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12/11/2023

Hey y’all, if you’re looking for some back issues of Pop Culture Press, our sweet friends at Waterloo Records have em! They Might be Giants, Robyn Hitchcock, Spoon, Nick Cave, New Pornographers, Shonen Knife, Supergrass, lots and lots of Austin and TX and Memphis (where P*P started out!) artists, too! Free CD sampler with each issue. Perfect stocking stuffers.

12/11/2023

One of the most unlikely pairings for a Christmas duet ever — and I absolutely adore it!

In September of 1977, Bing Crosby was finalizing his CBS Christmas special, Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas, due to be aired that December. This was just after Heroes was released, and Bowie was invited to sing "Little Drummer Boy" (which he wasn't keen on), so — in a stroke of genius — the show's music supervisors wrote "Peace On Earth" as a counterpoint to "Little Drummer Boy" — and the rest is history.

As the scene together that precedes their duet suggests, they both came from very different walks of life, but despite their obvious differences, Bing and Bowie both genuinely enjoyed the experience and praised each other afterward. Only weeks later, Bing passed away at the age of 74 before his Christmas special was even aired.

"Little Drummer Boy/Peace On Earth" wasn't released a single until 1982, five years after it was recorded, and became Bowie's fastest-selling single in the UK until that point.

Come hear more stories like this from musicians, artists, filmmakers, and photographers who collaborated with Bowie at our incredible Bowie World Fan Convention in beautiful Liverpool, UK July 26-28, 2024! Ticket and sponsor info in comments.

NEW Album “Bing Crosby’s Christmas Gems” – Out October 27th: https://bio.to/BingCrosbysChristmasGems "Bing Crosby's Christmas Gems" album brings together rar...

01/06/2022

On Episode 13 we get on the phone with Susanna Hoffs from L.A. and talk about records, plus her work with David Roback, The Bangles, Emitt Rhodes, and Matthew Sweet. We also check in with Carrie Colliton at RSD HQ and touch base with Terry Currier at in Portland, and Scott Farrell at in Minneapolis....

12/29/2021

Doesn’t seem possible! I ❤️them!

12/07/2021

Early days of Pop Culture Press and early days pre The Gourds. I loved the Picket Line Coyotes (still one of the best band names ever). There was a pretty vibrant scene in town and I'm so glad Pop Culture Press was around to chronicle it. Good times.

12/01/2021

The big Pop Culture Press Records and Pop Culture Press holiday sale is happening! 30% off all orders through Dec 10. T-shirts, P*P back issues, the black watch The End of When LPs and CDs. Quantities are limited on some items. Order the grooviness here! https://pcpstore.bigcartel.com/
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05/18/2021

Our dear sweet friend and longtime music writer, editor, and consummate fan Kent Benjamin passed away on Friday. Kent was one of the first people I met when I moved to Austin, and I remember going to visit him at the Austin Music Network studios back in the day. He was from the Deep South delta of Mississippi and Tennessee, so of course, we bonded over that, as well as The Jam and Robyn Hitchcock, and so much more. Kent worked with me on Pop Culture Press, contributing so much deep musical knowledge and insight. His articles were lengthy and full of details, and those of you who knew him would shake your head yes in agreement! Here is an interview he did with the late great Jim Dickinson, who Kent loved and respected so much. We'll be adding more of Kent's articles to the Pop Culture Press site soon, so be on the lookout. Kent, we will miss you dearly, sweet man.

Jim Dickinson: Grits, Hog Jowls, Blaze Foley, and the Birth of Psychedelia August 15, 2020 Luann Williams Feature Stories 0 By Kent H. Benjamin From Pop Culture Press, Issue 56, Spring 2003 While one would hope the legendary Memphis musician, producer, and incorrigible raconteur Jim Dickinson needs....