Think back to that one time that your friends had tickets to a show that you didn’t know about, that was already sold out. Sure, there have been several shows…
Scott Malchus
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Seinfeld fans finally got what they wanted during the seventh season of Larry David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm: a reunion of the cast of Seinfeld that is a funny and, some…
Dave Lifton
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Popdose’s daily recap of the action at the World Cup and a preview of tomorrow’s games.
Dave Steed
1 Min Read
Is anyone but me fascinated that Ozzy Fucking Osbourne is still making records? Maybe I shouldn’t be, though, as after reading his autobiography, it’s clear that he’s going to make…
Jeff Giles
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Hollywood has had a bigger-than-average hard-on for the post-apocalypse lately, what with John Hillcoat’s adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road (finally) arriving in theaters just a couple of months before…
Matt Wardlaw
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Closing out the first leg of their latest U.S. tour, criminally underappreciated Canadian favorites Blue Rodeo spent Saturday night in Chicago with a surprisingly deep (and, at times, obscure) set…
Mike Heyliger
1 Min Read
With her 1999 debut, On How Life Is, Macy Gray set a standard that even then, it seemed unlikely she’d top. Blessed with a voice and a way with lyrics…
Dw. Dunphy
1 Min Read
It has occurred to me that through many a trial, and an equal number of errors, one of the most crucial steps in a recording project is the final mixing….
Dave Steed
1 Min Read
Over the past few years, Airbourne has gotten a lot of recognition by pretty much making music that sounds just like AC/DC. However, they sound downright pedestrian compared to Big…
Pete Chianca
1 Min Read
If there’s one thing American Slang isn’t, it’s a Bruce Springsteen tribute album. Gone are the direct references to Springsteen lyrics and mentions of Mary and Janey that dotted the…
Dw. Dunphy
2 Min Read
Writing a song is easy. You just bang out a chain of chords, always driving to the chorus as fast and as often as possible. Then you throw on some…
Dave Lifton
2 Min Read
Popdose’s daily recap of the action at the World Cup and a preview of tomorrow’s games.
Dw. Dunphy
1 Min Read
This review, really, should be able to write itself. If you’re a fan of the Cure you don’t need to be sold on the merits of 1989’s Disintegration. If you’re…
Dw. Dunphy
1 Min Read
Some singles have just arrived on our doorstep, so now’s as good a time as any to scan what’s sailing ’round the horn. To kick things off, let’s talk about…
Ted Asregadoo
2 Min Read
The bourbon section at my local BevMo is pretty good. They have higher end bourbons that sit locked in a case from which you can ogle to your heart’s content,…
Dave Lifton
2 Min Read
Algeria 0-1 Slovenia The things I do for you people. When people talk about why they don’t like soccer, it’s because they’ve seen games like this – played between the…
Dave Lifton
4 Min Read
Every Friday throughout the World Cup, WNYC’s excellent Soundcheck program will focus on the music of the nations at the World Cup. Check out the first installment here. South Korea…
Kelly Stitzel
1 Min Read
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, a farm boy named Luke Skywalker had dreams of leaving his planet and doing something great with his life. He…
Dave Lifton
2 Min Read
I’ve created a special Twitter feed for my World Cup updates. You can follow my updates throughout the tournament at @dsliftonwc. South Africa 1-1 Mexico Usually in situations, the home…
Jason Hare
2 Min Read
While there may not be a specific topic for Episode 10 of the Popdose Podcast, we promise you more intriguing and immature conversation between Jeff Giles, Jason Hare and Dave Lifton, culminating in an analysis of prosthetic…well, you’ll have to listen for yourself. Enjoy!
Scott Malchus
4 Min Read
It’s hard to pinpoint the moment I became a Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers fan. I know it was when I was my daughter’s age and Petty’s timeless song, ”The…
Jeff Giles
1 Min Read
Proving Blu-ray isn’t just for videophiles, Caddyshack makes the hi-def leap this week — a low-budget comedy made by an inexperienced director, and a movie that looked like shit 30…
Scott Malchus
4 Min Read
In the United States, Ian Dury is a relatively obscure musical artist best known for his punk rock anthem, ”Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll,” released in the late…
Dave Lifton
1 Min Read
It’s World Cup time! Catch up with Dave Lifton’s coverage — and read his first round of previews — right here.
Darren Robbins
1 Min Read
When I was a kid, there was no Internet, which made getting my hands on great music almost impossible. From my small town in Michigan, Top 40 and AOR radio…
Ken Shane
1 Min Read
Last weekend I attended a Triple-A radio conference in Philadelphia. The event is called Non-Comm (as in noncommercial radio), and I’ll be writing more about it soon. One of the…
David Allen Jones
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Time (way past time, actually) for Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, in which I attempt to spotlight several works of sequential graphic storytelling that I find noteworthy and think…
Scott Malchus
2 Min Read
In the not too distant future, the earth is overpopulated and running out of oil. In Europe the underground train systems have been connected into one gigantic subway and run…
Scott Malchus
2 Min Read
By its third season, thirtysomething was a well tuned machine, turning out quality television week after week with some of the finest writing, directing and acting at the time. The…