This week’s “Death by Power Ballad” pays tribute to ex-Warrant front man Jani Lane and his greatest power ballad, “Heaven.”
Popdose Staff
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Rock stars? Grace and dignity?! Bwaahhh haaahhh haaahhh! (Here are a few reasons why not, provided by the Popdose Roundtable.)
Molly Marinik
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Molly Marinik reviews The Amoralists’s HOTEL/MOTEL: a site-specific, intimate night of theatre that includes full length plays by Derek Ahonen and Adam Rapp.
Bob Cashill
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Bob Cashill checks out the tight-skirted babes in Zack Snyder’s folly, and eventually critiques the extended edition on Blu-ray.
Popdose Staff
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We’re such geeks that we even think about albums with great second-to-last songs.
Dave Steed
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Dave Steed takes a look at the insanely personal new record from Blue October in This Week in Badass.
Dave Steed
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Dave Steed takes a look back at the album that changed the face of metal forever, on its 20th anniversary.
Popdose Staff
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Bob Cashill: He loves the original Gershwin production, but — as he makes clear here — is less than thrilled with a revised version heading to Broadway. Much less. Makes…
Popdose Staff
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Kelly Stitzel: Eddie Murphy has signed on to provide the voice of Hong Kong Phooey in a live-action/CGI adaptation of the ’70s Hanna-Barbera cartoon, to be helmed by Tooth Fairy…
Ken Shane
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The Marvelettes were Motown’s first successful female group, and they scored the company’s first number one pop hit. In all they scored 21 hits in eight years.
David Allen Jones
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Ah me, the hurrier I go the behinder I get, as the saying goes. Welcome back to another tardy edition of Confessions, in which I opine on various recently released publications…
Brian Boone
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In 1994, after more than 30 years largely intact and as one of the world’s best, most famous, popular, and hardworking bands, the Rolling Stones experienced a major shift. That…
Popdose Staff
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Dave Steed: Indie label Century Media has pulled its catalog from Spotify. First of many? Or first one I’ve heard of of many that have already done it? Chris Holmes:…
Popdose Staff
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Our look at AM Gold’s 1963 entry tackles five very different tunes – from folk to soul to country.
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Kelly Stitzel
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The relationship a woman has with her best girlfriends is unlike any other. Join Kelly Stitzel as she takes a look at some of her favorite female friendships in film.
Something Else! Reviews
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Believe it or not, Phil Collins was once just a member of this group called Genesis.
Jon Cummings
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How did the Tea Party force a stupid deal, prove itself unfit to govern … AND simultaneously send the economy over a cliff? Jon Cummings spots the jokers in the deck.
Popdose Staff
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Jeff Giles: Think someone in the Bachmann campaign is losing their job over this? Or is it an intentionally nutty “any press is good press” move? Chris Holmes: It reminds…
Allison Johnelle Boron
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Famed bass players the likes of Brian Wilson and Will Lee have all flipped their instruments of choice in tribute to Phil ”Fang” Volk, best known as the grinning bassist…
Rob Smith
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Franke Previte wrote “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” and sang “Sweetheart.” He discusses his life and career with Rob Smith in the latest Popdose Interview.
Jeff Johnson
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As Stand By Me turns 25, Revival House takes a look back at a coming-of-age classic.
David Allen Jones
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Fewer people are asking that question these days thanks to the 2006 documentary which, against all odds, John Scheinfeld spent several years assembling and which seemed to take even longer…
Mike Heyliger
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Leon Sylvers III was not only a member of a family group with his sisters and brothers, but he produced and wrote for many others, including the band Dynasty. They scored a Top 10 hit with 1980’s “I’ve Just Begun to Love You”
Popdose Staff
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Jeff Giles: It’s Anne Hathaway! As Catwoman! And she’s riding the Batpod! Michael Parr: If you say so… Dw. Dunphy: Huh. Looks like Liv Tyler. Michael: I actually agree with…
Ken Shane
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Ken Shane was back at the Newport Folk Festival this year — but this time, he wasn’t just there as a journalist.
Dave Steed
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Dave Steed takes a look at the new Throatruiner three-way split and music from The Greenery.
Dave Steed
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Dave Steed takes a look back at the 20-year anniversary of the debut from hip-hop legends, P.M. Dawn.
Popdose Staff
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Jeff Giles: Ladies and gentlemen, your new Superman. Dw. Dunphy: He’s all dark and stuff. Chris Holmes: Looks more like Bizarro to me. Ted Asregadoo: It’s like the they combined…