After running down the best 2015 albums from classic rockers and taking a look at the rock/pop and country/rootsrecords you don’t want to miss from the past year, you’d think…
Steve Martin
Popdose Staffers Robert Ross, Ken Shane, and Dw Dunphy; and syndicated D.J. Dave “the Rave” Kapulsky take a look at the genius behind The Left Banke, who passed away mid-March 2015.
It’s the Friday Five! Shuffle through five random tracks from your library and share it with the Popdose community.
New music from Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, The Bora, Abigail Washburn, and Smallpools on “Single Play” this week!
Proof positive that Hollywood had no idea how to turn a TV show into a movie during the ’90s
Join Popdose for a look back at three decades of Babyface’s wide-ranging influence as a singer, songwriter, and producer.
Horror movies derive most of their power and enjoyment (you sicko) from a combination of novelty and surprise.The novelty: how the filmmakers will have this particular bad guy stalk and…
The target audience for the new Steve Martin box set will remember a time when ”on-demand” meant tuning into a television program at the scheduled time, or buying tickets to…
PBS premieres a fascinating look at the life of television icon, Johnny Carson.
“The Big Year” may not be a laugh riot, but it’s better than you’d think.
Where does the time go? SERIOUSLY, WHERE DID THE PAST WEEK GO? Let’s find out together as we collectively experience a Box Office Flashback to January 9, 1992.
In which Bob Lefsetz tells of his attempt to teach his mother how to use her newfangled Apple gizmos.
Popdose.com delves into “Walk Away Renee” to discuss that rare bird, the unrequited love song.
What made Johnny Carson the late-night king? Scott Malchus takes a look in his review of a new box of Tonight Show episodes.
Scott Malchus falls in love with Los Angeles and Steve Martin’s “L.A. Story”
I’m not gonna lie, I was shocked to find out that Alabama actually played concerts outside of Alabama….that is, at least one time in Salt Lake City where they played…
Before Zach Galifianakis was Between Two Ferns John Candy was “between two pillows.” Kelly Stitzel explores the soundtrack to the John Hughes classic Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
As a disastrous new show stumbles toward Broadway and “Glee” rebounds from its worst episode, can issues of religious belief inspire decent musical theatre? Jon Cummings has his doubts.
Is the YouTube sensation known as Fred the new Pee-Wee Herman, or a harbinger of hell on earth? Pete Chianca knows the answer.
In his career, Rob Paulsen has voiced a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, an Animaniac, a genetically modified mouse with a Cockney accent, and a Butt Ugly Martian©. You’ve got to admit, the guy’s got range…
There is a new Harry Potter movie out this week, which millions of fans are extremely excited about, even though theyÁ¢€â„¢ve all read the books and know exactly whatÁ¢€â„¢s going…
With the first six months of 2009 on the books, the Popdose staff has once again huddled up, made a list of its favorite albums of the year (so far), and laid ’em all out for you (with mp3s!).
If, upon hearing the news that Steve Martin has a banjo album, you have an image of Martin in overalls and a straw hat displaying a novice’s banjo-picking skills while…
Although released in late 1977, the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack would be impossible to ignore for much of 1978, with the Bee Gees’ “Night Fever” and “Stayin’ Alive,” as well…
You know what I miss? Novelty songs. Not just the typical “Weird Al” parodies, but wholly original works that slipped into the mainstream and became pop hits. Even crap like…