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Greatest Un-Hits: The Slits’ “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” (1979)
The Slits’ cover of “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” should have been that one song from the weird, still-breaking genre of punk that got some radio play and introduced the mainstream to something
Read More »Bottom Feeders: The Rock End of the ’80s, Part 17
So a few weeks ago I get this e-mail from a girl named Liz which directs me to her website. Now normally, I don’t really post links to other people’s site here though I
Read More »When Good Albums Happen to Bad People: John Fogerty, “Centerfield”
John Fogerty was responsible for some of the best rock music of the '60s -- and, as Matthew Bolin discovers in his latest column, he was also a bit of a vengeful prick
Read More »Rock Court: Fantasy v. Fogerty
When the Small Claims version of Rock Court was being kicked around, one very specific rule was initially put into play – no actual, litigated cases. Still, one got through that was too tantalizing
Read More »Soundtrack Saturday: “Bull Durham”
Scott Malchus pinch-hits for Kelly Stitzel with a post on Ron Shelton's classic baseball film, Bull Durham (1988)
Read More »The Popdose Interview: Doug Clifford
When you talk about classic rhythm sections, you probably think about John Bonham and John Paul Jones or Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker. But Doug Clifford and Stu Cook, drummer and bass player, respectively,
Read More »Basement Songs: John Fogerty, “Centerfield”
Spring is in the air, and the baseball season is still young -- which has Scott Malchus thinking about the eternal hope of the hardcore fan while listening to John Fogerty's "Centerfield."
Read More »Hall of Fame Week: Don Everly, John Fogerty, and “Balls”
Sometime in 1985, a new label-wide policy was instituted regarding all new signings. There were to be none. Nada. The staff was called into a departmental meeting to receive the news, which, to my
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