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Basement Songs: Van Halen, “Little Guitars”
A strong, effective piece of songwriting that blended hard rock with some new wave leanings, you hear an unexpected poignancy in "Little Guitars." That’s right, a Van Halen song that actually has feeling
Read More »Friday Night Videos!: The Hits of 1985
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 the dreaded Snooki-beast is running around, trying to mount Eric Cartman.
Read More »Death by Power Ballad: Van Halen, “Love Walks In”
Rob Smith gets back into the "Dave vs. Sammy" argument in this week's Death by Power Ballad column on Van Halen's "Love Walks In," on on Popdose.com
Read More »Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 76
This week, Dave Steed sets off a chain reaction, goes crazy from the heat, rocks a tricky rhyme, and bangs on the drum all day with Tom Sawyer
Read More »Unsolicited Career Advice for … David Lee Roth
Does this man look like he needs career advice? Rob Smith's Uncle Donnie Skwatzenschitz thought so
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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