Last night I had a dream “¦ of long-faded memories, and basic-cable infomercials: Voiceover: Remember”¦this? John McCain: “Who is Barack Obama?” VO: That’s right “¦ they’re the hits you’ve come…
Ben Wiser
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Its unthinkable now. A crusty old rock band packing up family and crew to play a series of concerts at the Giza Necropolis. To kick out the jams at the…
Ken Shane
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The career of a music writer certainly does have its perks. While it very often lacks in financial reward, it occasionally compensates with rewards of a more soul-satisfying sort. Last…
David Medsker
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I will not rest until Simply Red covers this song. For someone who has gotten almost as cover-friendly in his autumn years as UB40, I’m frankly surprised this hasn’t happened…
Dave Steed
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You know, I don’t rant in public too often (yeah, right), but I’ve been getting really annoyed with iTunes and my iPod lately, so I think it’s time I let…
Robert Cass
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It’s not easy being popular. I should know — some popular people told me. I could’ve asked them why it’s not easy, but I was a freshman at the time,…
Zack Dennis
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A few years ago, my dad took a vacation to Hawaii. While he was there, he tried surfing for the first time. Even though he’s a good athlete, and solid…
John C. Hughes
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Starting out as a trio called the Strutters, singer/songwriter Mark Kjeldsen along with rhythm section Bobby Irwin and Ron FranÁƒ§ois re-branded themselves as the Sinceros, trading in New Wave and…
Zack Dennis
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Violent Femmes – “Add It Up” Built to Spill – “Carry the Zero” — n n n {democracy:17} — Two weeks ago, the extraterrestrial hitchhiker Neil Young held off a…
Ted Asregadoo
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DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE The other day, I was listening to my local NPR station, and they have this weekly feature called “The Do List” where they list events…
Will Harris
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When you hear the name “Don Dixon,” you’re probably more likely to think of him in terms of his production career than for his accomplishments as a singer and songwriter…
David Medsker
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Can you feel it? It’s like an invitation to another game of Cover Me. Can you hear it? That’s the sound of me running out of bands to use in…
Scott Malchus
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Certain albums deserve to be heard outside the confines of small headphone speakers and cranked through the stereos of traveling cars speeding down the freeway.Á‚ The ’59 Sound, the sophomore…
Scott Malchus and Shaun Hamid
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This week, something new for the column: I invited my fellow TV critic, Shaun Hamid, to sit in and discuss the highly acclaimed Mad Men.Á‚ Á‚ I hope that our discussion…
Jason Hare
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In my eyes, the trick to delivering a compelling solo performance is to make each audience member feel as if they’re the only one in the room, and that with…
Molly Marinik
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BOTTOM LINE: Holmes, I stand corrected. Back in May, when the cast of All My Sons was announced and I learned that Katie Holmes would play the role of Ann…
Kelly Stitzel
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So, we’ve already discussed one of my favorite John Cusack movies, Better Off Dead. This week I thought we’d talk about the other film he did with director “Savage” Steve…
Popdose Staff
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Pico at Something Else! has a one-track mind — and that track is Keith Richards’ “Take It So Hard”; Femi Kuti’s got a new record coming out; Cahl’s Juke Joint…
Jeff Giles
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The Brighton Port Authority – Toe Jam (feat. David Byrne and Dizzee Rascal) from Unreleased (2008) Yo-Yo Ma – Here Comes The Sun (featuring James Taylor) from Songs of Joy…
Robert Cass
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Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!!!!!!! Did that sound screamy enough? Be honest. Okay, lemme try it again. Uhh-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!! Yep, that’s the one. I’ll stick with that one. Bootleg City is back! Or rather, you’re…
David Medsker
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The show must go on. Scraps may be temporarily out of action, but the rest of the Popdose staff is picking up the slack and carrying on with Name That…
Rob Smith
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(I don’t have much of an intro for this week’s CHART ATTACK! — only that today’s writer, Rob Smith, made me laugh so hard it woke up my wife in…
Bob Cashill
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George W. Bush says he is content to let history judge him. But he misunderestimated Oliver Stone, whose W. puts our departing president on the cinematic cutting board just weeks…
Taylor Long
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There are some bands whose godlike characteristics fade a bit in a live setting. Merely seeing that they’re human is enough. They have arms and legs and eyes and ears…
Taylor Long
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In their recordings, the Notwist might give off the impression of being a sleepy little electro-pop band, but don’t let that twist your notions of what their live show is…
Dw. Dunphy
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I was ready — so ready — and fired up to tear into the new AC/DC album like a grizzly bear on chubby hikers. These old guys have been cranking…
John C. Hughes
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Former Monkee Michael Nesmith closed out the ’70s in a better position than when the decade began.Á‚ After the Monkees disbanded, Nez knocked around a bit on RCA Records, scoring…
Mojo Flucke
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The Creation nailed a top 40 hit in the UK in 1966 in “Painter Man,” which featured the crazy guitar playing of Eddie Phillips, who used a violin bow on…
Scott Malchus
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The Whomobile was a 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 rustbucket my dadÁ‚ purchased in 1984. By the time I got around to driving it in 1985, its roof was covered with…