Pop Culture Beast News Updates

This year of 2025 marks 50 since the untimely passing of Pete Ham, co-founder and lead songwriter for power pop legends Badfinger. At the end of April, Yesterday & Today ... Read More The post Album Review: Pete Ham- Acoustic appeared first on Pop Culture Beast. Read more »

I am a sucker for the “hey-look-at-that-thing-from-a-thing-I-know” model that pop culture museums thrive on. I knew of artifacts I wanted to see going into the National Comedy Center, and assumed ... Read More The post Trip Report: National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York appeared first on Pop Culture Beast. Read more »

The Fixx are one of those odd groups that found more success here in America than in their native Britain. Sort of the reverse career path of Sparks, for example. ... Read More The post Concert Review: The Fixx, Ludlow Garage, Cincinnati, OH appeared first on Pop Culture Beast. Read more »

The Criterion Collection have been announcing some great titles these last few months. Though in this month of April, they’ve decided to add a newer movie to the collection in ... Read More The post Blu Ray Review: Anora (2024)- Criterion Collection appeared first on Pop Culture Beast. Read more »

There was a time, long ago when musical acts gained attention via a well-made or clever video. Before that, airplay on a radio station in a big market got the ... Read More The post Album Review- Adèle Castillon, “Crèvecoeur” appeared first on Pop Culture Beast. Read more »

While many a Scottish band has come and gone and come back again (The Bluebells, Aztec Camera Del Amitri, and so on), Deacon Blue has quietly soldiered on. Originally formed ... Read More The post Album Review- Deacon Blue, “The Great Western Road” appeared first on Pop Culture Beast. Read more »

Featured image source Welcome to my newest series, “Unlikely Venues.” This series will take a look at nonstandard concert locations across the United States, including how they came to be ... Read More The post Unlikely Venues: Lakewood Civic Auditorium appeared first on Pop Culture Beast. Read more »

In the world of progressive metal, one of the genre’s most celebrated bands is Crimson Glory. Just recently, Cherry Red released a set devoted to the band. The set, The ... Read More The post Album Review: Crimson Glory- The Roadrunner Years appeared first on Pop Culture Beast. Read more »

Now a little over fifty years since the release of their debut album, the Residents have released their latest album. The new album, Doctor Dark, is the band’s first proper ... Read More The post Album Review: The Residents- Doctor Dark appeared first on Pop Culture Beast. Read more »

How Blossoms haven’t had a bigger career, particularly in their native Britain, is quite a mystery. Like fellow twenty-teens band The Vaccines, this lot has made loads of great records ... Read More The post Album Review- Blossoms, “Gary” appeared first on Pop Culture Beast. Read more »