Popdose’s Dave Lifton, no stranger to juvenile humor, was subjected to the horrors of Live At Amway Arena by Rappy McRapperson.
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Jack Feerick
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Is there something inherently amusing about trousers? They seem to be the go-to item of clothing for comedians in search of a title for their memoirs. Tina Fey’s Bossypants, for…
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Matthew Bolin
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Episode 3 focuses on MTV: the role of politics in its history and programming, and the politically motivated artists who’ve been a part of it.
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Ken Shane
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In the wake of Robbie McIntosh’s death the previous year, AWB had a tough time making their third album. Fortunately they persevered and completed Cut the Cake.
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Popdose Staff
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Our look at the third batch of songs from AM Gold: 1970 serves up a healthy amount of bile for Mungo Jerry’s “In the Summertime.”
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PT Walkley
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How a horrible art teacher inspired one of the songs on PT Walkley’s latest album.
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Mike Duquette
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It’s not fair that it sometimes takes a death to rouse us from our collective unconsciousness and pay respect to someone who deserves it. Before the news cycle started spinning…
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Matt Springer
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One writer visits the set of Larry the Cable Guy’s Tooth Fairy 2, and lives to tell the tale.
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Scott Malchus
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To this day, “Unforgiven” remains a powerful statement about the nature of violence and its effect on a man’s soul.
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Jeff Giles
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We doubt there was catfish on the menu and are fairly certain that nobody in attendance had the blues, but Gary Clark, Jr. still rocked his performance of “Catfish Blues”…
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Jeff Giles
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I haven’t owned a turntable since the late ’80s and haven’t had one around the house since the early ’90s. I’ve also ditched most of the insane completist impulses that…
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Jeff Giles
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The only real complaint I have about this is that it’s too short — 2:25? Yo, that’s wack — but minor quibbling aside, “Wack But Good People” highlights another side…
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Andy Hermann
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Every band has one: the story of a show so spectacularly bad, they only got through it by constantly reminding one another, “This sucks now, but it’ll make a great…
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Jack Feerick
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For more than 75 years, Kirkus Reviews has served as the industry bible for bookstore buyers, librarians, and ordinary readers alike. Now Popdose has joined the Kirkus Book Bloggers Network,…
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Dave Steed
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Bon Jovi, Boyz II Men and lots of harmony highlight this week’s Bottom Feeders.
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D.X. Ferris
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Welcome to Suburban Metal Dad, Popdose’s new webcomic. It runs every Monday and Friday. Each edition of SMD features Sort-Of Soundtrack, an optional metal song that plays in a new…
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Leslie Liberatore
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Tonight’s Date songs come from collaborative music projects. Revolving musicians and side projects can make some pretty babies.
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Jeff Giles
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We can’t resist anything Nick Lowe-related. Toss in appearances by Marc Maron, Wilco, and Robyn Hitchcock, and you’re practically daring us not to post this video. YOU WIN, MR. LOWE….
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Jeff Giles
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I became a big Guster fan with the release of their 1999 album, Lost and Gone Forever, but have found myself frustrated with subsequent records as the band’s once-prominent harmonies…
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Michael Sarko
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In the climactic scene of this week’s intriguing but ultimately problematic episode of The Office, the show provided an apt metaphor for why exactly it’s failing today more often than…
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D.X. Ferris
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Welcome to Suburban Metal Dad, Popdose’s new webcomic. It runs every Monday and Friday. Each edition of SMD features Sort-Of Soundtrack, an optional metal song that plays in a new…
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Bob Cashill
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Robert De Niro gets a reprieve from movie jail. Temporarily.
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Dave Lifton
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I love new music. And I love old music. Therefore, by extension, there are very few things I love more than when new bands make old music. Jangly Beatlesque pop?…
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Dan Walsh
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I was seven years old when the Del Fuegos were at their peak, so it’s safe to say I have nothing previous upon which to base their Wednesday night show…
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Rob Smith
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Popdose is giving away a copy of Paul Kelly’s 8-CD Box Set, “The A-to-Z Recordings.”