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You Again?: Foreigner, “Can’t Slow Down”
Hey, who are those dudes? Believe it or not, it's the 2009 version of Foreigner -- and they've got a new album, Can't Slow Down, that leaves Jeff Giles repeating his now-familiar query: "You
Read More »Death by Power Ballad: Foreigner, “Out of the Blue”
“It’s always that one song that gets to you. You can hide, but the song comes to find you.” — Rob Sheffield (Love Is a Mix Tape) I dislike Rob Sheffield for many reasons—his
Read More »Dw. Dunphy On… An Open Letter to Mick Jones
This week, I’m taking a cue from Popdose’s own Uncle Donnie (and not from my cousin Donnie, thank you very much) to offer up a little pre-emptive career advice. It was made known recently
Read More »Jesus of Cool: We Wuz Robbed! Great #2 Hits of the ’80s
Jon Cummings' ongoing look at great #2 hits in Billboard history moves into the '80s this week, with hit tracks from the Bangles, Journey, and Foreigner in the mix
Read More »Dw. Dunphy On… Fakes!
So I had a great idea. An entire post about fake rock bands — groups made up for your cinematic pleasure that, in spite of not actually being real bands, managed to put out
Read More »Hooks ‘N’ You: “Still Crazy”
If you’ve been dreading the return of this column ever since Popdose ended its holiday hiatus, then allow me to tell you who you have to blame for my decision to come out of
Read More »Lost MP3 of the Week: Foreigner, “Cold As Ice”
If there’s one major aspect of the rise of hipster irony (the only rule of which seems to be, basically, “so bad/ridiculous/awkward it’s good”) that I appreciate, it’s what it’s done for cheesy music.
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