Two Canadian artists back to back? Hey, don’t blame me. Blame Paul Myers. If you happened to check out the comments in last week’s column, you might’ve seen the entry…
Clay Franks
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[Taylor’s note: My friend Clay makes the best mixes of anyone I know. He’s also one of the best writers I know. His words are fluid and natural, with a…
Ted Asregadoo
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It seems every four years Ralph Nader surfaces as a presidential candidate to remind progressives, and even some libertarians, why our system of government is rigged, why we’re getting screwed,…
Jon Cummings
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At first glance, the video for Al Jarreau’s 1984 single “After All” seems simple enough. Jarreau sings on a soundstage “rooftop” while a pair of dancers interpret the song’s romantic…
Jeff Giles
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We may scoff at his constantly smiling public persona — not to mention vintage bits of ’80s cheese like the “Mornin’” video — but anyone who tries to deny Al…
Jason Hare
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“They live to talk about crap!” I’ll admit it: I was quite puzzled when I received an e-mail from Dave Lifton, pop culture writer extraordinaire and the creator of the…
Robert Cass
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I’ll get to the cyborgs in a second, but before I do, I need to mention one last thing in regard to Wesley Snipes — in my three February posts…
Dw. Dunphy
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The dichotomy between artist and the art is often easily reconciled by the public. In music, artists of all religious persuasions exist, yet their choice of faith doesn’t negatively affect…
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Scott Malchus
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Quarterlife, a show I praised back in January, premiered on NBC this past Tuesday. It was anything but a success for the network or the show’s producers; in fact, NBC…
DJ D
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I’m DJ D from Retro Remixes, and this is my shiny new column, fresh out of the bubble wrap. Pop! Pop! Pop! This feature, a spin-off of my blog, will…
Jason Zingale
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Much like the stupid redneck protagonist of Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Will Ferrell’s latest sports comedy, Semi-Pro, revolves entirely around a paper-thin character that’s supposed to be…
David Medsker
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Penelope made its debut at the Toronto Film Festival. The 2006 Toronto Film Festival. Not a good sign that the movie has languished this long without being released. The story…
Jason Zingale
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For those that aren’t completely sick and tired of trashy melodramas centered on Queen Elizabeth (I and II), director Justin Chadwick takes a slightly different approach with The Other Boleyn…
Molly Marinik
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BOTTOM LINE: In the Heights is the first musical I’ve seen in a long time that has something for everyone. It’s original and provocative without being whiny, and the music,…
Jeff Giles
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Peter Case – Entella Hotel from The Man With The Blue Postmodern Fragmented Neo-Traditionalist Guitar (1989) Badfinger – Dear Angie from Magic Christian Music (1970) R.E.M. – At My Most…
David Medsker
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If you know me, then you know that I loves me some Duran Duran. Even when they make an album as unlistenable as Liberty, Pop Trash or Red Carpet Massacre…
Scraps
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Hey everybody. Welcome to the eighth week of Name That Tune at Popdose. Let’s get the rules out of the way first: The Rules (subject to modification in future games):…
The Chartburn Panel
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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/j-zRFrm0HEM” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Mainstream Rock: INXS, “Suicide Blonde” (1990) John: I was always appreciative of INXS for holding X back until 1990 so I could accurately say…
Bob Cashill
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It’s fitting that Chicago 10, a Roadside Attractions release, is opening February 29. It’s a weird, once-every-four-years day, and Chicago 10 is a weird, out-of-time movie. Here we have a…
Jon Cummings
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To no one’s surprise, Republicans this week trotted out what promises to be one of their primary lines of attack against Barack Obama in the fall, should he win the…
John C. Hughes
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She’s Edwina Monsoon’s idea of God and for a short time in the ’70s, a lot of European pop fans felt the same way. Detroit native Suzi Quatro blasted onto…
Mojo Flucke
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Semi-obscure guitarist Brewer Phillips died in 1999. His playing was a key element of Hound Dog Taylor and the Houserockers, the legendary band that launched Alligator Records, one of the…
Scott Malchus
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In the autumn of 1981, the band Journey released the multi-platinum album Escape. At the same time, I began sixth grade, entering my second year in an “advanced study program”…
Jeff Giles
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Various Artists – Largo (1998) purchase this album Before telling you how much I love this album, and how I’ve hung onto it since stumbling across it in a used…
Dw. Dunphy
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After suffering many years with major ailments, Larry Norman died on Sunday. As a member of People in the late ’60s, he introduced the world to the concept of Christian…
Dw. Dunphy
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Eric Clapton – guitar, vocals Steve Winwood – Hammond organ, guitar, vocals Chris Stainton – keyboards Willie Weeks – bass Ian Thomas – drums I’m convinced that any great concert…
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John C. Hughes
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Ah, Thomas Dolby. No, please don’t instantly yell “SCIENCE!” Yes, he’s primarily pigeonholed as a one-hit wonder, with “She Blinded Me With Science” still getting played nearly daily on ’80s…
Taylor Long
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It’s a damn good thing that Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova won an Oscar for their song from the independent picture Once, if only because it means they have something…
Zack Dennis
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There’s a certain art to crafting a great movie trailer that is sort of a scale model of the art of crafting the advertised movie itself. Often a trailer contains…
John C. Hughes
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It’s strange that Flesh & Blood, the most critically reviled Roxy Music LP (Rolling Stone said it was “such a shockingly bad Roxy Music record that it provokes a certain…