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Please Excuse Me While I Make Some Noise: 10 Rock Songs by Artists Who Do Not Rock
Sometimes it's just better to stay mellow
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CD Review: Lou Reed and Metallica, “Lulu”
Want two tastes that don't go together at all? Here's "Lulu."
Read More »Here’s Something Else!: Sorting Through The Curious Mysteries of Styx
A band suspended forever between the formalism of Dennis DeYoung’s Broadway pretentions and the harder-edged banalities of James Young and Tommy Shaw, Styx sounded different every time it came on the radio. Yet, critics
Read More »Death by Power Ballad: Styx, “Show Me the Way”
Rob Smith discusses war, faith, and music in the new "Death by Power Ballad" entry, on Styx's "Show Me the Way."
Read More »Bootleg City: Merry Styxmas!
It's Styxmas in Bootleg City, which means lots of heartfelt yet bombastic pop-rock caroling, tons of Mr. Roboto action figures under the tree, and a bootleg from October 31,
Read More »The Twenty-First Day of Mellowmas: Double Ex-Totomas
In which two of Toto's many former lead singers wish you a very merry Mellowmas -- or a maudlin, senselessly overblown one, whichever comes first
Read More »The Popdose Podcast: Episode 13
What happens when pop culture forces collide, and why do they almost always suck? Matt Wardlaw, Michael Parr, and Dave Lifton discuss it on the Popdose Podcast!
Read More »Death by Power Ballad: Dennis DeYoung, “Desert Moon”
Rob Smith ruminates on memories, old friends, and Dennis DeYoung's "Desert Moon," in the latest Death by Power Ballad column, only at Popdose
Read More »Live Music: Dennis DeYoung at the Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I., 2/25/10
Ah, the wonders of Facebook. I never attended any of my high school reunions (that means I’m 0 for 5), so when I connected with a few of my girls from the past, one
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