If at first you don’t succeed … fail a second time.Á‚ Third time’s the charm! That twist on two hoary old clichés pretty much sums up the long struggle of…
David Medsker
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Was last week’s quiz one born of frustration? Sorry, sometimes I just can’t help it. Did I just give you a clue to one of the album covers in this…
Ted Asregadoo
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The current breathless “Sarah Palin Watch” going on in the mainstream and not-so-mainstream media is one of those political phenomena where the accuracy of her claims doesn’t really matter to…
Popdose Staff
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Dire Straits – “Skateaway” Melanie Safka – “Brand New Key” — n n n {democracy:12} — Last week, Zack and Placebo won your pity, taking 64% of the votes cast.Á‚ …
Ted Asregadoo
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DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE After hurricane Gustav, I was deluged with a few emails from the American Red Cross asking for donations (both monetary and otherwise) to help out…
Will Harris
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Before I start talking about the Baltimore-based power pop band known as Splitsville, I should let them start talking…and I’ll do so by offering up the very first track from…
Jeff Giles
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Dear Everyone Who Ever Said I’d Never Amount to Anything: Suck it. Do you see what I have here? You do? Let me spell it out for you anyway: I…
Jason Hare
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Hi, everybody! Would you like to play a game? It’s a horrible game, really, but it’s been ages since Jeff and I have played it. In fact, it’s never actually…
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Scott Malchus
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Two of the most pleasant surprises of the late summer have been a pair of new comedy series: Z Rock on IFC and Gavin & Stacey on BBC America. They…
Robert Cass
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My girlfriend, Aimiee, and I finally returned from China on August 24. It was a few days earlier than we expected, thanks to a summer wind that came blowing in…
Kelly Stitzel
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Well, hello, Popdose! My name’s Kelly and I’m the new kid on the block. A few of you might know me as the writer of the almost-defunct blog Looking at…
Molly Marinik
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Rent, the most uplifting/most depressing musical of the ’90s, will close this Sunday, September 7, after more than 5,100 performances on Broadway. Although it’s time for the now culturally dated…
Jeff Giles
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Robyn – Konichiwa Bitches from Robyn (2008) Charlie Parker – My Little Suede Shoes from Talkin’ Bird (1999) Billy Pilgrim – Lady of the Mist from Bloom (1995) Jeff Beck…
Jon Cummings
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Dw.: Well, John McCain is in a pickle now, isn’t he? Last week he chose a running mate that would satisfy certain weak sectors of his ticket – the Christian…
Scraps
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Hi everyone — Brian Ibbott here from the Coverville radio show/podcast here with the twenty-eighth edition of Name That Tune. Scraps was generous enough to offer me the chance to…
Beau Dure
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Welcome back to another edition of CHART ATTACK!, everyone! Sick of the ’90s? Sick of the ’80s? Sick of … uh … the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s, 1970, 1971, and…
Jeff Giles
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Pete Seeger: The Power of Song purchase this DVD (Amazon) You need to see this movie. He’s happily existed on the outskirts of the pop culture landscape for the last…
Michael Fortes
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Standing inside the Knockout in San Francisco’s Mission district late on a Wednesday night, August 27, 2008, I couldn’t help but feel a sense of déjÁƒ vu. I know I’ve…
Dw. Dunphy
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Multiple choice time on Popdose, kids. Make sure that pencil is a #2 and don’t forget to fill your circles completely. Your future depends on how you do on this…
John C. Hughes
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Anyone who’s ever worked at a record store that buys and sells used CDs can tell you what titles they see over and over again.Á‚ Jagged Little Pill, Cracked Rear…
Mojo Flucke
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Garage-rockin’ record-collector recidivists will call this one an easy layup, but most U.S. rock fans living outside that niche fraternity are (probably blissfully) unaware that the Dutch rock band Golden…
Scott Malchus
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Maybe it’s the fall, or the fact that I’m missing the fall, but every September my heart starts to feel the season change as if it were turning from blood…
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…
Jon Cummings
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Dw. Dunphy: Yes! I have been waiting for this all week: Palin Time! Do you think they’ll do the Dead Parrot sketch? Maybe even … the Cheese Shop?! I can’t…
Jon Cummings
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Amie Miriello, I Came Around (BellaSonic/Jive/Zomba) purchase this album (Amazon) The current boomlet of female singer-songwriters hasn’t yet spawned a Lilith Fair revival, but you can just feel one coming…
Ben Wiser
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Hi Kids. Welcome to post #7 of Test of the Boomerang. I’m glad the Popdose crew have decided to keep me around. The weekly Popdose beer busts have been great….
DJ D
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SHE’S A MODERN GIRL (na na na na na) Back in the neon-colored days of the ’80s, Sheena Easton ruled the Adult Contemporary charts with a well-manicured fist. Sheena first…
Ken Shane
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Brian Wilson – That Lucky Old Sun purchase this album (Amazon) “Genius is the ability to make something very complex seem very simple.” There goes my lead. Brian Wilson speaks…
David Medsker
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“Awwwww, yeah! I see a real woman, I need to grab her, she busts out yodelin’”¦“ There is just no better way to open a song than that. In 1988,…
Dave Steed
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Last week’s E.G. Daily track reminded me of bar trivia with my buddies, so I thought I’d expand that into an intro. For a good three years, Wednesday was the…