revenge, ABC’s newest hit nighttime drama.
Eddie Holman is primarily remembered for one song, but what a song it was
Bob Marley -the man- is the subject of Kevin MacDonald’s thoughtful new documentary.
Meshell and Cody cover Nina Simone in a sneak peek from the next Ndegeocello joint, the Simone tribute record Pour Une Ame Souveraine (For a Sovereign Soul), A Dedication to…
We’re seeing a small army of essential box sets come out this fall, but for my money, the most essential of the bunch is The Preservation Hall 50th Anniversary Collection…
Why does America glorify girls and women who are drunk, lusty, rowdy and uneducated? Because they are easier to manipulate and control.
We close out AM:Gold 1976 the only way possible – really mellow, man.
James Parker of the Irish duo A Dark Horse discusses his songwriting approach
I beg of you, in the name of all that’s holy, tread carefully with the video embedded below. It will suck out your soul and kill it in front of…
There are a lot of things Texas can’t seem to get right — weather, politics, race relations, Presidential hospitality — but Texans don’t have to make any apologies for their…
I’m still a little disappointed that it isn’t a concept album of duets with Shirley MacLaine, but whatever — Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard is stepping out as a…
Not that there are any body parts I’d want to keep in a jar, but the heart seems like a particularly grody choice, what with all of its aortas and…
I’m not necessarily advocating watching it unless you have a hankering for blood and mud, but the Vigo Thieves have released a video for their new single “Forever” — and…
“I don’t need to talk / You fucked up, not me,” sings Liz Wood in her new single, “Ruin” — our first glimpse of her upcoming EP, Into My Own,…
Canada, hip-hop, and senior citizens ballroom dancing: They sound like the ingredients for a round of Mad Libs, but in this case, they’re the winning formula behind Friends with the…
I think picking five albums is an impossible task for anyone — particularly a musician. I could easily fill up my top five lists with only Beatles and White Stripes…
The 2012 Republican Convention’s theme for Tuesday, August 28 is “We Built It,” a riff on an unfortunate comment by Barack Obama. Obama was trying to make the point that…
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…
It’s finally here! The top ten R&B hits of the Nineties! There’s a Janet Jackson song in here!
