Goodness gracious — Ken Shane has made his way through every moment of Neil Young’s ten-disc Archives, Volume 1. What will you get for your $280? Read his review to find out.
Tony Redman
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Holy moley! It’s more Smurfs! Yep, it’s another Way Out Wednesday with a second helping of those delightful little blue dudes, the Smurfs. I’m not really as attached to this…
Jeff Giles
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Spring Breakdown (2009, Warner Premiere) purchase from Amazon: DVD | Blu-ray My good friend (and Rotten Tomatoes higher-up) Tim Ryan is a man whose passion for pop culture rivals each…
Jeff Giles
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Travis Elborough – The Vinyl Countdown: The Album from LP to iPod and Back Again (2009, Soft Skull) purchase from Amazon Okay, so the title triggers unbidden memories of a…
David Medsker
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To say that I have a soft spot for musical melodrama would be a great understatement. “Unfinished Sympathy” by Massive Attack, for example. “In Denial” by the Pet Shop Boys…
Dave Steed
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So, I took the readers’ challenge (sort of) last week. I said that I knew nothing from Gordon Lightfoot except for the song I posted — “Baby Step Back” —…
Scott Malchus
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Spin City: The Complete Second Season (2009, Shout Factory) purchase from Amazon: DVD By its second season, Spin City, ABC’s tightly written workplace sitcom starring Michael J. Fox, had worked…
Bob Cashill
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Fordian or Hawksian? That’s the kind of question I’d love to see ricochet around Facebook, where I’ve been asked what 80s movie I am, what Renaissance painter I am, and…
Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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Welcome to the debut of a new series in which we place musicians on trial for their crimes against rock & roll. This week, Jeff Giles and Jason Hare argue over the fate of Sir Elton John.
Molly Marinik
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With 11 Tony nominations and at least one super-cranky Internet impersonator to his name, Brian Yorkey has plenty to talk about; luckily for all of us, Molly Marinik was happy to oblige with a Popdose interview.
Ann Logue
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Last week, I went to a security analysts’ luncheon featuring John Bogle, the retired founder of the mutual fund company Vanguard Group. Bogle didn’t have nice things to say about…
John C. Hughes
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The recent release of a cleaned up and remastered Ultravox greatest hits compilation (including a bonus DVD with all the Midge Ure-era videos) got me thinking about how much I…
Steven Rosen
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In this week’s edition of Caught on Tape, Steven Rosen looks back at the time he interviewed — and threw food at — Joe Perry and Aerosmith.
Ted Asregadoo
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DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE On paper, it sounds like a moneymaking formula: take individual members from successful bands, put them together in a supergroup to make music, record the…
Robert Cass
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It’s been more than 25 years since Vanessa Williams became the first black Miss America. But when nude pictures of the former photographer’s assistant were published without her consent in Penthouse…
Rob Smith
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Cocktail Slippers, Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre (2009, Wicked Cool) Purchase this album at Amazon.com Isn’t it funny how quite often the finest practitioners of rock and roll–that most American of…
Taylor Long
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Save the massive excitement surrounding what was claimed to be his first and only show in the U.S. (though it seems he played Chicago three nights prior), everything about Wolfgang…
David Medsker
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After a Memorial Day break, David Medsker’s Cover Me is back and better than ever! (Or at least as good as ever.) Test your album art mojo in this week’s quiz!
Rob Smith
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Many thanks to Reader Jeff (an old pal from my Rutgers days) for reminding me about the time Uncle Donnie was invited up on stage at a D’Angelo show to…
Jeff Giles
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It’s been forever and a day since I felt like this I want a fifth of Wild Turkey and one little kiss And I don’t miss that girl; if I…
Lance Berry
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I’ve never been a true fan of the Western genre. As a matter of fact, I can count the number of Westerns I like enough to own on DVD and…
Jon Cummings
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Continuing his decade-by-decade look of great second-place finishes in pop music, Jon Cummings moves on to the ’70s, including #2 hits from Lou Rawls, 10cc, and the King himself.
Matchup Monkey
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Pufferfish – “Decoder Ring” Guster – “X-Ray Eyes” Fred Wilhelm – “Sea Monkeys” Harry Chapin – “Mail Order Annie (Live)” Rick Springfield – “What’s Victoria’s Secret?” — n {democracy:44} —…
Jeff Giles
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Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music Director’s Cut (40th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition) (2009, Warner Bros.) purchase from Amazon Good news, home theater-owning former hippies! You can now relive…
Jeff Giles
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Willy Porter – How to Rob a Bank (2009, Weasel Records) purchase this album (Amazon) In the fall of 1995, I was just getting my life back in order after…
Jeff Giles
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Lisa Donnelly – We Had a Thing (2009, BT Media) purchase this album (Amazon) Open your heart and close your legs They only want what makes ’em beg Get hurt…
Taylor Long
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St. Vincent’s face graces the cover of her second full-length, Actor. The winsome singer-songwriter appears mesmerized by a bright light, her pupils white instead of black. The notion of putting…
Lance Berry
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The new Disney/Pixar collaboration,Á‚ Up, has just opened to some of the best reviews the studio’s ever received. While it’s a very enjoyable film, I have to say it certainly isn’t…
Molly Marinik
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The Tony Awards are next Sunday, and Molly’s got reviews for most of the big nominees in this week’s Theatre is Easy post.
Kelly Stitzel
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If the 1980s were good for nothing else, they brought the world a slew of movies featuring lots of dancing and dancers. Not that other decades are devoid of this…