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Anthony’s Yard Sale: Serj Tankian, “Elect The Dead”

Anthony Hansen March 16, 2010 2

It seems only appropriate, in the wake of ex-System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian’s newly released Elect the Dead Symphony, that the next album in my lineup of bargain bin also-rans should be

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CD Review: David Bowie, “A Reality Tour” (with Gail Ann Dorsey interview)

Anthony Hansen February 26, 2010 1

Though I’ve been a Bowie fan for just about as long as I’ve been a sentient human being (thanks, Dad!), I’ve only seen him live once and it was on this tour. My favorite

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The Friday Mixtape: 2/19/10

Anthony Hansen February 19, 2010 1

That’s right, I put a song of my own in there. Julee Cruise – Questions In A World Of Blue from The Voice Of Love (1993) Portishead – Plastic from Third (2008) Radiohead –

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Anthony’s Yard Sale: Carlos Santana, “Blues for Salvador”

Anthony Hansen January 26, 2010 5

So there I was, all set to review a genuinely decent album for once (don’t worry, I’ll get around to it soon enough), when it was brought to my attention that it’s been a

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Anthony’s Yard Sale: Whitesnake, “Whitesnake”

Anthony Hansen January 11, 2010 9

Oh. Hello, Whitesnake CD. How’ve you been? Yes, it has been a long time… (Oh Fuck.) Me? Oh, I’ve been fine, I guess. Can’t complain, you know? That Frank Zappa CD I bought along

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Anthony’s Yard Sale: Les Georges Leningrad, “Deux Hot Dogs Moutarde Chou”

Anthony Hansen January 4, 2010 2

Being a bit of an album fetishist (as many dyed-in-the-wool music geeks are, I imagine), I’m no stranger to occasional impulse purchase – especially if it’s cheap. Here in my hometown of Montréal, we

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CD Review: Lou Reed, “Legendary Hearts” and “New Sensations”

Anthony Hansen November 9, 2009 6

Though he doesn’t get much love here at Popdose, Lou Reed has earned a spot in many of rock and roll’s hardest hearts. A whole generation of New York musicians grew up with him,

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CD Review: Rammstein, “Liebe Ist Für Alle Da”

Anthony Hansen October 23, 2009 6

(Note: As a show of solidarity with his teutonic brethren, Anthony Hansen translated his original review into german and then back again. We hope you enjoy his unique, if undeniably misguided approach. The original

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The Most Disturbing Halloween EVER!: The Residents

Anthony Hansen October 16, 2009 3

That’s right, folks, the most disturbing Halloween EVER! From now until Halloween, the Popdose staff are going to be thumbing through their record collections in search of the music that gives them the worst

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