Mainstream Rock: INXS, “Suicide Blonde” (1990) John: I was always appreciative of INXS for holding X back until 1990 so I could accurately say their best stuff was back in the ’80s. There are currently 272 used copies of X available on Amazon for one cent each. Vrabel: Was "/>

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The Producers: Leaving Elektra, Life With the Crüe, and Meeting Twisted Sister

Tom Werman June 25, 2009 10

In his latest column, Tom Werman relives the wild and crazy early '80s, including some time behind the boards for Mötley Crüe, a narrow brush with Timothy B. Schmit, and a fateful meeting with

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CHART ATTACK!: 6/7/75

Jason Hare June 5, 2009 39

Mellow Gold tracks, country crossovers, and uncomfortable backing vocals -- join Jason Hare (and his childhood haircut) as he takes us back to June 7, 1975 for this edition of CHART ATTACK!Read More »

Blu-ray Review: Neil Young, “Neil Young Archives, Volume 1 (1963-1972)”

Ken Shane June 3, 2009 12

Goodness gracious -- Ken Shane has made his way through every moment of Neil Young's ten-disc Archives, Volume 1. What will you get for your $280? Read his review to find out

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Mix Six: “Cinco de Mayo!”

Ted Asregadoo May 5, 2009 0

DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE You know, of all the alcoholidays that grace us yearly, I would venture to guess that Cinco de Mayo is going to eclipse St. Patrick’s Day in the American

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CHART ATTACK!: 4/22/72

Jason Hare April 24, 2009 21

Jason Hare is back for another installment of Chart Attack! -- and this week, he takes us all the way back to April 22, 1972, and a top 10 featuring Neil Young, Aretha, and

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Bootleg City: Nilsson

Robert Cass April 3, 2009 4

One of my favorite pebbles of pop-culture minutiae is that Curtis Armstrong, the actor who played Herbert Viola on Moonlighting in the late ’80s and “Booger” in four Revenge of the Nerds movies, knows

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CHART ATTACK!: 12/3/77

Jason Hare December 5, 2008 15

I know what you’re thinking: isn’t Popdose closed for the season?  What the hell is CHART ATTACK! doing here?  You raise a good point, but today’s post is here for two reasons.  First, I

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The Friday Mixtape: 10/31/08 — Everybody’s Doing Springsteen Except Bruce (But He Has a Mean Woody)

Scott Malchus October 31, 2008 19

Badly Drawn Boy – Thunder Road from Uncut Magazine Bruce Springsteen Tribute Volume 1(2003) The Knack – Don’t Look Back from Get the Knack (remastered edition) (1979/2002) John Hiatt – Johnny 99 from One

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Chartburn: 8/15/08

The Chartburn Panel August 15, 2008 15
Mainstream Rock: Steve Winwood, “Higher Love” (1986) David Lifton: You couldn’t get a more perfect crossover record than this in 1986: A classic rock legend duetting with an

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Chartburn: 2/29/08

Jeff Giles February 29, 2008 26
Mainstream Rock: INXS, “Suicide Blonde” (1990) John: I was always appreciative of INXS for holding X back until 1990 so I could accurately say their best stuff was

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