Amidst the turbulence in the world of pop culture comes good news from, of all places, Afghanistan. At the start of the new documentary Afghan Star, we see a line…
Ken Shane
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Stay tuned throughout the weekend as we continue our tribute to Michael Jackson, with reflections and remembrances from the Popdose staff.
Dw. Dunphy
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Dw. Dunphy bids farewell to two pop-culture icons.
Jon Cummings
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It”™s important to know what to expect from a show when the marquee lists four talents as formidable as Emmylou Harris, Shawn Colvin, Patty Griffin and Buddy Miller — and…
John C. Hughes
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In 1988, Leslie Phillips turned her back on a successful career as a Christian Contemporary artist, changed her performing moniker to “Sam,” and recorded her first mainstream pop album, The…
Mojo Flucke
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My fellow New Hampshire resident Mighty Sam McClain will be releasing his latest record, Betcha Didn’t Know, on City Hall Records July 21. It’s been a while in the releasing,…
Scott Malchus
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I’m running through the streets of industrial Los Angeles cursing to myself. My eyes are searching, desperately scanning the sidewalk and disintegrating asphalt for a coat hanger. The sun beats…
Tom Werman
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In his latest column, Tom Werman relives the wild and crazy early ’80s, including some time behind the boards for Motley Crue, a narrow brush with Timothy B. Schmit, and a fateful meeting with some dudes who were not going to take it (anymore).
Arend Anton
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Actors can be an easy bunch to spot around Los Angeles. Often, they can be seen exiting a Kinko’s with a box of 500 headshots. The male can usually be…
Ken Shane
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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/XMxQ6j4dNwU” width=”425″ height=”344″ allowfullscreen=”true” fvars=”fs=1″ /] I admit it. I’m jaded. After seeing more than 50 Bruce Springsteen shows over the years, with and without the E Street Band,…
Tony Redman
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Tony Redman has emerged from the Way Out archives for another week of strange and wonderful music, and oh my God, you guys — you’ve never heard E.T. quite like this.
Ben Wiser
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Hey gang, welcome back to another edition of Test of the Boomerang.Á‚ Happy summer solstice. I hope you all get a chance to enjoy these long summer days with some…
Ken Shane
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Wilco is back, with the appropriately titled Wilco (the album), and Ken Shane is here to tell you how it stacks up against the band’s critically adored earlier work.
Dave Steed
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It’s week 57 of Bottom Feeders, and Dave Steed is still going strong. He’s reached the letter M in his journey through the ass end of Billboard’s Hot 100 of the ’80s, which can only mean one thing…
Robert Cass
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The Lemonheads’ new album, Varshons (The End Records), kicks off with Gram Parsons’s “I Just Can’t Take It Anymore,” in which the resigned, lovelorn protagonist declares, “Well, we could’ve done…
Ann Logue
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In her latest Numberscruncher column, Ann Logue looks at the dark spot where church misconduct and economics intersect.
John C. Hughes
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John C. Hughes is still Lost in the ’80s — but with classic tracks like Big Country’s “Look Away” on the stereo, who can complain?
Steven Rosen
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When you talk about classic rhythm sections, you probably think about John Bonham and John Paul Jones or Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker. But Doug Clifford and Stu Cook, drummer…
Ted Asregadoo
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School’s out and the calendar says summer’s here — so Ted Asregadoo picked the perfect week to celebrate the season with a summery Mix Six.
Bob Cashill
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My list of favorite comics-inspired movies would include the first two Superman films, the first two X-Men, Batman Returns, Spider-Man 2, Ghost World, the 1980 Flash Gordon, and Last Year…
David Medsker
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Think you know music? Well, get ready to put your knowledge to the test with another edition of Name That Tune!
Jon Cummings
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The ubiquity of the soundtrack album has rarely flagged over the six decades since the introduction of the long-playing record. Kelly Stitzel’s treasure-trove column Soundtrack Saturday brilliantly documents the height…
Rob Smith
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The next few DbPB installments will feature the work of a man who, to these ears, has contributed as much as if not more than any other artist to the…
Peter Chakerian
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HawthoRNe in My Pride: TNT’s new “sensitive” medical drama kicked off June 16 and appeared, at least at first glance, to be heavily courting — and perhaps even banking on…
Mojo Flucke
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A couple years after 12 million buyers signed their name across his heart, Terence Trent D’Arby got sophomore jinxed but good — and in this week’s edition of Popdose Flashback, Mojo Flucke makes a case for Neither Fish Nor Flesh.
Scott Malchus
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Nobel Son (2009, Fox) purchase from Amazon: DVD Nobel Son, a new caper film on DVD, is a satisfying time if you happen to enjoy films with unexpected twists and…
DJ D
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Obsessive fans know the sheer agony of waiting years, even decades, for their favorite oldies (ahem, classic) artist to finally release a new album of substandard material on a record…
Jeff Giles
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A bloody bucket full of Friday the 13th movies has made its way to DVD and Blu-ray, and Jeff Giles is back from Crystal Lake to talk about them.
Molly Marinik
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BOTTOM LINE: Alvin Ailey meets Disney-on-Broadway meets the sale rack at JC Penney. Ashanti and James Monroe Inglehart in The Wiz The Wiz is an urban musical version of The…
Robert Cass
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Here are some fun facts about singer-songwriter Jules Shear: 1. He’s from Pittsburgh. So is actor Jeff Goldblum, who stars in the pseudo-documentary Pittsburgh (2006), which chronicles his homecoming performance in…