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Popdose Flashback ’91: R.E.M., “Out of Time”
It’s not often that a band releases two solid albums in the same week — twenty years apart. But such a gesture is just all in a day’s work for R.E.M. Tomorrow, the Athens,
Read More »CD Review: R.E.M., “Collapse Into Now”
With a new R.E.M. album in hand, Annie Zaleski tackles the difficult task of assessing the latest offering by her favorite band
Read More »CD Review: Ride, “Nowhere: 20th Anniversary Edition”
Britpop lovers will be intrigued to hear about the 20th-anniversary reissue of the seminal Ride album Nowhere. Annie Zaleski dips into the contents of the set
Read More »Popdose Flashback ’91: Material Issue, “International Pop Overthrow”
When Material Issue front man Jim Ellison committed suicide in June of 1996, the act was sharp and sudden. The 32-year-old wasn’t a stereotypical grunge sad-sack. He was an anachronistic rock vocalist who sported
Read More »Bootleg City: Ride in Cambridge, March ’91
Last week in Bootleg City, it was discovered that Mayor Cass had gone missing after what appeared to be a New Year’s Eve celebration in his office. The only clue to his whereabouts was
Read More »Bootleg City: The House of Love in Amsterdam, April ’90
The mayor’s office in Bootleg City was completely dark as I cracked open the door. “Thank God,” I thought to myself. I had absentmindedly left my Cure reissues there before Christmas and was hoping
Read More »Bootleg City: Elastica in Europe, 1994-’95
Greetings, citizens of Bootleg City. It’s an honor being the first female interim mayor of this fair ‘burg. But perhaps you’re wondering how I snagged this plush gig. No no no, it’s nothing like
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