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Chartburn: 3/14/08
Mainstream Rock: Sting, “All This Time” (1991) Zack: There’s a certain element of playfulness to this song and its accompanying video that was a hook for me whenRead More »Chartburn: 2/29/08
Mainstream Rock: INXS, “Suicide Blonde” (1990) John: I was always appreciative of INXS for holding X back until 1990 so I could accurately say their best stuff wasRead More »Chartburn: 2/15/08
Mainstream Rock: Eric Clapton, “Pretending” (1989) Will: I’ve always felt like this song was the point where Clapton finally began to escape from the “we need a popRead More »Chartburn: 2/1/08
Mainstream Rock: U2, “Angel of Harlem” (1988) David: This is when I started to get bored with U2. I liked a couple tunes from Rattle and Hum, butRead More »Chartburn: 1/18/08
Mainstream Rock: Lou Gramm, “Midnight Blue” (1987) John: Move over, Foreigner! There’s something blander! Zack: Despite Lou Gramm’s dreadful, dreadful hairstyle, I really enjoy this song. I can’tRead More »Chartburn: 1/4/08
Mainstream Rock: Steve Miller Band, “I Want to Make the World Turn Around” (1986) Scott: Man, I really like this tune. Its moodiness and slinky backbeat really resonate. His guitar playing reminds me of
Read More »Chartburn: 8/10/07
Mainstream Rock: Men at Work, “Down Under” (1982) John: Forget “Lady Bump” — Kath & Kim need to remake this. Kurt: Ah, the song that introduced the world to the phrase “vegemite sandwich.” Gotta
Read More »Chartburn: 8/3/07
Mainstream Rock: Quarterflash, “Harden My Heart” (1981) Jason: As a kid, I always had to pass through Quarterflash before I could get to the Queen records in the store. Pissed me off. I like
Read More »Chartburn: 7/27/07
Mainstream Rock: Sammy Hagar and the Waboritas, “Mas Tequila” (1999) Will: Where to start with this? Well, how about that Gary Glitter really deserves a co-write? Several times throughout the duration of the show,
Read More »Chartburn: 5/25/07
As those of you who regularly visit Kurt’s place are already aware, he decided to hang up his cleats this week. Aside from being an overall crappy thing, this left his weekly multi-blogger chart-centric
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