Tis the season for awards, nominations, and citations. As he makes his own list Bob Cashill separates the naughty (“Black Swan”) from the nice, including an uncloseted Jim Carrey.
Dave Steed
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Dave Steed takes a look two new metal releases from DarkBlack and Journal.
Mark Feldman
1 Min Read
Part 9: Beatles In Space (1985) Before we begin, I’d like to give a special thanks to Dw. Dunphy for his amazing Photoshopped album covers. Â We saw one last time…
Mike Heyliger
1 Min Read
Eric Benet could go on to win 10 Grammys, save a boatload of drowning children and win the Nobel Peace Prize, but to most people, he will forever live in…
David Medsker
9 Min Read
The vote that determined which albums would make Popdose’s Top 20 albums of 2010 made one thing abundantly clear: everyone should stop listening to me. I am so far out…
Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
3 Min Read
In today’s post, Jeff and Jason uncover long-suppressed memories of cold British seascapes and synthy dread.
Ted Asregadoo
1 Min Read
Oh my effing giddy aunt! The zombies are coming, and there’s nothing you can do about it. But you can get prepared now with this week’s Mix Six.
Dw. Dunphy
2 Min Read
2010 was a difficult year for music, despite there being so much of it to choose from. Some high profile albums made no mark on me, while some that crept…
Rob Smith
1 Min Read
It breaks Rob Smith’s achy breaky heart that he Can’t Say No to Billy Ray Cyrus’ Hallmark holiday movie, “Christmas in Canaan.”
Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
4 Min Read
Just in time for Mariah Carey’s new Christmas special, here’s a peek inside her latest holiday music cash-in.
Emilia Rhodes
2 Min Read
Vince and Julie face tough choices and consequences in season five, episode six of “Friday Night Lights.”
Dw. Dunphy
1 Min Read
It was a tough day, the day I finally realized I’d never make a living as a musician. I think it was my 40th birthday when it happened. I woke…
Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
1 Min Read
Amy Keys looks like a nice enough person…but beneath that friendly smile lurks a heart of pure, sax-wielding evil.
Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
2 Min Read
Would you believe that a self-referencing Wang Chung giveaway could end up being one of the year’s best Mellowmas songs? Neither could Jeff and Jason.
Kelly Stitzel
1 Min Read
‘Tis the season for bickering and burglary. Kelly Stitzel brings you the soundtrack to one of the funniest holiday movies of the past 20 years, Ted Demme’s The Ref.
Zack Dennis
8 Min Read
What can I say? The computer went 10-3 on its bets last weekend, including a staggering 10-1 on Sunday. Unfortunately, the one bet it missed on Sunday was more than…
Popdose Staff
3 Min Read
In the ever-evolving column we call Friday Night Videos!, there’s always room for expansion. This week, with Thanksgiving vittles solidly out of our systems (and it took a whole two…
David Allen Jones
6 Min Read
Hello and welcome back to Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, in which I write a line or three about comics and/or graphic novel releases of recent vintage, hopefully on…
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Robert Cass
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Axel Foley, the Terminator, Supergirl, Mozart, and God all make appearances in this week’s Box Office Flashback to December 10, 1984.
Popdose Staff
1 Min Read
The Internet moves fast. Here’s a fond look back at our favorite links from the last seven days: “Lost” Glen Phillips record finally comes home [Addicted to Vinyl] AM, Then…
Clicker.com
2 Min Read
Finding great new music today is hard. Since MTV no longer airs videos and the radio refuses to play anything but Justin Bieber and Katy Perry, where can we get…
Michael Fortes
6 Min Read
Neil Young and Joanna Newsom lent their talents to a worthy cause in San Francisco, and Michael Fortes gives the rundown on how it all unfolded.
Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
2 Min Read
Just in case your holidays weren’t bland enough, Train and Coca-Cola have joined forces to “shake” them “up.”
Scott Malchus
1 Min Read
By its third season, “Norm” wound up in the Friday night death slot and was cancelled when ratings took a nose dive. ABC blew it. “Norm” was a durable workplace comedy that featured MacDonald at his likable best.
Jon Cummings
6 Min Read
President Obama may have given up the store on tax cuts this week, but at least he coined a useful metaphor in the process. Still, is it the GOP holding the recovery hostage, or is it their corporate sponsors?
Dw. Dunphy
1 Min Read
There’s one thing you have to say about the editors of movies and their trailers, and by extension, those who score the movies afterward. Even if the director has an…
Ken Shane
1 Min Read
In case you missed the sly double entendre in John Lennon’s lyrics for “Come Together,” Ike & Tina Turner released their own version to drive the point home.
Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
1 Min Read
We don’t agree with Willie Nelson’s decision to cut a Christmas duet with Jessica Simpson…but we understand.