Rock Court is back in session — and today, the defendants are the definitive ’80s bar band made good. Guilty or innocent? You decide!
Tony Redman
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It’s Tony from Way Out Junk, and I’ve got another crazy one for you. Remember the high-pitched singing rodent craze started by Alvin and the Chipmunks and then all the…
Jeff Johnson
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The first thing you need to know about me is that I like to watch movies multiple times. Given the choice between watching something again or watching something I’ve never…
Ben Wiser
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The 2009 Dead made their last stand on July 4th at Rothbury. The second year of the Michigan festival was a rousing success and the Dead’s solid show was a…
David Medsker
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The ’90s were dark times for fans of the punk rockers-turned synth soul popsters Scritti Politti. They — and by ‘they,’ I mean ‘he,’ as in the band’s singer and…
Dave Steed
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There’s something terribly wrong with me right now. Just like everyone, there are points when I get a song stuck in my head that I just can’t get rid of….
Ken Shane
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I have to admit that I am not one of the people who jumped on the bandwagon for Regina Spektor’s last album, the 2006 breakthrough Begin to Hope. I’ve still…
Lance Berry
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I’ll admit, first and foremost, that I’ve been more a fan of the Harry Potter films than I have the books. While I admit the books are enjoyable (I’ve read…
J.A. Bartlett
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July 15, 1979, was a Sunday. In the Soviet Union, it’s Metallurgist’s Day. With gasoline prices skyrocketing again and his approval rating at 25 percent, President Jimmy Carter delivers a…
Bob Cashill
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I don’t smoke. I don’t like smoking. But I don’t like moves to ban smoking in movies, either. Smoking is a sad fact of life, as our president will attest,…
Katherine Hoffert
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With a new album on shelves and a tour coming soon to an arena near you, Tori Amos has lots to talk about — something Katherine Hoffert took advantage of for her first Popdose Interview.
Matt Wardlaw
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Ever looked at a burrito and thought, “That could use some potatoes”? Taco Bell is one step ahead of you — and Matt Wardlaw has braved its starchy depths.
Michael Fortes
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The Parlour to Parlour journey begins in earnest, as Michael Fortes visits the the young ragtime singer and frequent Craig Ventresco collaborator Meredith Axelrod.
John C. Hughes
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They were ignored by the American public and later victimized by Madonna, but this week — thanks to John C. Hughes and Lost in the ’80s — the Darling Buds finally get their due.
Ann Logue
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Alsip isn’t the leafy, angsty Chicago suburb of a John Hughes movie. If people know about it, it’s probably because they have been to a wedding at the Chateau Bu-Sche’.Á‚ Á‚ …
Steven Rosen
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In this week’s edition of Caught on Tape, Steven Rosen travels back in time to 1973, and moments spent in the company of Paul McCartney.
Ted Asregadoo
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Ted Asregadoo is back with another Mix Six — and this week, he’s doing an early postmortem on the decade currently drawing to a close.
Bob Cashill
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If you’re looking to commemorate the moonwalk–the original moonwalk, that is–on July 20, look not to the stars but to your DVD vendor, and pick up a copy of Al…
Scott Malchus
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Mad Men: Season 2 (2009, Lionsgate) purchase from Amazon: DVD | Blu-ray Mad Men, the ’60s-era drama that airs on AMC, had a lot to live up to after its…
Will Harris
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I’d just like to start this very, very belated follow-up to my piece on Wonderboy’s Napoleon Blown Apart album with a profound and heartfelt apology to the man who sat…
David Medsker
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Below are magnified fragments of album covers. Most of them are well-known albums, but there are a few obscure covers (or lesser-known albums from well-known artists) mixed in to keep…
Jon Cummings
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Popdose favorite Shawn Colvin has a new live album out — and to celebrate, she spoke with ace reporter Jon Cummings.
Rob Smith
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It’s interesting to note that, regardless of what he did in the music industry (and what he did is still lost on me) or how much power he was able…
Bob Cashill
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For this week’s Popdose Flashback, Bob Cashill reminisces about the B-52s’ Cosmic Thing — and a certain very, very friendly young lady in Thailand.
Rob Smith
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Maia Sharp, Echo (2009, Crooked Crown Records) Purchase this album (Amazon) I distinctly recall the first time I heard Maia Sharp sing. It was the summer of 1997, and I…
Matchup Monkey
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One of the special treasures of living in Los Angeles or San Diego is knowing that the adult amusement park of Las Vegas is only a brief road trip away….
Ann Logue
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Chrissie Hynde: rock star, activist … restaurateur? Ann Logue broke bread at Hynde’s Akron, Ohio, eatery, VegiTerranean, and is back to tell us about it.
Ken Shane
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For the most part, Cratedigger features vintage albums, but every once in awhile, I’m going to write about some new vinyl. That’s the case this week: The Cocktail Slippers’ CD…
Robert Cass
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Last Saturday I discussed the global economic woes that have trickled down to many American cities in the past year, including Bootleg City. The recession has led to crippling budget…
David Medsker
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Paying tribute to some songs that have had trouble making it across the pond. Not all of them, but too many of them, if you ask me. Shed Seven –…