U.S. airports will soon be selling more alcohol to raise revenue for cash-strapped local governments, while airlines continue to charge fees for checked baggage and other services. Investigative reporter Robert Cass pretends to be outraged, then drinks.
Jeff Johnson
1 Min Read
Two men, forced to work together, learning to respect each other along the way. Sometimes one is a loose cannon, sometimes they’re from different cultures, sometimes from opposite sides of…
Ken Shane
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The story of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell is one that ends tragically, but begins in glory. Together they stormed the charts in 1967 with a series of indelible soul…
David Allen Jones
6 Min Read
Here we go again with Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, in which I opine on various recently released publications of the sequential graphic nature, some of which may be…
Dave Steed
1 Min Read
In part one we took a gander at the first 13 Buckethead “solo” albums. We’ll close out with the final 15 before moving on to his group projects in Part…
Ken Shane
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To read Part One of my coverage of the 10th annual XPoNential Music Festival, please click here. If anything, the weather along the banks of the Delaware River in Camden,…
Matt Wardlaw
1 Min Read
Fresh from a summer tour with Ringo Starr, former Mr. Mister lead singer Richard Page has a new solo album called Peculiar Life and Matt Wardlaw has the scoop.
Dave Steed
1 Min Read
If you’re new to this series, we’re taking an alphabetical look at the rock and modern rock charts from the ’80s, touching base on all songs that failed to cross…
Ken Shane
1 Min Read
Last year I saw Eli “Paperboy” Reed and his band the True Loves at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park. I came away a little disappointed. I’d been following their…
Scott Malchus
3 Min Read
I know what you’re thinking: Why the heck is Malchus reviewing this Cartoon Network kiddie show on the great Popdose site? Cool your jets, true believer, because I’m here to…
Dave Steed
1 Min Read
Dear Mr. Wylde, It’s easy to see you have an immense amount of talent. Ever since I listened to the Blessed Hellride in 2003 I keep purchasing your new Black…
Dave Steed
2 Min Read
Bonded by Blood is regularly cited as one of the top bands that’s a part of the thrash metal revival movement (I’ve never seen this listed as TMRM but c’mon…
Dave Steed
1 Min Read
Let’s get this out of the way up front — I hate Miley Cyrus and especially her 80-year-old chain smokers voice. That has nothing to do with the Brother Clyde…
Ted Asregadoo
2 Min Read
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE By the early 90s, the musical terrain was fracturing. As hip hop and grunge ascended, country music also saw their star rising in the popular…
Rob Smith
1 Min Read
It’s the Popdose Interview with Bill “Smitty” Smith, of alt.country rookies of the year, Truth & Salvage Co. BONUS: Popdose gives away an autographed copy of T&S’ debut record!
Dw. Dunphy
1 Min Read
Regrets, I’ve had a few. There were bands and artists I really wanted to squeeze onto this list but, ultimately, the fit wasn’t right. Queen certainly had the originality that…
Ken Shane
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It was a sweltering hot July weekend when beloved Philadelphia radio station WXPN brought the 10th annual XPoNential Music Festival across the river to Wiggins Park on the Camden, NJ…
Bob Cashill
9 Min Read
There’s an upside and a downside to writing about a movie like Inception after it’s been in release for several weeks. The advantage, for me, is that you may very…
Ken Shane
2 Min Read
Jeff Beck’s sister was responsible for a nice chunk of rock and roll history when she fortuitously introduced him to another young guitarist named Jimmy Page. When Eric Clapton left…
Kelly Stitzel
1 Min Read
“Dear Alumni: Can you believe it’s been ten years? Where are you now…?” Kelly Stitzel catches up with the classic soundtrack to Grosse Pointe Blank.
Matt Wardlaw
1 Min Read
I need to remember this So baby, give me just one kiss And let me take a long last look Before we say goodbye Greetings, oh beloved citizens of Bootleg…
Michael Parr
1 Min Read
You’ve seen the best, here are the rest; we close the books on our favorite guitarists by looking at the end of the list.
Tony Redman
1 Min Read
All the songs on this mixtape are either performed by fictional musical acts or fictional characters performing as a musical act. I apologize that the sound isn’t better on some…
Dave Steed
1 Min Read
Another week, another 10 bands as we continue the trek through the 300 metal albums that hold a precious spot on my ever overflowing iPod. There’s some good variety on…
Scott Malchus
5 Min Read
Relive the glory of Huey Lewis & The News in concert, circa 1984, in this week’s Basement Song.
Scott Malchus
2 Min Read
Jon Hamm (Mad Men) stars as Detective Tom Adkins in the film Stolen, a stylish mystery that also stars Josh Lucas as a down on his luck father forced to…
Dave Steed
1 Min Read
Before getting Metafiction, I had never heard anything from Votum. It didn’t take a genius to at least have a starting base to knowing what I was getting myself into…
Jon Cummings
1 Min Read
Now is the summer of our discontent … arriving on the heels of a spring, winter, autumn and previous summer that roiled in similar fashion. Americans, it seems, have declared…
Jeff Johnson
1 Min Read
I’m a little late jumping on the 50th anniversary of the release of Psycho (which opened June 16th 1960), but I had the opportunity recently to attend a special event…
David Allen Jones
8 Min Read
That’s right, it’s (a little past, I know) time for Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, in which I opine on various recently released publications of the sequential graphic nature,…