Today’s album is this little gem from 1959 called Space Songs. The songs were written by Hy Zaret and Lou Singer and were performed by Tom Glazer and Dottie Evans….
Ben Wiser
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I love the new Bob Dylan album. I do. Because the older Bob Dylan gets, the more he sounds like Tom Waits. Seriously, though, Together Through Life is another solid,…
Lance Berry
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The Uninvited has recently come out on DVD, and if you choose to watch it, several other words with an “un-” prefix may wander into your mind. You’ll find the…
Ken Shane
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One of rock’s most distinctive and respected keyboard players, Ian McLagan has appeared on a long list of hits by other artists — and he’s got an excellent new album out, all of which were topics of discussion during his recent chat with Ken Shane.
Taylor Long
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It’s Blitz!, the new album from New York City favorites the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, could’ve easily been named It’s Glitz! Utilizing a new stylistic approach, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs lavish…
Dave Steed
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Welcome as usual to Bottom Feeders, your weekly look at the ass end of the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the “Ëœ80s. This week we “kihntinue” to look at artists…
Lance Berry
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Although a major player in Norse mythology, the character of Thor is known primarily to comics fans, and only recently to the general public, due to the news that famed…
Scott Malchus
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The Paper Chase: Season One (2009, Shout! Factory) purchase this DVD from Amazon: DVD The Paper Chase is a bit of a relic. Made in the late 70’s, the CBS…
Will Harris
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Will Harris has lined up a Popdose Interview with pop songwriter extraordinaire and ex-XTC member Andy Partridge. Got any questions for Mr. Partridge? Let us know!
Zack Dennis
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Zack Dennis is back with another installment of Exit Music — and this week, he uses the closing credits of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as a starting point for a discussion of Timothy Leary, Hunter S. Thompson, and the Kentucky Derby, all set to the strains of “Jumping Jack Flash.”
Ann Logue
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This month, Thomas Geoghegan has an article in Harpers about how debt changed working-class America. Barack Obama sat down with bailed-out banks to discuss their credit card practices. I paid…
John C. Hughes
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When Siobahn Fahey left Bananarama in 1988, most people probably never expected to hear from her again.Á‚ For Fahey to return to music with a goth look fronting a Siouxsie…
Ted Asregadoo
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In this week’s installment of Mix Six, Ted Asregadoo’s theme is time — and he’s assembled a lineup of artists that includes David Mead, the Sundays, Bruce Cockburn, and the Bravery to get his points across.
Scott Malchus
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The Spirit (2009, Lionsgate) purchase this DVD from Amazon: DVD | Blu-ray One of the drawbacks of being a comic book fan is that you hope each movie based on…
Peter Chakerian
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Peter Chakerian is back from celebrating TV Turn-Off Week — and in his latest installment of 21st Century Digital Boy, he looks at how far his beloved boob tube has come, anticipates the Heroes season finale, and bids farewell to Bea Arthur.
Jon Cummings
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Singer/songwriter Linda Draper is currently celebrating the release of her sixth album, Bridge and Tunnel — but she isn’t too busy to take a few moments to talk about the music with Jon Cummings.
Rob Smith
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Before there was an Arnel Pineda (Steve Perry soundalike, currently fronting Journey), or a Benoit David (Jon Anderson soundalike, currently fronting Yes), or even a Chris Chan (Barry Manilow impersonator,…
Jack Feerick
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In this week’s installment of Popdose Flashback, Jack Feerick reminds us why no home should be without a copy of Kirsty MacColl’s Kite.
Taylor Long
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Former MK Ultra front-man and current solo artist/singer-songwriter John Vanderslice is nothing if not consistent. At his “worst,” Vanderslice is simply pleasant — at his best, he’s transcendent. It’s been…
Matchup Monkey
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“My sorrow, when she’s here with me, thinks these dark days of autumn rain are beautiful as days can be; she loves the bare, the withered tree; she walks the…
Jeff Giles
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twodoggarage – A Gross Display of Penmanship (2009) purchase this album (Snocap) Less than a year after releasing its full-length debut, Pinboy, Alex Kimmell’s twodoggarage is back with A Gross…
Jeff Giles
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Justin Hackett – Take the Highway (2009) purchase this album (CD Baby) A few years ago, I reviewed a terrific EP from a one-man Montana band that called itself Al’s…
Kelly Stitzel
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The latest installment of Kelly Stitzel’s Soundtrack Saturday series revisits a kinder, gentler time of bangles and bustiers — yes, that’s right, it’s time for Desperately Seeking Susan.
Ken Shane
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Cratedigger is a regular (well, maybe semi-regular) column in which I’ll discuss some of my favorite vinyl. The Royal Scam was released almost exactly 33 years ago. It is, in…
Robert Cass
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My high school girlfriend received a 16th-birthday mix tape in 1992 from a friend of ours named Tai. There were no artists or song titles listed on the cassette label,…
Jeff Giles
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Levon Helm – White Dove from Electric Dirt (2009) Martin’s Dam – Fear Of Flying from Sky Above (1998) Marty Willson-Piper – Swan from Hanging out in Heaven (2000) Simple…
Jack Feerick
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Nickelback played the Sturgis bikers’ rally in 2006, and now, a DVD commemorating the occasion is in stores. Jack Feerick asks the critical question: How bad can it be?
Jason Hare
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Jason Hare is back for another installment of Chart Attack! — and this week, he takes us all the way back to April 22, 1972, and a top 10 featuring Neil Young, Aretha, and Baba Booey. Wait, what?
Bob Cashill
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In this week’s installment of No Concessions, Bob Cashill has his cinematic face rocked off by Anvil! The Story of Anvil.
Arend Anton
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Most people probably realize how important sound is to movies. In filmmaking, audio and visuals have at the very least a 50/50 relationship, though I might argue that audio bears…