Before he started fooling around with pompati, Steve Miller was Stevie “Guitar” Miller — and Rob Hoffman says he’s more than just a classic rock Joker.
Dw. Dunphy
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I have developed a reputation as someone who hedges his bets when it comes to criticism, and Peter Gabriel’s first full album in a very long while (since 2002’s Up,…
Jeff Giles
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Like a lot of his peers, Wilson Pickett was primarily known as a singles artist; most people, if they remember his work at all, know him for “In the Midnight…
Michael Parr
1 Min Read
Break out your magnifying glass and record collection: it’s time for this week’s Cover Me with Michael Parr.
Rob Smith
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Rob Smith talks gibberish, nonsense, and Bad English in the new “Death by Power Ballad,” only at Popdose.com.
Rob Smith
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In the latest installment of Popdose’s Flashback ’90 series, Rob Smith revisits the heartbreak and loneliness of Cowboy Junkies’ album The Caution Horses.
Dw. Dunphy
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Before we get too far into this, let’s address the main question right up front: can Jeff Bridges sing? The answer is yes, but he sings like an actor. The…
David Allen Jones
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In which I continue to take a look at bound-and-published sequential narratives of recent vintage, some of which may still be on sale in a comics shop of book store or online merchant near you, if you’re lucky…or not, as the case may be.
Popdose Staff
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It’s that magical time of year when the record industry celebrates its biggest sales successes and gives an overdue nod to a token old guy. Join us as we watch the 2010 Grammy Awards!
Scott Malchus
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Last year, both seasons of the original BBC series, Life on Mars, were released in the U.S. to little press, despite the fact that the show is considered one of…
Sarah Gupta
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Saturday we slept in, thinking (wrongly) that we could easily catch a cab down to Main Street whenever we were ready. But with the snow, the crowds and the lack…
Ken Shane
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In 2008 the Uglysuit came riding out of Oklahoma City. Their debut album impressed a lot of people, and their live show is winning them new fans at every stop on the road.
Kelly Stitzel
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Tina Yothers and Michael J. Fox weren’t the only Family Ties cast members who knew how to pretend to rock in the ’80s!
Bob Cashill
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If the Oscars are truly serious about slimming down the Academy should just mail Christoph Waltz and Mo’Nique their supporting performer awards. Or hand them over at next Tuesday’s nominations…
Robert Cass
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The mayor of Bootleg City is back! And in case you have no idea who that is, the mayor is me! Thank you, thank you, you’re too kind. But if…
Scott Malchus
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Within the first fifteen minutes of the film The Boys Are Back, sports journalist Joe Warr (Clive Owen) watches his wife, Katy, succumb to cancer in a series of heartbreaking…
Jack Feerick
1 Min Read
W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless was infamous for raunchy lyrics and an outrageous stage show. Now the onetime shock-rocker has got religion — and a new album. Jack Feerick wonders: How bad can it be?
Sarah Gupta
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I’ve been on thirty-six Southwest flights in the last two years, but last Friday was the first time my luggage has shared overhead bin space with a Louis Vuitton carry-on….
Jeff Giles
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Looking for a man who will fight for your honor? A man who will be the one you’ve been dreaming of? Captain Video! reminds you to be careful what you wish for.
Dw. Dunphy
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All rise. The rules of this courtroom are simple. You will be presented with two songs, one by the plaintiff and one by the defendant. It is your task to…
Scott Malchus
1 Min Read
Families lined up to wait fifteen minutes or more for spaghetti served from a large aluminum tin, salad and a choice of lemonade or iced tea. Outside, the California rain…
Matt Wardlaw
1 Min Read
As music fans, I think we all remember the first time that we came across certain albums. On one particular day at the local Goodwill thrift store, I was thumbing…
Jeff Johnson
1 Min Read
With The Book of Eli currently in theaters, film critic Roger Ebert tweeted on January 17 that “No non-apocalyptic future is listed by Wikipedia.” We’re still waiting to see what…
Jeff Giles
1 Min Read
Twenty years ago, the reconstituted Bad Company turned Holy Water into platinum. Jeff Giles thinks it might finally be time to forgive.
Bob Cashill
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Giant insects were all the rage in the nuclear-obsessed 50s—the king-sized ants of Them! (1954) led to an all-out assault of creepy-crawlies, with Tarantula (1955), The Black Scorpion (1957), The…
Tony Redman
1 Min Read
It’s time to dig way back in the Way Out Junk archives for this children’s album. I’m not sure how old this one is, but the cover seems to indicate…
Scott Malchus
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For those of you who read my ramblings about television, you know how much I adore The Mighty Boosh, the British comedy series created by comedians Julian Barratt and Noel…
Ben Wiser
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Ben Wiser interviews Heavy Metal Cookbook author Annick Giroux in an unusually delicious edition of the Chronicles of DOOM.
Ken Shane
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In the summer of 1978, EMI saw the light. Driven by interest in Big Star in the U.K., they released a gatefold double album package containing the first two Big…
Dave Steed
1 Min Read
Buckle up, baby, because we’ve reached the end of the letter S in this week’s Bottom Feeders — and that means it’s time for some Keith Sweat.