Being influenced by and being extremely similar to are two different things, separated by a thin line. The biggest musical success of the last few years has been Lady Gaga….
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David Medsker
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David Medsker runs 1992 through the beat mix blender.
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Popdose Staff
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This week’s look at AM Gold touches on Laura Nyro, the Bee Gees, and David Hasselhoff. Because that’s just how we roll.
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Popdose Staff
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How does Tattoo stack up against the first singles from Van Halen albums past? Here’s a look
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Michael Sarko
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Why does a movie like The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption exist? Film criticism as a pursuit, even a career, can become skewed by years of focusing only on A-list…
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David Medsker
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Welcome to our latest feature, in which we dissect the album that restored an artist’s chart prominence. First up: Duran Duran, and their improbable 1993 smash.
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Ken Shane
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In 1970 Alex Chilton was fed up with is role in the Box Tops and still a year away from Big Star. The music he made that summer was a bridge to the future.
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Popdose Staff
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Scott Malchus looks at NBC’s new legal drama, “The Firm.”
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Popdose Staff
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It takes an admirable level of chutzpah to cover a band with an aesthetic as singularly knotty as Steely Dan’s, but that’s just what Toronto’s the Darcys have done with…
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Popdose Staff
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Andrew Bird’s much-anticipated twelfth album, Break It Yourself, is due March 6 on Mom + Pop; please see below for a track listing. Produced by Bird, the album was recorded…
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Popdose Staff
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Everyone assumed he was going to call his new collection of pop standard re-recordings My Valentine, but it turns out that Paul decided to get a little *cough* cheeky with…
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Popdose Staff
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2012 is shaping up to be a bit of a rollercoaster ride for Black Sabbath fans — just weeks after announcing that the band’s original lineup would reform for a…
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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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Bottom Feeders returns with an all new decade to pick on, the 90s! Join Dave Steed as he winds his way through the Ass End of the Billboard charts in the decade.
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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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Bob Cashill ponders a few matters on his way to a Top Ten list.
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Jeff Giles
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A fond farewell to a member of one of the baddest rhythm sections in the world.
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Leslie Liberatore
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Your Friday night serving of songs for making out, making up, or making the most out of your lack o’ love life.
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Mike Heyliger
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Temptations lead singer Dennis Edwards gets the Jheri Curl Fridays treatment with his 1984 video “Don’t Look Any Further.”
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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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Dave Steed
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There’s nothing like a little Sludge to get your day started right.
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Ken Shane
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The Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band featured an ever-shifting cast of musicians until Charles Wright solidified the lineup for the funk classic “Express Yourself.”
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Dave Steed
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As we mourn the death of Woods of Ypres singer David Gold, we also listen to their latest offering with sadness.
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Scott Malchus
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Begin 2012 with a new Basement Song and some vintage Marshall Crenshaw
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Brian Boone
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When duos split up, there’s usually only one breakout star who goes on to any semblance of a successful solo career, with the public casting its vote with its dollars…
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Popdose Staff
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A little classical, a little jazz, a little Leonard Cohen…singer/songwriter John Common gives us his five Desert Island Discs.
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Dave Lifton
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Is Bob Lefsetz auditioning for Andy Rooney’s old job? It would sure seem that he’s looking to fill the shoes of the legendary 60 Minutes crank, because he sure hates a lot of things, and his penchant for self-contradiction reaches astonishing levels.