So last week in the comments, Amy asked if I ever hit up any charts from the ’70s. As I mentioned, I don’t often because I’m more familiar with songs…
Darren Robbins
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If you guys are anything at all like me, you were sad to see Rock & Roll Jeopardy go off the air before you were personally able to administer a…
Darren Robbins
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During my quest to find a new label home for my upcoming CD, I figured it would be beneficial to pass along some of the things IÁ¢€â„¢ve learned in the…
Darren Robbins
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I was such a wee lad when the first Boston album came out in 1976 that I remember little else from the time, but I distinctly remember how much an…
Jason Hare
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Well, howdy again, folks, and welcome back to another not-so-exciting wusspedition! (I just made that word up!) Today’s another one of my favorites from the early ’80s! America – You…
Darren Robbins
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I dig Snow Patrol. There, I said it. I liked Snow Patrol back when they were just an Irish band getting some BBC airplay for their first album. In hindsight,…
John C. Hughes
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Live from the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport Men’s Restroom, it’s Senator Larry Craig’s Dance Machine! “Good evening, everyone. Let’s get this party started with a big favorite where I’m from…The…
John C. Hughes
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I’ve said it a few times before…don’t get me started gushing about The Human League’s Dare, quite possibly my favorite album of the ’80s. No matter how many times a…
Scott Malchus
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It took us awhile, but Sophie and I finally completed “Charlotte’s Web” tonight. Ironically, I leafed through “The Elements of Style” (3rd Edition) by William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White…
Jeff Giles
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Nothing wrong in Blog-land, folks:at least not here:at least not that I’m aware of. I just kinda ran out of time this weekend, for everything, and wasn’t able to pull…
Jeff Giles
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Oasis – D’You Know What I MeanThe Innocence Mission – My Sisters Return from IrelandZZ Top – Woke Up With WoodThe Supernaturals – It Doesn’t Matter Any MoreBeach Boys –…
Darren Robbins
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(what are you lookin’ at?) Today being Friday, I figured IÁ¢€â„¢d keep things a little light and pay props to one of the good guys. My buddy Jeff over at…
Jeff Giles
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Watch the new Willie Wisely video, starring the always-lovely Jenna Fischer: Pitchfork interviews Daryl Hall, and the results are fascinating; MamaPop links to a compilation of Alex Trebek’s saltier moments;…
Jeff Giles
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Here it is: The song that killed the power ballad. There were bands who had hits with power ballads after Steelheart killed the genre to death with “I’ll Never Let…
Jeff Giles
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If it’s Friday, it must be Bootleg City Á¢€” and this week, our show comes to us courtesy of our good friend Old Davy, who had the foresight to record…
Jason Hare
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1984, you never fail to disappoint me. Here are the songs topping the charts on August 25, 1984! 10. If Ever You’re In My Arms Again – Peabo Bryson Amazon…
John C. Hughes
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The tail end of the ’80s saw a small explosion of female-fronted jangle-pop bands from the UK like The Sundays, Transvision Vamp and The Darling Buds cut a psychedelic, sugary…
Scott Malchus
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Inspiration comes at you from all places. Sometimes it is the actions of another person, sometimes it is the encouraging words from a friend or loved one. And sometimes, inspiration…
Darren Robbins
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When youÁ¢€â„¢re young, you have the whole world in front of you. There is hope, potential, and innocence in healthy supply. Of course, most of us donÁ¢€â„¢t realize (or appreciate)…
Jeff Giles
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Criminy, it’s already the 22nd? I’ve still got a list of power ballads a mile long. Where did the time go? Well, I promised some controversial picks, so here’s one…
Darren Robbins
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For me, Á¢€Å“Help!Á¢€ was the album that showed the Beatles to be outgrowing their teenybopper days (for lack of a better term) and heading very quickly toward the groundbreaking experimentation…
Jeff Vrabel
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What were you doing in 1986? If you were a suburban kid with access to a radio or MTV, you were experiencing the dawn of rap as a commercial force…
Jeff Giles
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Pseudosix – Pseudosix (2007)purchase this album (Sonic Boom) Review by Matt Keeley Pseudosix is a band out of Portland Á¢€” apparently, they started as a one-piece, but grew into a…
Jeff Giles
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Last Friday’s Matt Nathanson-themed Power Ballad post has got me flashing back to my introduction to his music Á¢€” which, unsurprisingly, coincided with my introduction to one of the Girls…
Jeff Giles
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Any month-long discussion about power balladry would be incomplete without some mention of today’s pack of melodic rockers. Night Ranger did, after all, help bring the power ballad to the…
Jason Hare
4 Min Read
Welcome back! It’s time for yet another spelunking expedition to the depths of wussitude! Karla Bonoff – Personally (download) As you know, it’s not often that we cover the Ladies…
Jeff Giles
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I’ve received a lot of wonderfully unexpected links in my time, but this one, I think, makes me happiest of all.
Jeff Giles
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[Jefito’s Note: She’s been a critic’s darling for most of her career, but the public at large has always been mostly unaware of Sam Phillips’ music, which is why I…
Jeff Giles
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Speaking of John Kalodner John Kalodner, here’s a band he entered in the American power-ballad sweepstakes at exactly the right moment. We all like to think of David Coverdale (and…
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