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The Twenty-Second Day of Mellowmas: DeYoungmas
This Mellowmas, we've heard bluegrass, tween pop, and Lemmy, but precious little in the way of old-fashioned Mellow Gold -- until now. It's Dennis DeYoung!
Read More »Death by Power Ballad: Tommy Shaw, “Lonely School”
Maybe eight or ten years ago, if you’d wanted to make some pretty decent money on a minimal investment, all you had to do was find a CD copy of Styx guitarist Tommy Shaw’s
Read More »Death by Power Ballad: Stryper, “Honestly”
Bands like Rush and AC/DC wear as a badge of honor the fact that they’ve never written or performed a power ballad. I love them both, but they’re pussies. The power ballad is to
Read More »Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 24
A few weeks ago I laughed at someone’s musical taste. I feel kind of bad about it. See, a buddy of mine asked me if I had heard the new Staind CD yet, with
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