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Death by Power Ballad: Steve Perry, “Running Alone”

Rob Smith January 10, 2011 16

Is Steve Perry a dick, or just a great singer? Rob Smith kicks off another year of Death by Power Ballad by examining Perry's "Running Alone."

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The Producers: Tom Werman, Chapter Five

Tom Werman April 23, 2009 21

Tom Werman's ongoing look back at his storied career returns for its fifth installment, in which he is bossed around by Jan Hammer, meets George Harrison and Cheap Trick, and narrowly avoids a brush

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Random-onium: Redd Kross, Chris Isaak, and the “Miami Vice” Soundtrack

Darren Robbins June 2, 2008 5

This is the first in a series that I call Random-onium!, for lack of a better term. The premise is that I go to a friend’s house and pick a few CDs out of

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