I “fell in love” so many times in high school that it’s hard to know who to classify as the first, but Damon was the first time I fell hard….
Rob Smith
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Hip-hop music is not typically Uncle Donnie’s thing, nor is hip-hop slang, nor hip-hop fashion. Basically, Uncle Donnie doesn’t understand hip-hop, though he does try. Apparently, he doesn’t read much…
Ed Murray
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Pixies – Doolittle (1989, 4AD) purchase this album (Amazon) To a certain extent, Doolittle — the Pixies’ most accessible (and best-selling) album — is all about tension. The tension of…
Scott Malchus
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A young man named Roary enters a high rise building and takes the elevator to the top floor. Walking through the halls with the confidence of someone who belongs there,…
Matchup Monkey
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Not all of us have become intimately involved with one of the various subcultures that’s associated with the world of music.Á‚ But it’s a rare breed who hasn’t found himself…
Jeff Giles
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Palo Alto, CA (2009, Image Entertainment) purchase this DVD (Amazon) Imagine, if you will, that you’re a teenage girl. It’s late, and you’re home from college for Thanksgiving break, so…
Jeff Giles
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Body of Lies (2008, Warner Bros.) purchase this DVD (Amazon) Ridley Scott directing Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe in a big-budget action epic — it’s gotta be a surefire box-office…
Kelly Stitzel
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Happy Valentine’s Day! I kind of don’t really mean that since I think this is a stupid commercial holiday. Am I a bitter, single girl? No, not at all. I…
Robert Cass
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I feel like Heather Browne from I Am Fuel, You Are Friends today. Sure, I feel pretty and witty and bright (thank you for noticing!), but I’m talking about her…
Jack Feerick
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My primary brief, with How Bad Can It Be?, is to look at media product that for whatever reason — an unpromising premise, a poisoned reputation, a creator’s track record…
Jack Feerick
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The Knife – Heartbeats (OneMusic Session) — unreleased; original version appears on Deep Cuts (2005) Farrenheit – Fool in Love from Farrenheit (1987, out of print) Ladytron – Predict the…
Jason Hare
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Howdy, everybody!Á‚ Happy Friday and welcome back to another edition of CHART ATTACK! This week’s mix is relatively eclectic, yet — as was often the case in the early ’80s…
Arend Anton
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I recently had the pleasure of watching Darren Aronofsky‘s film The Wrestler. This was after I wrote my Oscar tirade, though the experience I had in that film has only…
Scott Malchus
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Miracle at St. Anna opens with a crime: A black postal worker pulls out a German Lugar pistol and kills an Italian man waiting in line to buy stamps. Why…
Lance Berry
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Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009, 20th Century Fox) purchase this DVD (Amazon) Anyone even remotely familiar with science fiction knows that the Star Trek films suffered from a…
Lance Berry
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I have to admit, I’ve always been more a fan of B-movie living legend Bruce Campbell‘s personality than I have any of his films. Like most celebrities, there are conflicting…
Jeff Giles
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Robb Walsh – Sex, Death and Oysters: A Half-Shell Lover’s World Tour (2009, Counterpoint) purchase this book (Amazon) To say that I’m not a foodie would be an act of…
Scott Malchus
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My father was admitted into the hospital this week complaining of chest pains; because he’d had bypass surgery in 1992, the doctors were very concerned about the condition of his…
Dw. Dunphy
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I did a double take when I read my own headline, and for good reason. I have no interest in Jessica Simpson, whether as sexpot, celebrity, singer, or actress. As…
Popdose Staff
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We’ve talked about the books we love and the movies we love…now all that’s left is for the Popdose staff to celebrate Valentine’s Day by waxing rhapsodic about our very…
John C. Hughes
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Charlie’s Angels chanteuse Cheryl Ladd was known for two spectacular things: her acting and her singing. What? What’d you think I was gonna say? Anyhoo, Ladd got her start as…
Ed Murray
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Brooklyn-based trio Vivian Girls have lived a lifetime in blog years, going from virtual unknowns to hipster music blog celebrities to backlash victims in about 14 months. But regardless of…
Jon Cummings
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The last couple weeks have served as a brilliant, if butt-ugly, reminder that governance should be judged not on the back and forth of day-to-day events, but on outcomes. When…
Popdose Staff
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Hello and welcome back to our three-day Valentine’s spectacular! If you missed yesterday’s introduction, we’re taking time this week to talk about the books, movies, and music we love —…
Tony Redman
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Big Daddy is a musical group with a rather unusual back story. I’ll let the liner notes explain: While on a USO tour of Southeast Asia in 1959, Big Daddy…
Ben Wiser
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Hola Amigos! I know it’s been a while since I last rapped at you, but with being a new dad and all, I’ve been busier than a one-armed bass player….
Taylor Long
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Lily Allen – It’s Not Me, It’s You (2009, Capitol) purchase this album (Amazon) When you weigh Lily Allen‘s artistic output with how much tabloid-style press she gets, it’s safe…
Taylor Long
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If, upon hearing the news that Steve Martin has a banjo album, you have an image of Martin in overalls and a straw hat displaying a novice’s banjo-picking skills while…
Ken Shane
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F. Scott Fitzgerald once famously declared that there are no second acts in American lives. It’s a good thing that the Bee Gees aren’t American, then, because they’ve had at…