I’m hooked on Torchwood, the BBC’s latest sci-fi drama (a spinoff from their cult hit, Dr. Who). The entire second season has just been released on a five-disc DVD box…
Will Harris
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Jonatha Brooke is one of those artists whose name always sounds familiar – if only because, really, how many people named “Jonatha” do you know? – but whose music you…
Molly Marinik
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BOTTOM LINE: It’s like watching an indie movie on a stage. The Language of Trees is a captivating story about realistic people thrown into an extreme situation. The Language of…
Kelly Stitzel
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I’ll be honest — I watched The Idolmaker (1980) because of Prince. I had read in a couple of biographies that the film partly inspired him to create some of…
Robert Cass
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It’s a little disgusting when you think about how much talent these guys had. But I’ve come up with a surefire way to make myself feel less envious: I repeat…
Popdose Staff
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Anthony Kuzminski relives a lifelong appreciation for the work of Roger Ebert; Our good friend Will Harris has a chat with Lindsey Buckingham; Studs Terkel, American treasure, passes away at…
Jeff Giles
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Absentee – Bitchstealer from Victory Shorts (2008) Aaron Beaumont – Julia from Nothing’s Forever (Not Even Goodbye) (2007) Nikka Costa – Stuck to You from Pebble to a Pearl (2008)…
J.A. Bartlett
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Why do I love today’s CHART ATTACK! author? Well, there are many reasons. First and foremost, of course, is his fantastic, thoughtful writing at The Hits Just Keep On Comin’….
Jeff Giles
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Danny Goldberg – Bumping Into Geniuses: My Life Inside the Rock and Roll Business (2008) purchase this book (Amazon) Most rock & roll memoirs are penned either by rock stars…
Jon Cummings
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I didn’t cry for an hour and a half. I watched dozens of other people weep and shout and wail and fling themselves to the floor with happiness; I watched…
Dw. Dunphy
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A funny thing happened in the middle of the 1990s: Record labels looked into their vaults and found that most of their best selling titles had been in circulation for…
John C. Hughes
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I’ve had it up to here listening to a small segment of people trying to put down America.Á‚ America’s the greatest land on Earth and we oughta be proud of…
Mojo Flucke
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Nathaniel Mayer passed away last Saturday, from complications due to a stroke suffered back on April 13. The Detroit soul singer was a powerful voice on the scene during the…
Scott Malchus
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Five years ago I began a mission running marathons and half marathons to raise money and awareness for cystic fibrosis. I felt helpless. I felt that I wasn’t doing enough…
Terje Fjelde
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Over the next year Terje Fjelde has agreed to listen to nothing but David Foster on his iPod. He’s loaded the thing with over 1,200 songs produced, arranged, composed, and/or…
Dw. Dunphy
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The legend goes something like this: a young writer-turned-director is over at Universal Studios taking a tour of the facilities. He’s introduced to another young hotshot fresh off an assignment…
DJ D
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A SIMPLE GIRL WITH A DREAM I have one thing to say – RuPaul Andre Charles was an unlikely success story to say the very least. As a young drag…
Ben Wiser
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Free Phil! Phil Lesh has just released a free Soundboard recording of the Phil Lesh and Friends concert at the Warfield in San Francisco, May 13th of this year. That…
Jeff Giles
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Eric Hutchinson – Sounds Like This (2008) purchase this album (Amazon) Nine times out of 10, I’ve got to believe that a singer/songwriter who got a crucial career break from…
David Medsker
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“A butterfly flies through the forest rain And turns the wind into a hurricane…” I was playing this song at work once, and a coworker of mine walked up and…
Dave Steed
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I know I said I’d be quitting the intros for a while, but I had to put this all into perspective. I hadn’t thought about the scope of this series…
Ted Asregadoo
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Today, Americans are asked to choose which candidate best reflects our political point of view and authorize him or her (remember: Cynthia McKinney is running) to lead the country for…
John C. Hughes
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It’s a shame that U.K. synthpop duo Soft Cell became the epitome of an ’80s one-hit wonder.Á‚ While they charted with several singles overseas, “Tainted Love” was their sole American…
Popdose Staff
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Last week, we here at Popdose unveiled a contest to determine who should replace Robert Plant as the lead singer of Led Zeppelin. We’ve slimmed the choices down to a…
Ted Asregadoo
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DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE Like almost everyone in the U.S. for the past few months, I’ve been pelted with political calls, commercials, mailers, and e-mails from candidates, “concerned citizens,”…
Jeff Giles
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Get Smart (2008) Starring: Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson, Alan Arkin Director: Peter Segal purchase this DVD (Amazon) In the ’90s, the direct-to-video market was the realm of ex-stars…
Will Harris
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He’s the Devil on “Reaper,” he gave you nightmares as Leland Palmer on “Twin Peaks,” and he’s appeared in films ranging from “Bob Roberts” to “Robocop.” He’s Ray Wise, and…
Jon Cummings
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On Tuesday, citizens of California will have an opportunity to place our indelible stamp on the forward progress of civil rights in the United States. I’m not talking about the…
David Medsker
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Maximum three guesses per person per update. Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way… Below are magnified fragments of 25 album covers. Most of them are well-known albums,…
Jon Cummings
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Don Dixon may never quite achieve the lofty stature of rock and roll’s Great Men, but there’s no questioning that for nearly 40 years he’s been one of the industry’s…