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Death by Power Ballad: Extreme, “More Than Words”

Death by Power Ballad: Extreme, “More Than Words”

Rob Smith October 24, 2011 15

"Death by Power Ballad" explores Extreme's "More Than Words."

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Popdose Roundtable: When Rock Stars Aren’t “Rock Stars” Anymore

Popdose Staff August 15, 2011 4

Rock stars? Grace and dignity?! Bwaahhh haaahhh haaahhh! (Here are a few reasons why not, provided by the Popdose Roundtable.)

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The Popdose Interview: Franke Previte

Rob Smith August 8, 2011 1

Franke Previte wrote "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" and sang "Sweetheart." He discusses his life and career with Rob Smith in the latest Popdose Interview

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The Popdose Interview: Joe Washbourn of Toploader

Will Harris March 30, 2011 1

There's always been more to Toploader than "Dancing in the Moonlight." Frontman Joe Washbourn talks to Popdose about how the band is back together and better than ever

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Friday Night Videos!: The Hits of 1987

Dw. Dunphy October 29, 2010 4

If you’re holding your breath for the day MTV starts playing music videos, let it go. It’s never going to happen, not while there’s still a Crib left to plunder, Mr. Yo. But who

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Popdose Flashback ’90: Cheap Trick, “Busted”

Michael Fortes June 28, 2010 6

In a very personal Flashback '90, Popdose writer Michael Fortes revisits the lows and highs of Cheap Trick's Busted, song by song

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Bottom Feeders: The Rock End of the ’80s, Part 6

Dave Steed June 23, 2010 25

It’s another week for the letter B as we take a look at songs that hit the Billboard Rock charts but failed to cross over into the Hot 100 in the 1980s. Rock ‘n’

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Mix Six: “The Remake”

Ted Asregadoo March 9, 2010 22

DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE What possesses an artist to revisit his or her recordings years later and decide to remake the song?  Sometimes it’s money, sometimes it’s about a label being a big

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Rock Court, Small Claims Division: Tom Petty vs. Bon Jovi

Dw. Dunphy January 14, 2010 30

All rise. The terms of this courtroom are simple. You will be presented with two songs, one by the plaintiff and one by the defendant. It is your task to decide if the defendant’s

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CHART ATTACK!: 12/2/89

Jason Hare December 4, 2009 30

Hello again, everybody, and welcome to the final CHART ATTACK! of 2009! In case you haven’t noticed, Popdose has been pretty much taken over by horrible, horrible holiday music, and I’m smack in the

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