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…
Jon Cummings
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There’s a faction of music fans out there who are annoyed by Ray LaMontagne, and it’s not too difficult to understand why. Here’s a guy who refuses to behave like…
Kelly Stitzel
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This week’s post comes to you by request from my friend Dan. I’ve actually been wanting to write about Summer School (1987) for a while, but just managed to find…
Robert Cass
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You get what you deserve, Big Star fans, so here are the rest of the tracks from the 2000 bootleg “What’s Goin’ Ahn.” The “rough mixes” of songs from Radio…
Popdose Staff
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Our pals at MusicHelpWeb issue their monthly dispatch from the industry front lines; Jeff Giles helps Rotten Tomatoes count down Clint Eastwood’s 10 best-reviewed directorial efforts; Springsteen cancels his annual…
Scott Malchus
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Badly Drawn Boy – Thunder Road from Uncut Magazine Bruce Springsteen Tribute Volume 1(2003) The Knack – Don’t Look Back from Get the Knack (remastered edition) (1979/2002) John Hiatt –…
Jason Hare
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Howdy, everybody!Á‚ Happy Halloween!Á‚ Between Tina Turner’s hair and Eddie Money’s face, it’s quite a scary week here at CHART ATTACK!Á‚ Take a look back at what singles were topping…
Bob Cashill
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Chances are you’ve already missed Halloween. No, not the carving of the pumpkins or the trick-or-treating, which I’ll feel less foolish doing when I bring my daughter. (I’m a sucker…
Popdose Staff
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SCENE I. A cavern. In the middle, a boiling cauldron. Thunder. Enter the three Witches first witch: Thrice the brinded cat hath mew’d. second witch: Thrice and once the hedge-pig…
Jon Cummings
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Doesn’t it seem like just a decade since the protagonists of our current national melodrama began taking the stage? John McCain announced his candidacy on David Letterman — only to…
Dw. Dunphy
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Yup, yours truly is taking a week off to get all his ducks in a row. Have you ever tried getting ducks in a row? Damn buggers won’t stand still…
John C. Hughes
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Richard Jobson and Stuart Adamson founded Scottish punk band the Skids in 1977 – and if that second name sounds familiar, it’s probably because you know Adamson’s more famous combo,…
Mojo Flucke
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Gather ’round the fire, kids–at least if you’re in upstate New York, which got slammed with 20 inches of snow in places, even though the calendar alleges it’s still October–and…
Scott Malchus
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Birthday wishes: I’ve never given much credence to the old “make a wish and blow out the candles” bit simply because most of my wishes, my birthday wishes, never came…
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…
Popdose Staff
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“When the Count saw my face, his eyes blazed with a sort of demonaic fury, and he suddenly made a grab at my throat. I drew away, and his hand…
Taylor Long
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For women who want to make it in the all too male-dominated music industry – and music journalism in particular – writer Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna is an inspiration. Her name has…
Ben Wiser
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The Gospel of Bob I’ve known some pretty serious Bob Dylan fans. They’ll talk at length about the merits of underappreciated albums like Street Legal and Self Portrait. They’ll travel…
Ken Shane
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When I was in my early 20s, I worked for a major concert promoter here in New Jersey. I recall that each time I walked into his office, I would…
Jeff Giles
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Ry Cooder – The UFO Has Landed (2008) purchase this album (Amazon) It’s a hundred degrees in the shade, easy, and you’ve been hiding from the worst of the heat…
David Medsker
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Sometimes, it”™s not whom you know, but whom you call family. The interwebs are not very forthcoming about the origins and chart history of Boogie Box High, the nom de…