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Five Band Members No One Bothered to Replace
It's bad enough to lose your job, but this is just insulting
Read More »Death by Power Ballad: Nazareth, “Love Hurts”
When Scottish cock rockers Nazareth slowed things down to play "Love Hurts," the whole world slowed with them. Rob Smith pays tribute in this week's Death by Power Ballad
Read More »The Popdose Podcast: Episode 16
After a three-month hiatus, Jeff, Jason, and Dave are back to rip apart a Billboard Top 10 from 1985. It's the Popdose Podcast, Episode 16: CHART ATTACK! Edition!
Read More »Bottom Feeders: The Rock End of the ’80s, Part 42
Was Michael Stipe bat-shit crazy back in the '80s too? Did REO Speedwagon have any balls at all? Debate these and other topics as we look at more rock songs from the '80s.
Read More »Bootleg City: Tonic in Minnesota, July ’10
Let’s cut to the chase on today’s edition of Bootleg City. While I could tell you a story about the time that Mayor Cass took a bunch of taxpayer money and decided to build
Read More »The Friday Mixtape: 8/20/10 — Late Summer, Late Seventy-something
This week's Popdose mixtape features deep tracks from the 1970s, including music from Jackson Browne, Syreeta, Grand Funk, John Lennon, America, and more!
Read More »Death by Power Ballad: REO Speedwagon, “Keep On Loving You”
Why was REO Speedwagon's classic "Keep On Loving You" a hit? Rob Smith explores the topic in his latest Death by Power Ballad column, only at Popdose
Read More »The Twenty-Fifth Day of Mellowmas: The Mayor of Bethle-Phlegm
Oh, don't look so surprised -- you knew this Mellowmas would end up with Bob Dylan croaking under a Santa hat, didn't you
Read More »The Tenth Day of Mellowmas: FTS Speedwagon
On the outside, this man is smiling, but let us tell you: Kevin Cronin is very angry with Christmas, ladies and gentlemen, and here is your proof
Read More »Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 73
It’s week number two of the letter R, as we continue to look at the bottom three-fifths of the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s. Leon Redbone “Seduced” — 1981, #72 (download) As
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