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Letter from the Editor: …And to All a Good Night

Letter from the Editor: …And to All a Good Night

Jeff Giles December 24, 2011 19

Some thoughts on love, and our struggle to feign order from chaos

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Letter From the Editor: Slowly, Please

Letter From the Editor: Slowly, Please

Jeff Giles March 2, 2011 10

“The world don’t need any more songs.” —Bob Dylan If you follow me (or the AV Club) on Twitter, you probably read yesterday’s collaborative post between Steven Hyden and Greg Kot, titled How Long

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Letter from the Editor: Critics, Steve Almond, and Lifesavers

Letter from the Editor: Critics, Steve Almond, and Lifesavers

Jeff Giles April 9, 2010 11

Writer Steve Almond caught some hell a couple of weeks ago for a pre-release segment from his upcoming book, Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life, which outlined his brief, miserable career as a

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Letter From the Editor: La La La La La

Letter From the Editor: La La La La La

Jeff Giles February 22, 2010 28

Jeff Giles follows a recommendation from a trusted friend, and ends up getting excited about the future of music all over again

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Letter from the Editor: My Favorite Songs of 2009

Letter from the Editor: My Favorite Songs of 2009

Jeff Giles December 21, 2009 31

Alicia Keys, “Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart” from The Element of Freedom I find her albums awfully inconsistent, but Alicia Keys is a fine singles artist; other R&B performers might have her beat

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Letter From the Editor: From 1992 to Granby, CT

Letter From the Editor: From 1992 to Granby, CT

Jeff Giles December 15, 2009 30

In the fall of 1992, I was publishing a small Bay Area music newspaper– this was back in the BAM era, for those of you who were there, and a time when a person

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Letter From the Editor: Rockin’ the Unemployment Line

Letter From the Editor: Rockin’ the Unemployment Line

Jeff Giles October 12, 2009 22

We like to think that once a musician has "made it big," life is an endless series of MTV shoots and screaming fans -- but like any career, it has its ups and downs.

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Letter from the Editor: Sanders Bohlke Feels “The Weight of Us”

Letter from the Editor: Sanders Bohlke Feels “The Weight of Us”

Jeff Giles August 27, 2009 7

Labels? Who needs a record label? Sanders Bohlke is carving out success as a recording artist on his own, one television show at a time

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Letter From the Editor: Hitting the High Notes With Jack Wagner

Letter From the Editor: Hitting the High Notes With Jack Wagner

Jeff Giles August 7, 2009 62

Go deep into the heart of Jack Wagner territory with Jeff Giles as he relives last Friday's concert at the Mohegan Sun

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Letter From the Editor: Who’s Ready to Rock With Jack Wagner?

Letter From the Editor: Who’s Ready to Rock With Jack Wagner?

Jeff Giles July 24, 2009 25

Got plans for next Friday? Popdose's Jeff Giles and Jason Hare will be in Uncasville, CT, waiting for you to buy them a beer...and standing in line for a Jack Wagner concert

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