Uncle Donnie gets pissed very rarely, but when he does he can certainly lay into you. I wonder what Scott Weiland thought when he got this. –RS TO: Scott Weiland…
Dw. Dunphy
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While browsing through the archive the other day, I realized it’s been awhile since we’ve had a contributor for the Lost MP3. So, I put out a call to some…
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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Tonight Japan and Korea will face off in a grudge match at Dodger Stadium — having already split four games over the last two weeks — in the finale of…
Peter Chakerian
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Television programming executives despise smart, engaged viewers. Like, uh, me, for instance. I’m the kind of guy who jacks up their focus groups and bell curves. I record their shows…
Dw. Dunphy
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1989 found Elvis Costello in the throes of a full-on identity crisis. He had always been more than what the general perception gave him credit for; some of his earliest…
Scott Malchus
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South Park: The Complete Twelfth Season (2009, Paramount) purchase this DVD collection from Amazon: DVD | Blu-ray I haven’t been a steady watcher of South Park since its early days,…
Matchup Monkey
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“Six hours of sleep is enough for a man, seven for a woman, and eight for a fool. “Á‚ – King George III Madness – “Madness” Iron Maiden – “Can…
Molly Marinik
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BOTTOM LINE: The most viscerally unique performance in New York right now. Unparalleled and unexpected, it’s a great way to spend an evening. Many people consider New York City a…
Kelly Stitzel
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“What is so dangerous about a character like Ferris Bueller is he gives good kids bad ideas.” So says Principal Ed Rooney (Jeffrey Jones), who’s out to catch the most…
Popdose Staff
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Topless Robot counts down the 13 greatest Garbage Pail Kids and — oh happy day — the 10 best movie games for the Atari 2600; The A.V. Club finds 20…
Jeff Giles
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Earlier this year, on my Twitter feed, I said something to the effect of “I can think of no argument against Demi Lovato’s music career.” It was a statement I…
Jeff Giles
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K’naan – Wavin’ Flag from Troubadour (2009) Illinois – She’s So Funny from Kid Cat: 20 Songs Mastered (2008) Michael Penn – Me Around (Live) from Live From KCRW (2007)…
Jack Feerick
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There’s a particular school of cultural critic — you know the kind — who are forever seeking signs that the world is going to hell in a bucket. One phenomenon…
Bob Cashill
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I got word that Natasha Richardson had died Wednesday evening. But the Internet had killed her off Tuesday afternoon. And that bothers me. Word came via an erroneous report on…
Arend Anton
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Since its inception, this column has at times deviated from the strict parameters that most “movie” columns adhere to. In many ways, my intention has always been to touch on…
Taylor Long
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One of many highlights of Broken Social Scene’s performance at CMJ last fall was the presentation of “Mrs. Morris,” the first song from Charles Spearin’sÁ‚ Happiness Project. Spearin, fascinated by the…
Dw. Dunphy
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Jack Sheldon is many things, from a world-class jazz trumpeter to the musical director/bandleader of the old Merv Griffin talk show to a Bill on Capitol Hill. He’s also known…
Jon Cummings
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For much of his solo career, it was Paul McCartney’s peculiar fate to seem perpetually in need of a creative comeback. Chafing against the impossibly high standard he set for…
John C. Hughes
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When Marcy Playground’s borderline-annoying novelty hit “Sex And Candy” was all over alternative radio in the late ’90s, spending an astounding 15 weeks at #1 on the Modern Rock Chart,…
Mojo Flucke
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To the hardcore fan of 1950s blues, R&B, and soul, Etta James can be vexing. To anyone following the news lately, her calling out of Beyonce for singing “At Last”…
Scott Malchus
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My brother’s black five-piece Rogers drum set stood in our basement like the monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey: Mysterious, imposing and full of wonder. As a prepubescent boy, I…