2016 was a bad year for musicians, but a good year for music books
Ronald Reagan
Why do politicians make racist comments? Because it can get them elected.
Join Popdose for a look back at three decades of Babyface’s wide-ranging influence as a singer, songwriter, and producer.
A series in which we look at once common curiosities of pop culture that don’t exist anymore, be it because of changing tastes, the fragmentation of culture, or merely the…
We look at a book the recounts the day when one man’s obsession with celebrity nearly brought down the President of the United States.
The Popdose Podcast returns with yet another show devoid of a theme, but with an added bonus – alcohol!
Join Jeff Giles, Jason Hare and Dave Lifton for a fantastic discussion about Drooling Fanaticism with special guest Steve Almond, author of the book Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life. It’s all in Episode 9 of the Popdose Podcast!
Popdose…in your ear! Join Jeff Giles, Jason Hare and Dave Lifton for another irreverent pop culture discussion — it’s Episode 2 of the Popdose Podcast!
Americans have always had a fairly violent reaction to taxes, but they aren’t inherently evil — and in her latest Numberscruncher, Ann Logue hits the Teabaggers with a cold splash of reality.
Ken Shane has emerged from those dusty crates again, and this time, he’s getting down and getting funky.
As summer draws to a close, Scott Malchus looks back on two months of time spent with his vacationing kids…and cranks the Ramones.
ItÁ¢€™s been a giggle this week watching Democrats paint Rush Limbaugh as the Á¢€Å“bloated, drug-addledÁ¢€ head of the Republican Party, as Paul Begala put it the other day. ItÁ¢€™s been…
Á¢€Å“Wow, these grapes are sour!Á¢€Á‚ A fitting epitaph for Republicans as they try to grab the spotlight to bitch and moan about Obama, the Democrats, and spending while really only…
Last night I had a dream Á¢€¦ of long-faded memories, and basic-cable infomercials: Voiceover: RememberÁ¢€¦this? John McCain: Á¢€Å“Who is Barack Obama?Á¢€ VO: ThatÁ¢€â„¢s right Á¢€¦ they’re the hits youÁ¢€â„¢ve come…
If you were a conservative back in the days of the New Deal, lobbing verbal grenades like Á¢€Å“A traitor to his classÁ¢€ at Franklin Roosevelt was as common as clearing…
I’ve been reading The Age of Reagan: A History, 1974-2008 by Sean Wilentz, and it covers historical ground that most historians don’t want to touch for a good 30 years….