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Phagz on 45: Episode Six
Here we go again — John C. Hughes and the world’s foremost Belinda Carlisle impersonator, a.k.a. his buddy Matty (or “Bearlinda,” if you prefer), knock back some booze and review some singles, homo style.
Read More »Blatant Pop Attempts: Kix, “Cool Kids”
The cutout bins are filled with what I’ve always called “blatant pop attempts” — albums created for maximum commercial appeal that, despite such intentions, failed miserably on all fronts. In most cases, one listen
Read More »Lost in the ’70s: Nick Gilder, “Here Comes the Night”
Canadian Nick Gilder had a penchant for writing sugary-sweet pop/rock songs about underage hookers/street trash/what have you for a couple of years in the mid-‘70s with Canada’s glam answer to The Sweet, Sweeney Todd.
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