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Song-Off Jr.: False Accusations
Welcome! This week, in honor of the audacity of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (who was impeached last week by a somewhat lopsided vote of 114-1), the subject is False Accusations. Next week, we’ll
Read More »Bookshelf: Holiday Gift Ideas
So you say that your finances are under more pressure than Rod Blagojevich and you still have gifts to buy for the holidays? Join the club. When you think about it, books make a
Read More »Test of the Boomerang: Slow Train edition
The Gospel of Bob I’ve known some pretty serious Bob Dylan fans. They’ll talk at length about the merits of underappreciated albums like Street Legal and Self Portrait. They’ll travel fair distances to see
Read More »Hooks ‘N’ You: The Devlins, “Drift”
Has this ever happened to you? You’ve bought a new album. You put it on and hit “play,” and as it’s playing, you find that you’re enjoying it well enough, but it’s not really
Read More »Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 27
It’s week 27 of Bottom Feeders and you know what that means. What? You don’t know what that means? Actually, neither do I. But what I do know is that we have only eight
Read More »Song-Off: Describing a Person as a Rolling Stone
Bob Dylan – “Like a Rolling Stone” Robert: Rolling Stone magazine named Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone” (1965) the greatest song of all time in 2004. It certainly contains the best Rolling Stone
Read More »Dw. Dunphy On… Cover Songs — Why and Why Not
Some people are just flat-out smart-asses. It’s not necessarily a bad thing to be at times, mind you, but a good smart-ass pulls it off with a modicum of grace and might give you
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