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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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CD Review: Bon Jovi, “The Circle”

Jeff Giles November 10, 2009 76

Trends may change and empires may crumble, but at least one thing always seems to stay the same: Bon goddamn Jovi can’t take a dump without it coming out platinum. During the great hair

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Death by Power Ballad: Bon Jovi, “Silent Night”

Rob Smith October 12, 2009 9

Had Bon Jovi been killed in a horrific, fiery airplane crash in 1985, we would remember them much differently than we do today. Had they experienced a painful, flesh-melting demise prior to recording 1986’s

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CD Review: Kiss, “Sonic Boom”

Popdose Staff October 5, 2009 14

Any good label manager would tell you: don’t name your album something a reviewer could turn into a catchy, snarky counterpoint. But as we know far too well, most of the labels are hanging

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The Steel Horse Archives: Cinderella, “Somebody Save Me”

Jeff Vrabel July 27, 2009 12

Jeff Vrabel officially cracks open the Steel Horse Archives this week, and -- what's this? Cinderella comes crawling out!

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The Steel Horse Archives: Prologue — Step Inside, Walk This Way

Jeff Vrabel July 20, 2009 13

Jeff Vrabel was a hair metal cowboy, and on a steel horse he rode...and he's here to relive those Aqua Netted days with a new series that looks back on the glory days of

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Song-Off Jr.: Fast Food Burgers

Matchup Monkey July 6, 2009 12

As people eat more meals outside the home, they consume more calories, less fiber, and more fat. Commodity prices have fallen so low that the fast food industry has greatly increased its portion sizes,

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CHART ATTACK!: 5/13/89

Jason Hare May 8, 2009 30

Jason Hare takes us back to 1989, when 38 Special begged for forgiveness, Peter Cetera warbled with Cher, and a "mystery artist" made it all the way to #2!

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Letter from the Editor: Radio is Dying, but Music Has “One Life to Live”

Jeff Giles March 27, 2009 9

I try to do right, I try to do right, because I only got, only got, only got, only got…all that I have is one life to live. These are the words that greeted

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