It didn’t exactly peel out in theaters when it was released in 1983, but Kelly Stitzel still has a soft spot for the film adaptation of Stephen King’s Christine — and, of course, its soundtrack.
Jeff Giles
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Blending the porcelain pop of Coldplay with artfully ramshackle rock, L.A.’s Chasing Kings may seem a little staid compared with some of the more experimental bands on the indie landscape,…
Robert Cass
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I believe the children are our future. I also believe my future in politics would’ve been cut tragically short on November 3 if Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson hadn’t returned…
Dw. Dunphy
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Born on October 16: Angela Lansbury, “A Little Priest,” from Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979) Bob Weir, “Looks Like Rain,” from Ace (1972) Tony Carey, “Where…
Anthony Hansen
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That’s right, folks, the most disturbing Halloween EVER! From now until Halloween, the Popdose staff are going to be thumbing through their record collections in search of the music that…
Robin Monica Alexander
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I barely knew him. Yet here I was, on a cold Tuesday night, at his apartment. We had had a drink or two at the bar/lounge/restaurant down the street from…
Ann Logue
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Years ago, I had a friend who was a singer in a retro-punk band called Vaginal Cancer. He picked the name after his girlfriend had had a suspicious Pap smear….
Bob Cashill
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At long last, Spike Jonze’s adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are arrives in theaters this weekend. Did Bob Cashill have a wild rumpus at his screening, or did he send Jonze to bed without supper?
Jon Cummings
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Now here’s a fast-moving story: Just a week ago, word leaked that Rush Limbaugh was part of an ownership group hoping to bid on the woebegone St. Louis Rams. Within…
Ed Murray
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Rather than dive deep into a single band or song this week, I’m going to tie up a few loose ends and make mention of some lo-fi goodies I’ve been…
Scott Malchus
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One of my brother’s infamous parties was going on downstairs in the basement.Á‚ He didn’t have to return to Columbus for a couple weeks, so I guess he felt one…
Zack Dennis
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– WELCOME! If you’re here looking for the picks from Week 6 in 2009, you’ve come to the right place. But you’re probably not. So instead, go see my 2010…
Arend Anton
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It’s very rare for a high-concept comedy to work on a consistent level. Often, the movie is only funny in concept and only contains enough successful jokes to string together…
Ken Shane
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Mention Jonathan Demme’s 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense (Palm Pictures), and a lot of people are likely to respond with a two-word summary — big suit. While David Byrne’s…
Ted Asregadoo
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Austin meets Ghana in the unique drumming of porterdavis’ Mike Meadows, who discusses his passion for the music — and the band’s new album, of course — in a Popdose Interview with Ted Asregadoo.
Ben Wiser
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At four songs, Om‘s God is Good feels less like a whole album than a brief and tantalizing glimpse at what is yet to come. Om is a band that…
Ben Wiser
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In the spring of 1971, Grateful Dead keyboardist Tom Constanten, along with the band Touchstone, produced and performed the music for an off-broadway show at the Circle in the Square…
Rob Smith
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Some albums defy the usual judgments of good or bad–they’re just wrong. I’m thinking of Liz Phair’s major label records (with the exception of the chorus of “Extraordinary”); or Sonny…
Jeff Johnson
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Let me begin by stating that 1988’sÁ‚ Die Hard was my choice for Best Picture that year (with all due apologies to Rain Man — a great film, but not as…
Popdose Staff
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As you may recall, Popdose has been lucky enough to secure a weekly segment with Jon Grayson, the host of Overnight America, a wonderfully entertaining syndicated program featuring noteworthy guests,…
David Medsker
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A girl on whom I held a massive crush in high school gave me one of her senior year photos, and on the back she wrote, “I will never hear…
Dave Steed
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It’s week number two of the letter R, as we continue to look at the bottom three-fifths of the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s. Leon Redbone “Seduced” —…
Ken Shane
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If you’re more than 16 years old — and let’s face it, dear reader, you probably are (we know our demographic here at Popdose!), continue reading only if you have…
Michael Fortes
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What exactly is a “pleasure pad”? Michael Fortes finds out with San Francisco band The New Up in this week’s episode of Parlour to Parlour.
Ann Logue
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Will the FTC bring down Popdose? Or do they have some vitamin peddlers to go after first?
Jack Feerick
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That’s right, folks, the most disturbing Halloween EVER! From now until Halloween, the Popdose staff are going to be thumbing through their record collections in search of the music that…
Dave Lifton
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This is a series I began on my blog, Wings for Wheels, a few years ago under the awkward title Songs I Never Get Tired Of. When I begged asked…
Ted Asregadoo
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DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE I think David Medsker can relate to this… Back in my salad days of college, I made extra money with two turntables and a microphone.Á‚ …
Dw. Dunphy
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Well, you can’t say they didn’t warn you. As alluded to by the title, the latest by the freak-out wizards of the Flaming Lips goes back to the embryo —…