Lou Reed has a way of polarizing lovers of rock and roll, breaking up marriages, sending brothers off to war against one another, etc.Á‚ Uncle Donnie gets Lou, though, at…
Scott Malchus
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This week in Popdose Flashback, Scott Malchus takes us back to the birth of Tom Petty’s first solo flight. Twenty years later, he still has Full Moon Fever — do you?
Matchup Monkey
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“When you die, if you get a choice between going to regular heaven or pie heaven, choose pie heaven. It might be a trick, but if it’s not, mmmmmmmm, boy.”…
Molly Marinik
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Molly Marinik finds herself pleasantly surprised by the excellence of the historical drama Mary Stuart.
Kelly Stitzel
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As I was trying to decide which movie to write about this week, I decided on Krush Groove (1985) because, as the poster says, “It’s Chillin’.” And I figured that…
Ken Shane
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Ken Shane is back with another week of Cratedigger, and this week’s trip to the vinyl vaults produces a pair of jazz sides: Miles Davis’ 1965 release, E.S.P.
Robert Cass
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Remember last week when I was duped into thinking I’d been sent that Air Supply bootleg by a guy named “R. Murdoch”? It never crossed my mind that “R.” might…
Dw. Dunphy
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I said I wouldn’t do it. I was called out, however, and if there’s one thing I’m not, that’s a punk. All my neon green hair fell out a long…
Jack Feerick
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The Dio-era lineup of Black Sabbath is back together and rockin’ again with a new album. They’re calling themselves Heaven & Hell, and in his latest How Bad Can It Be?, Jack Feerick discovers which side wins out.
The Chartburn Panel
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You voted for it, and now it’s back! Chartburn returns with a look at oldies but goodies(?) from the Black Crowes, Depeche Mode Camouflage, Michael Johnson, Shalamar, and the Stones.
Popdose Staff
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Music pundits are calling this the big rock release of the summer and predicting Green Day’s official return to the racks to be a major release for the year, so…
Bob Cashill
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Bob Cashill and Lance Berry are together at the film desk for this week’s No Concessions, discussing the new Star Trek. Join in!
Jeff Giles
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Paul Simon And Friends: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song (2009, Shout Factory) purchase from Amazon: DVD | Blu-ray I’d somehow blocked this out before sitting down…
Jon Cummings
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When the long-awaited, religiously incendiary sequel to The Da Vinci Code arrives in theaters and the anticipated uproar is reduced to a low roar, you know it’s gotta be a…
John C. Hughes
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Yes, we’ve just gone and declared this week Kon Kan Week here at Popdose.Á‚ Seeing as the duo nicked their name from the Canadian Content requirement for broadcast media up…
Mojo Flucke
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Since I started listening to blues, that’s been a hard question for me to answer. It’s important, because it speaks to what blues is, really. Can Clapton play the blues,…
Scott Malchus
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My first couple years in college, after school let out for the summer in early May, I would climb inside my parents’ red GM van and drive down to Athens,…
Tom Werman
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He’s been on vacation for two weeks, but now Tom Werman is back with another installment of the series that looks back at his multiplatinum career.
Arend Anton
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I was shaving this evening. I like to shave at night, because the last thing I want to do when my eyes are still half-closed is rake a piece of…
Dw. Dunphy
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May is the unofficial start of the summer concert season, so to unofficially celebrate the shows of 2009, Popdose.com and internet radio station The Penguin have teamed up for Penguimania…
Tony Redman
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Hey, gang! Tony from Way Out Junk again, bringing you another installment of Way Out Wednesday! This week’s selection is from the ABC Children’s Chorus, a group of kids so…
Ben Wiser
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This week’s Test of the Boomerang features the column’s inaugural CD GIVEAWAY! Stop by and find out how you can win a free copy of the new Moonalice album!
Ken Shane
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This has been a year in which two of rock’s greatest icons have released new studio albums far ahead of their usual schedule. Bruce Springsteen released Working on a Dream…
Taylor Long
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For a band with a name like Akron/Family, it should probably come as no surprise that their new album, Set ‘Em Wild, Set ‘Em Free, is filled with themes of…
David Medsker
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Who are these men, and why do they care so much? David Medsker finds out in the latest edition of White Label Wednesday.
Dave Steed
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This week we make a clean break from K, with a half post before we move to the 12th letter of the alphabet. Enjoy the tracks below from the ass…
Scott Malchus
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Knots Landing: The Complete Second Season (2009, Warner Home Video) purchase from Amazon: DVD I must apologize to Warner Home Video. Knots Landing: the Complete Second Season came out on…
Scott Malchus
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Notorious (2009, 20th Century Fox) purchase from Amazon: DVD | Blu-ray As a 39-year-old white male who lives in the suburbs, I am clearly not the intended audience for the…
Ann Logue
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Financial theory starts with two key assumptions: first, that markets are efficient; second, that investors are rational. And, of course, in the real world, we all know that markets aren’t…
Scott Malchus
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October Road, The Complete Second Season (2009, Buena Vista) purchase from Amazon: DVD October Road got a bad rap. The ABC drama about a successful novelist (Bryan Greenberg) who returns…