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DVD Review: Miles Davis, “That’s What Happened”
In my Cratedigger colum last Saturday, I got out my vinyl copy of the 1965 Miles Davis album, E.S.P. The journey from that classic album to this DVD of a 1987 Miles concert in
Read More »Lost in the ’90s: Alison Moyet, “Whispering Your Name”
On Tuesday, we talked about Jules Shear’s “Whispering Your Name,” a failed single from his solo debut, Watch Dog. While the single and album flopped, it stayed in the hearts of many musicians and
Read More »Lost in the ’80s: Jules Shear, “Whispering Your Name”
I gave Jules a quick once-over a little over three years ago, so I think it’s high time I spotlighted another track of Shear beauty, this one from his stellar solo debut, Watch Dog.
Read More »CHART ATTACK!: 11/24/84
Hey everybody! Just think: one week from now, you’ll probably be feeling full and somewhat nauseous from all the food you’ve ingested. I say, why wait a week? Get that nauseous feeling right now
Read More »CHART ATTACK!: 11/1/86
Howdy, everybody! Happy Halloween! Between Tina Turner’s hair and Eddie Money’s face, it’s quite a scary week here at CHART ATTACK! Take a look back at what singles were topping the Billboard Hot 100
Read More »Future Retro: Blue Angel with Cyndi Lauper
The early musical output of popular artists is the stuff of semi-legend and fan obsession — Aretha Franklin’s Columbia recordings, Little Richard the blues singer, Madonna’s New York demos, and … Cyndi Lauper, retro
Read More »Cutouts Gone Wild!: Various Artists, “Largo”
Various Artists – Largo (1998) purchase this album Before telling you how much I love this album, and how I’ve hung onto it since stumbling across it in a used bin in the spring
Read More »Popdose Interview: Eric Bazilian of the Hooters
Yeah, yeah, we know what you’re thinking: “The Hooters? Are they even still together?” Well, actually, if you’d asked that question between 1995 and 2001, the answer would’ve been a resounding “No.” After the
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