It’s time for another New Jack Mellowmas
Jeff Giles
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Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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Today, 4HIM joins us as we learn about Dove Awards, Alabama, and the seasonal joys of homeless adoption
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Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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It’s Babs vs. Babs in a Mellowmas Celebrity Death Match — and no one wins
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Jason Hare
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Perfect for your soul-crushing trip to the mall on this Black Friday: A rundown of a classic Top 10 from November 1983. It’s the Popdose Podcast, Episode 22: CHART ATTACK! Edition!
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Dave Lifton
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A review of Julian Velard concert last Friday at Schubas in Chicago.
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Jeff Giles
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Tim McCarver is not a singer. Dave Lifton is not a good person. Together, they helped create this column.
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Jeff Giles
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One of jazz’s most talented guitarists discusses his new album, his career, and where he’s headed next.
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Jeff Giles
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The man responsible for one of the best albums of 2011 that you’ve probably never heard.
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Jeff Giles and Matt Wardlaw
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One of Popdose’s favorite artists discusses his brilliant new album, I Recall Standing as Though Nothing Could Fall.
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Mike Heyliger and Jeff Giles
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Exploring the whip appeal of one of the most prolific hitmakers of the ’80s.
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Dave Lifton
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It’s Labor Day, and we didn’t feel like working, either. So here’s a bonus episode with more from our pal Peter Lubin.
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Jeff Giles
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Who are MyNameIsJohnMichael, and why do you need to stop what you’re doing and listen to them? Find out here.
Jason Hare
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To celebrate the twentieth episode of The Popdose Podcast, Jeff, Jason and Dave are joined by music industry veteran (and longtime Popdose supporter) Peter Lubin for a varied and fascinating discussion on the biz. Take a listen!
Jeff Giles
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In the fall of 1991, I was a high school senior, just starting to find my feet as a music writer — and as a listener, just discovering pathways into…
Popdose Staff
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Your Popdose staff gathers ’round the new Chickenfoot single and can’t help arguing about Van Halen. Again.
Jeff Giles
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The Great Gross-Off is probably my oldest Web series, and also my most infrequent, so I won’t blame any of you for not remembering that when I started it —…
Popdose Staff
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Jeff Giles: So…is Brett Ratner going to make Eddie Murphy funny again? Let us discuss. David Medsker: I saw this in front of Cowboys and Aliens (which is all sorts…
Jeff Giles
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Unless you’re an animator or a hardcore animation fan, the name “Don Hahn” may not mean much to you — but chances are, he’s had something to do with some…
Jeff Giles
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With irresistible hooks, instantly memorable melodies, and a smoke-hued tenor that suggests what might have happened if Bob Dylan and Paul Simon had a baby, Jeremy Fisher‘s music is pure…
Jason Hare
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Jeff Giles, Jason Hare and Dave Lifton finally take the heat off of mothers and focus on fathers — Jason’s dad Gary joins us for Episode 19 of The Popdose Podcast!
Jeff Giles
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Unknown (Warner Bros., 2011) Liam Neeson ass-kicked his way out of the art house and into action hero territory with Taken, and for a minute, we all thought he was…
Jeff Giles
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Hall Pass (Warner Bros., 2011) Take a promising cast full of comedic talent, give them a perfectly humorous premise, and put the directors of There’s Something About Mary behind the…
Ken Shane
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Inspired by the words of his Editor, Ken Shane launches a new column for Popdose with a declaration of principles and intent.
Jeff Giles
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American: The Bill Hicks Story (BBC, 2011) One of the sharpest, funniest comic voices of his generation, Bill Hicks never achieved the level of recognition he deserved during his too-brief…
Jeff Giles
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The Outlaw Josey Wales (Warner Bros., 1976) Clint Eastwood and the Old West go together like Adam Sandler and dick jokes, so if you aren’t a film buff or a…
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Jason Hare
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Fandom: what does it mean, who inspires it, and where will you go in its name? We have some thoughts on the subject, and you’ll hear ’em on Episode 18 of The Popdose Podcast!
Jeff Giles
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Bluegrass legend Del McCoury discusses his new album and tour with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.