Tuneage And Telly: When Music & TV Collide!

By Mandy Mullins and Jaime Sparrowhawk

Nothing like syndicated sound and vision on the small screen!

TV careers certainly haven’t killed radio stars; they often spawn them, and vice-versa. Myriad meldings of tune and telly set the scene for pop-preoccupied music mavens Mandy and Jaime, whose latest dispatch promises to be their longest, most eclectic and giddily madcap yet. Do not adjust your sets!

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One Crazy Summer With Garbo’s Daughter

By Kristin Messina, Mandy Mullins, and Jaime Sparrowhawk

It’s been a few months since we’ve been graced with a Popcast from Garbo’s Daughter, and it just wasn’t the same around here without them. Their in-depth knowledge and genuine love of music is always a treat to witness.

But they’ve been super busy! Since last time we heard from them, they’ve played lots of shows and recorded a brand new song called “Summer’s Gone,” which we are proud to feature first right here at Popshifter. They will also have a 4-song cassette released on Burger Records later this year, so keep checking the band’s MySpace page for details.

They also haven’t lost their magic touch in picking the best songs you’ve never heard. In this issue’s summerfull Popcast, the three ladies from Garbo’s Daughter discuss their favorite summer songs and why they love them so much. Be sure to stay tuned until the end to hear their fab new tune, “Summer’s Gone.” (And see if you can identify all the movie quotes!)
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Before They Were Famous: Top Ten Artists Formerly Known As. . .

By Kristin Messina, Mandy Mullins, and Jaime Sparrowhawk

Fresh from their stint at Will’s Pub with Quintron in Orlando, Florida, the three sassy lasses from Garbo’s Daughter share ten tantalizing tales of celebrities who were famous before they were famous. Read on and you’ll see what we mean.
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Acid Leaves No Trace: Ten Morbid Melodies from Garbo’s Daughter

By Kristin Messina, Mandy Mullins, and Jaime Sparrowhawk

This issue, the lovely ladies from Garbo’s Daughter share their favorite songs about death, including car crashes, motorbike crashes, violent beatings, and getting poisoned!
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Ten Instruments Of Evil: Popshifter’s Horror Movie Picks (And Five To Avoid)

With Less Lee Moore and Megashaun

Here are our ten horror movie picks for this issue of Popshifter. We’ve tried to keep the Popcast as spoiler-free as possible so as not to ruin your enjoyment of any of these great movies. And in order to avoid playing favorites, we’ve listed them in alphabetical order.

We’ve also got the scoop on five movies that we wish we hadn’t watched, even in part.

And don’t forget to check out “Five More Instruments Of Evil,” too.
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A Conversation With The Cowsills

By Mandy Mullins and Jaime Sparrowhawk
(with lots of help from Paul Cowsill!)

Susan, Paul, and Bob Cowsill

The Cowsills are one of the foremost musical families in pop history. Brothers Barry, Bill, Bob, and John formed the group in 1965. Joined by their mother, Barbara (aka “Mini-Mom”), they recorded their self-titled debut album in 1967 and achieved their first hit, “The Rain, The Park and Other Things” (#2). A short time later, brother Paul and sister Susan (the youngest Cowsill) rounded out the lineup. With unparalleled harmonies soaring above an infectious bubblegum beat, The Cowsills went on to release a slew of LPs and singles, including the top ten hits “Indian Lake” (#10, 1968) and “Hair” (#2, 1969), and served as the inspiration for the popular television show The Partridge Family before disbanding in 1972.
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It’s A Family Affair: Top Ten Musical Siblings from Garbo’s Daughter

By Mandy Mullins and Jaime Sparrowhawk

The Garbo’s Daughter Popcast on Top Ten 45s from last issue was such a blast, we asked them to do another one. This time around, it’s their list of Top Ten Musical Siblings, plus an honorable mention featuring The Brady Bunch. Enjoy!
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The Geeks Shall Inherit The Jokes: Cinematic Titanic

“If they could give him plastic surgery,
you think they could’ve fixed the scar on his hand?”

For those of us who were Mystery Science Theater 3000 fans, the new riffing-over-bad-movies venture of Joel Hodgson (and original cast members Trace Beaulieu, Frank Conniff, Mary Jo Pehl, and J. Elvis Weinstein) is like the second coming of Crow T. Robot.
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Brave and Vogue in a Zone of Clones: Top Ten 45s from Garbo’s Daughter

Intro by Less Lee Moore

Garbo’s Daughter call themselves the “last of the rock and roll innocents.” Their music is as sweet and delightful as they are.
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