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Popdose Flashback ’91: Boyz II Men, “Cooleyhighharmony”
Nathan, Michael, Shawn and Wanya: four names that were on everyone's mind 20 years ago. Dave Steed takes a look back at his awkward teen years and nights spent alone with Boyz II Men's
Read More »Soundtrack Saturday Special Edition! Best Original Song, 1994
In week three of her look at Best Original Song Oscar nominees from years past, Kelly Stitzel revisits the year the Boss took home the trophy
Read More »Rob Smith Can’t Say No: ellipsis
Rob Smith wants no part of another Leonard Cohen cover, but he Can't Say No to the gentle folk of Philadelphia's ellipsis
Read More »Live Music: XPoNential Music Festival, Part Two
To read Part One of my coverage of the 10th annual XPoNential Music Festival, please click here. If anything, the weather along the banks of the Delaware River in Camden, NJ for Sunday’s installment
Read More »CD Review: Dr. Dog, “Shame, Shame”
I like the good old three chord rock and roll as much as any other jaded music writer does. But I also like innovation. I love hearing young bands trying out new things. And
Read More »Bootleg City: The Political Scandal of the Decade of the Week!
A few weeks ago, concerned (i.e. nosy, spiteful, possibly dating archnemesis Matt Wardlaw) citizen-journalist Annie Zaleski leaked a letter I wrote, one that would let all of my constituents know where I’d been since
Read More »Bootleg City: The Mayoral Race Is Heating Up!
It’s hard not to get paranoid when you’re an elected official. First there was the August catnapping that turned out not to be a catnapping. (Cats who take naps don’t make me paranoid, hence
Read More »CD Review: Slo-Mo, “Gimme What You Got”
Generally it’s not my style to ask you to buy an album. I tell you what I think, and then you make up your own mind. That’s the way it should be. This time,
Read More »Bootleg City: Top 17 Songs of the ’90s
For this special edition of Bootleg City, I’m spotlighting the top 17 songs of the ’90s, a decade we can all officially start nostalgicizing on January 1, 2010. Until then we’re in limbo, if
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