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Video Game Review: “Run J-Stache Run”
Full disclosure: I don’t know much about J-Stache, because I am 100% straight up Team Daryl Hall till I die, WHUT. Yes yes, I get the whole ironic revisionist John Oates thing and I
Read More »Whoops!: Run-DMC, “Crown Royal”
They were tougher than leather, but these three Queens legends weren't strong enough to resist the temptation of the cameo-laden rap album...and with Crown Royal, they paid the price
Read More »The Steel Horse Archives: Trixter, “Give It to Me Good”
TRIXTER TITLE: “Give It To Me Good” ALBUM: Trixter RELEASE DATE: May 1990 Why You Remember Them: For one of two reasons: Trixter hails from Paramus, N.J., which makes them one of the most
Read More »Popdose Contest: Win “The Essential ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic”
"Weird Al" Yankovic hand-picked the tracks on his new compilation, the suitably titled The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic -- and you can win a free copy in today's Popdose Contest
Read More »The Steel Horse Archives: Stryper, “Honestly” (1986)
Jeff Vrabel once again mounts his Steel Horse, bringing us a power ballad from Salvation Through Redemption Yielding Peace, Encouragement and Righteousness -- but you can call them Stryper
Read More »The Steel Horse Archives: Slaughter, “Fly to the Angels” (1990)
SLAUGHTER Title: “Fly To The Angels” Album: Stick It to Ya Release Date: January 27, 1990 Why You Remember Them: Credit Slaughter with arriving (late) to the hair-metal party without any even vague designs
Read More »The Steel Horse Archives: “Jackyl” (1992)
JACKYL Title: “The Lumberjack Song” Album: Jackyl Release Date: 1992 Why You Remember Them: You cannot imagine how often, in the research of this column, one comes across the phrase “lumped into the hair
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