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Popdose Flashback ’91: Boyz II Men, “Cooleyhighharmony”

Dave Steed April 29, 2011 1

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

Soundtrack Saturday Special Edition! Best Original Song, 1994

Kelly Stitzel February 19, 2011 3

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

Rob Smith Can’t Say No: ellipsis

Rob Smith January 31, 2011 0

Rob Smith wants no part of another Leonard Cohen cover, but he Can't Say No to the gentle folk of Philadelphia's ellipsis

Live Music: XPoNential Music Festival, Part Two

Ken Shane August 11, 2010 0

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

CD Review: Dr. Dog, “Shame, Shame”

Ken Shane April 6, 2010 4

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

Bootleg City: The Political Scandal of the Decade of the Week!

Robert Cass February 5, 2010 34

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

Bootleg City: The Mayoral Race Is Heating Up!

Robert Cass October 2, 2009 9

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

CD Review: Slo-Mo, “Gimme What You Got”

Ken Shane September 10, 2009 8

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,

Bootleg City: Matthew McConaughey’s Favorite Songs of the Late ’90s

Robert Cass September 4, 2009 10

Hey, y’all. Matthew McConaughey here, fillin’ in for Mr. Mayor of Bootleg City this week. Cassanova gave me a jingle-jangle the other day and said, “Matty Mac, do me a solid and make a

Bootleg City: Top 17 Songs of the ’90s

Robert Cass August 14, 2009 16

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