MTV did more than just feed Adam Curry’s hairspray addiction — it also broke Top 40 playlists wide open during the ’80s. With his latest Mix Six, Ted Asregadoo looks back at some of the songs that probably wouldn’t have been hits without the network’s help.
Mike Heyliger
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Mention the name Meshell Ndegeocello to the average music fan and you’ll likely receive a “huh?” in response. There may be a handful of people who remember her from her…
Jason Crane
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Do you think jazz is hard to appreciate or understand? Jason Crane is here to set the record straight, starting with an appreciation of Darius Jones’ Man’ish Boy.
Robin Monica Alexander
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Join our newest writer, Robin Monica Alexander, as she takes you on a genre and era-bouncing trip through pop culture — today, she looks back at her teenage obsession with V.C. Andrews’ “Flowers in the Attic.”
David Medsker
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Think you know a thing or two about album artwork? David Medsker is back with another brain-busting test for you. Game 42 of Cover Me is under way!
Jon Cummings
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Michael Moore has a new movie out, and you might assume that a proud liberal like Jon Cummings might be filled with rapturous praise for it…but you’d be wrong.
Rob Smith
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Yeah, sure, Courtney Love might seem like she has it all together — but Rob Smith’s Uncle Donnie Skwatzenschitz sees through that put-together facade, and he’s reaching out with a plan.
Dw. Dunphy
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Halloween is just around the corner, and to celebrate, Anthony Hansen has corralled the staff into sharing some of their favorite scary music. Dw. Dunphy kicks things off with a little prog metal.
Dave Lifton
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As the financial divide between fan and athlete grows with each year, our superstitions are becoming all that we have to identify with our favorite teams. We rarely get to…
Popdose Staff
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Any good label manager would tell you: don’t name your album something a reviewer could turn into a catchy, snarky counterpoint. But as we know far too well, most of…
Rob Smith
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Built to Spill, There is No Enemy (2009, Warner Bros.) Purchase this album (Amazon) If Doug Martsch sang like Dave Grohl, Rivers Cuomo, or even Thom Yorke, Built to Spill…
Dw. Dunphy
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The dread that falls over a fan when they hear their favorite band is about to release a live album or an umpteenth greatest hits compilation is palpable. You didn’t…
Scott Malchus
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I can understand why fans of the character Wolverine and his band of misunderstood mutants, the X-Men, were disappointed with this film. Sure, the movie has some kick-ass action sequences,…
Jeff Giles
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Synopsis: A poor little boy wins a ticket to visit the inside of a mysterious and magical chocolate factory. When he experiences the wonders inside the factory, the boy discovers…
Jeff Giles
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If you’ve been looking for an excuse to make the jump from DVD to Blu-ray, look no further. Matter of fact, thanks to Disney’s brilliant strategy of bundling DVDs with…
Jeff Giles
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It’s the most-watched film in history, and unless you’re an extremely unusual person, you’ve seen it more times than you can count — but The Wizard of Oz still somehow…
Molly Marinik
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BOTTOM LINE: A well-done revival of a very funny play. Some theatrical experiences are just perfect: all of the elements (cast, design, technical aspects) come together is a totally satisfying…
Ken Shane
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Resolved: The 4 Seasons are one of the most underrated musical acts of all time. I’ll admit to some bias — I’m a Jersey Boy, and so are the Seasons,…
Robert Cass
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It’s hard not to get paranoid when you’re an elected official. First there was the August catnapping that turned out not to be a catnapping. (Cats who take naps don’t…
Dw. Dunphy
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The important thing to remember is that I didn’t set out to make this mix as it is. The initial concept was to pull out the box of CDs I…
Jack Feerick
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Dan Brown is the best-selling author in history, and has millions of fans. If you are one of them, do yourself a favor; don”™t read this week”™s How Bad Can It Be?, because it will only make you sad.
Pete Chianca
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Michael Moore’s latest, Capitalism: A Love Story, opens around the country today, and if the early reviews are any indication, it’s yet another cleverly executed and scathing reminder of how…
Jason Hare
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We’ve invaded your browser, your radio dial, and your pop culture fantasies — and now, at long last, it’s time for us to snuggle up to your pods. Ladies and gentlemen, the Popdose Podcast!
Jon Cummings
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Nick Hornby has a new book out, and Jon Cummings is here to tell us how it holds up against the author’s previous bestsellers.
Mojo Flucke
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He may have been born under a bad sign, but this week, Albert King gets his due as Mojo Flucke looks back on the life and times of the guitar giant with the Web’s bluesiest pencast.
Scott Malchus
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Scott Malchus relives the fall of 1987, when Sting’s …Nothing Like the Sun was new and high school shenanigans were in the air.
Zack Dennis
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Zack Dennis relives us the sportsbooks’ top five bad beats of the 2008 season — and, of course, gives us the picks for all of this week’s NFL games.
Tony Redman
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What’s worse than those little idiots Alvin, Simon, and Theodore? How about ripoff singing chipmunks named Shirley, Squirrely, and Melvin? It’s just another week for Tony Redman and Way Out Wednesday!
Jeff Giles
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Hey, who are those dudes? Believe it or not, it’s the 2009 version of Foreigner — and they’ve got a new album, Can’t Slow Down, that leaves Jeff Giles repeating his now-familiar query: “You Again?”