The office I was given at Epic was located between the offices of Barry Kornfeld and Sandy Linzer, who were both A&R men and producers, as well. Both had been…
Tony Redman
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It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time to pull out another album from the Way Out Junk archives. Today’s music selection from Fat Albert and the Junkyard Band is called Rock…
Rob Smith
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Kevin DuBrow‘s cocaine-assisted demise in 2007 denied the world additional work from one of the great philosophical minds in hard rock. Not really, but has there ever been another frontman…
Rob Smith
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Various Artists – The Coolest Songs in the World! Vol. 8 (2009, Wicked Cool) Purchase this album (Amazon) Let us now praise famous do-rag-wearing guitarist/songwriter/deejay/record execs. Now, unless Clive Davis…
David Medsker
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If it’s late 1987, and you’re in an alternative club or “danceteria,” odds are you’re hearing “American-Soviets” before last call. You might even hear it twice. This song was positively…
Dave Steed
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You may have noticed the lack of intros to my posts lately. While this series is all about the music, I do like to do one now and again, but…
Bob Cashill
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The boss nicked the best DVDs off the pile this week, leaving the lowly, cringing film editor to consider Punisher: War Zone, a Christmas season sequel that was out of…
J.A. Bartlett
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March 18, 1978, is a Saturday. Deposed Pakistani prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto is convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Before their annual banquet, members of the fire department…
Popdose Staff
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The shows may be over, but our intrepid reporter Ken Shane is still wrapping up all the sights and sounds of SXSW ’09. Click on the image above to follow…
Zack Dennis
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A couple months ago, Jeff mentioned to me that he was thinking of putting together the Ultimate Drinking Mixtape in time for St. Patrick’s Day. I got so excited that…
Taylor Long
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Appearances, as they say, can be deceiving. Looking at Cursive frontman Tim Kasher’s slim stature on stage at the Music Hall of Williamsburg last Monday night, one unfamiliar with his…
Will Harris
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If you’re a guitar guy, then all I have to do is write the name “Phil Keaggy” and you’re probably already prepared to offer up praise for his abilities. The…
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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It’s nice to see Raul Malo back in the spotlight. The onetime Mavericks frontman hadn’t exactly gone quiet, but over the last several years his big voice has been muted…
Taylor Long
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By now, most people who’ve heard (of) Les Savy Fav know their live show is more spectacle than concert. This is due in large part to front-man Tim Harrington, whose…
Matchup Monkey
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R.E.M. – “Gardening at Night” Tears For Fears – “Sowing the Seeds of Love” — n {democracy:33} — Last week, the more experienced Don Henley shook down Eric Elbogen for…
Lance Berry
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20th Century Fox used to be one of the most respected film studios in the business. Its catalog of films is virtually legendary: Miracle on 34th Street (the 1947 version,…
Jeff Giles
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Quantum of Solace (2009, MGM/Fox) purchase this film from Amazon: DVD | Blu-ray Reboots and remakes have been all the rage in Hollywood for several years now — name a…
Jeff Giles
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Milk (2009, Focus Features/Universal) purchase this film from Amazon: DVD | Blu-ray For any film fan, there’s no pleasure quite as distinctive as sitting down to watch a new movie…
Molly Marinik
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BOTTOM LINE: A spectacular dance show but an unnecessarily embellished Broadway extravaganza. Billy Elliot: The Musical opened on Broadway last November, so this post is certainly tardy, but it took…
Kelly Stitzel
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I love a good movie about food and chefs, and I fell in love with Big Night (1996) within the first five minutes. At the time of the film’s release,…
Robert Cass
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For all those Sheryl Crow fans who were disappointed when they found out she wouldn’t be filling in for Christine McVie on Fleetwood Mac’s current reunion tour, I’ve replaced McVie’s…
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Jack Feerick
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Let it be said, for starters, that Daryl Hall has a really nice house. It’s a rambling old place, somewhere in rural Pennsylvania. He needs to do something with the…
Jeff Giles
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[Note: Way, way back in the old Jefitoblog days, we had a friend/frequent commenter named Billy K. Harmony. Billy’s too cool for Popdose, but even if he’s gone, he hasn’t…
Jason Hare
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Happy Friday and welcome to another edition of CHART ATTACK! So last time we met here to dissect a Billboard chart, it was a Top 10 from 1971, and I…
Bob Cashill
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True-life gangland sagas look to be the mob hits of the year. The Fourth of July weekend brings Michael Mann’s Public Enemies, a vintage slice of 20th century Americana, with…
Arend Anton
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There is a sentiment, shared by many followers of great art, that monetary success strips an artist of his inspiration. It is the idea that once the artist has little…
Dw. Dunphy
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Get out your wallet — or, better yet, don’t: The music subsidiary industries of live venue ticket sales and satellite radio are here to give you a lesson in economics….