The new PBS series Sound Tracks: Music Without Borders debuts tonight. The program offers a magazine-style look at the various ways in which music is influencing politics and culture around…
Jon Cummings
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To celebrate Tuesday’s release of the new Patty Griffin album Downtown Church, Popdose looks back at the catalog of one of Americana’s brightest lights.
Jeff Giles
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The press kit for Pat Metheny‘s Orchestrion promises that the album “redefines solo performance,” and for once, that isn’t just gently perfumed publicist smoke being blown up your ass —…
Rob Smith
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Rob Smith explores the lo-fi universe of singer/songwriter Dolph Chaney in the latest installment of “Rob Smith Can’t Say No,” only on Popdose.com.
Ken Shane
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In January of 1990, the Blue Nile released their second album. Ken Shane celebrates 20 years of listening to what he calls “one of the great pop albums of its, or any, time.”
Arend Anton
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It took me a while to get around to seeing Avatar. One reason for that, also coincidentally one of the reasons I have been a pretty lazy contributor to Popdose…
David Allen Jones
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In which I take a look at a few comics of recent vintage, some of which may even still be on sale in a comics shop or book store (or name your online venue of choice) near you!
Molly Marinik
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BOTTOM LINE: This revival should be funnier. What is the male version of a cougar? Because that’s the crux of Garry Essendine, the lead character in Present Laughter, Noel Coward’s…
Kelly Stitzel
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Faced with another Soundtrack Saturday, Kelly Stitzel punts — right into the end zone of Goldie Hawn’s Wildcats.
Popdose Staff
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From 8-10 tonight, the Hope for Haiti Now benefit will air without commercial interruption on most networks. Here’s why you should watch.
Matthew Boles
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Hello, denizens of Bootleg City! Mayor Cass here, and I’m happy to announce that I’m finally back! … starting next week. See, I left some of my Simply Red CDs…
Michael Parr
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Michael Parr looks back the chord struck in his 15-year-old psyche — 20 years ago! — by Toad the Wet Sprocket’s Pale.
Jack Feerick
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Surprise! Ed Asner is still alive, and his latest project — the political drama It’s Up to Us Alone — has Jack Feerick asking How Bad Can It Be?
Ted Asregadoo
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The election of Scott Brown to the United States Senate has been the sexy political story of the week, but it’s also a reminder to the Democratic party — and…
Jason Hare
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Sing along with Jason Hare as he leads you down the path of smooth music, stopping to marvel at the genius of Chuck Mangione’s “Feels So Good.”
Ken Shane
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“Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?” – Captain Oveur Only a creepy airline pilot could appreciate the epic television fart that is Spartacus: Blood and Sand. Yes, you will…
Dw. Dunphy
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All rise. The terms 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…
Dw. Dunphy
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Dear Lord, what an awful mess. Nigerian born Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab managed to board an airplane armed with explosives. He got through the supposed security checkpoints placed from Nigeria through…
Jon Cummings
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Whether or not Democrats manage to salvage health care legislation, losing Ted Kennedy’s seat is just desserts for their substantive and strategic failures.
Matt Wardlaw
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In the beginning of a new Popdose series, Matt Wardlaw pays a visit to Wolfgang’s Vault and gets more than he bargained for.
Scott Malchus
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Pete’s CafÁ© and Bar is located on the corner of 4th and Main in the heart of downtown Los Angeles. It’s a trendy restaurant with nice large windows that look out on…
Zack Dennis
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Gamblor had a quiet week last week, going 2-2 for a small loss of $31. The computer, like many bettors, anticipated that Arizona would put up a much bigger fight…
Jason Hare
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Thirty-one years ago this week, Michael McDonald and some other dudes released one of the greatest songs ever written. Happy birthday, “What a Fool Believes”!
Tony Redman
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I conclude my look at the band Big Daddy with their last album of all new performances, 1992’s Sgt. Pepper’s. Here they took on the awesome challenge of recording every…
Ben Wiser
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Well met, knaves, rogues, and scoundrels. I’ve been a fan of the Chicago band Pelican since I first heard Australasia on a late-night drive about six or seven years ago. …
Dave Steed
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This week, Bottom Feeders comes close to finishing off the letter S, but is foiled by the many, many minor ’80s hits of Survivor.
J.A. Bartlett
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January 20, 1988, is a Wednesday. In Arizona, a committee of the State House of Representatives continues hearings into whether Governor Evan Mecham should be impeached. Mecham is under indictment…
Ken Shane
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If you have been reading my ramblings here on Popdose, you know that I like a lot of music, and a lot of different musical styles. There are some genres…
Ken Shane
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In 1978, a band I was working with was recording an album at A & R Studios in New York City. In the studio was the keyboard called a Mellotron….
Ann Logue
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Americans like to stress about our current account deficit. Even if they do not know the terms of the amounts, they worry about the fact that we export much less…