Jeffrey Luppino-Esposito EDITORSunday Question 9/7After spending the last 2 hours watching The Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget (I watched it twice in a row), I can't help the fact that I have Full House and the Olsen Twins stuck in my head. So I come bearing the innocence-shaking question of the week: Watching the crack squad of Uncle Jesse, Joey Gladstone, and Danny Tanner, the American publ...
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Hot Posts of the Week Pseudo Silent Sunday Mix 9/7
Adele @ Webster Hall 9/3
Stelios Phili EDITORStop punching me, Amy Winehouse! And you, Duffy, stop being so damn...boring. Oh Adele? Please keep being the talented, witty, brit that you are. Out of all the soulful songstresses to come out of England this year, Adele is a dozen cuts above the rest. Her vocal style is eclectic. In certain songs, we hear a voice that is akin to that of a mighty black woman; in others, the...
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Mini Midnight Madness Mix 9/5
Stelios Phili EDITORMadness is not a state of being - it's a lifestyle. Here at PopSense, we give you the daily dose of everything - youtube, quote of the day, word of the day, and so on and so forth. Well here's your daily overdose of madness!! Eat it and weep. First on the m-list (the mad-list) is a Kooks cover of an MGMT classic, "Kids," and it is a maddeningly acoustic interpretation of a m.
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M.I.A. done being M.I.A.?
Meriam Raouf STAFF WRITEROh boy do I feel like Gretchen Wieners. Aside from the fact that I’m neglecting homework, and that I’m about to contribute to gossip, my father is the inventor of toaster strudel. As much as I would like to refrain from the lowly act of gossip, I can’t, for the life of me find a reliable source for the news I have just heard. And rather than give up and neglect the
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Mini Midnight Madness Mix 9/2
Stelios Phili EDITORGreat Tapioca of Tunisia! It's midnight and the madness is here too stay! On that note, who here remembers Jo Jo? According to Perez Hilton, she is already a "has-been" at the ripe age of 17. Well, call me Curly, but I think I've just stumbled upon some easy celeb madness. And to think, it's not even about Amy Winehouse! Fortunately, Grizzly Bear, or rather, 1/4 of Grizzly B..
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Ra Ra Riot = Cellolin Love-Explosion
Stelios Phili EDITOR When cello and violin, the two most unloved instruments of 5th grade band class (besides the oboe), unite with indie-pop, something strange and beautiful happens. Such is the case with Ra Ra Riot. The incorporation of these two instruments adds a pleasant and refined twist to each song and, if I had any say in it, wine, cheese, and mustaches would be sold at each of their c...
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Hot Posts of the Week Pseudo Silent Sunday Mix 8/31
Jeffrey Luppino-Esposito EDITORSunday QuestionIn PopSense's earlier days, we bothered ourselves with petty battles against the mindlessly popular Disney Channel band, "The Jonas Brothers". Today we feel that we have matured a bit (cough), but we still can't help but return to a question at the heart of our struggle with these celebrity super powers. Were the fans of the Backstreet Boys and NSyn...
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Department of Eagles = Me, All Piggy-Like
Stelios Phili EDITOR Everything even remotely related to Grizzly related makes me squeal like a little piggy on its birthday. Department of Eagles is the side project of Daniel Rossen (1/4 of Grizzly Bear). Their third album, In Ear Park, will be released on October 7th, but the tracks that have been released so far (downloads below) hint at a masterpiece. They are incredibly gorgeous and haun...
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Mini Midnight Madness Mix 8/25
Stelios Phili EDITORLet the madness consume you! Watch this video, then realize modern clothing is outdated. The 80's are back, buy a white suit. Now take the suit off. Actually, take off all your clothes, because MGMT relentlessly brings the sex - "Boogie Down" or boogie the hell on out of here. Next up is a new track by Bloc Party, who has just released an album via the internet for a madly r...
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Mini Midnight Madness Mix 8/20
Call Stephen Hawking, Oasis has traveled through time! By the magic of a lack of innovativeness, Oasis has put out a new single but has managed to remain in 1995! Now that's what I call midnight madness. Also here's some other tunes to keep you up with us.Oasis - The Shock of the Lightening.mp3Peter Bjorn and John - Inland Empire.mp3Dead Confederate - The Rat.mp3Jem - On Top of the World.mp3---...
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Hot Posts of the Week Pseudo Silent Sunday Mix 8/17
Jeff Luppino-Esposito EDITORSunday QuestionOccasionally on the "Pokemon" television series, Ash Ketchum would pass up opportunities to catch extremely rare Pokemon in favor of allowing them to roam free and be left alone in their natural habitat. This usually caused the average 10-year-old viewer to curse wildly with disappointment. Realistically, these decisions were incredibly ironic consider...
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John Denver- The Vocal Stylings of a Stoner Jesus: Mini Midnight Madness Mix 8/13
Jeff Luppino-Esposito and Ali Starzyk EDITORSYou want some mother effin Midnight Madness?!? It's John Denver BITCH! Way before P. Diddy was Puff Daddy, this mofo was puffin the magic dragon like Snoop Dizzle gettin' Rocky Mountain High. Screw the Pineapple Express, just Take Me Home Country Road cause I'm Leaving On A Jet Plane and I'm never comin down. Oh yeah, and he sounds like what Jesus wo...
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Mini Midnight Madness Mix 8/11
Stelios Phili EDITORWelcome children of the night. Brace yourself for Lykke Li's new single "Breaking It Up," especially if you're going to watch the music video, because this woman dances like a crack-whore-mime if I've ever seen one. Next up is a track by Spiritualized, a band that I deem highly advanced, not for their indie-grunge sound, but because their website is modeled after a pharmacy..
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