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Soundtrack Saturday: “Two of a Kind”
A couple months ago I was browsing around the vinyl section at my local Half-Price Books when I came across a near-mint copy of the soundtrack to Two of a Kind (1983), the film
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 »Bootleg City: Spoon, 11/8/07
Remember last week when I was duped into thinking I’d been sent that Air Supply bootleg by a guy named “R. Murdoch”? It never crossed my mind that “R.” might be short for Rupert,
Read More »Lost in the ’80s: The Tubes and Olivia Newton-John (?!)
All right, let me stop all you young ‘uns right there — 1980′s Xanadu is not a great movie, a lost treasure, or an overlooked masterpiece of fun. It’s a dreadful film, downright boring
Read More »Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s — 2008 Recap
Today marks the final post of 2008 for Bottom Feeders. So instead of starting the letter G and then going on break, let’s take a look back at the first 33 weeks of the
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