Album Review: Rod Stewart, “Time”
Well, kick me in the head and call me Sally. What we have on offer here is Rod Stewart’s first LP of material “written entirely” by the laziest star in...
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The Popblerd New Release Report 10/30/12: Ho Ho Ho!
Let Rod Stewart put a little jingle in your bells...and other hot albums coming out this week, in our latest New Release Report!...
The Friday Five: October 26, 2012
Shuffle. Rinse. Repeat. Kick off your weekend with this week's Friday Five!...
World’s Worst Songs: Rod Stewart’s “Hot Legs”
Lots of us—and I am a particularly big offender in this area—have praised Rod Stewart’s early solo work to the skies at the expense of what came later. By the...
Julian Velard and the Audacity of Unhip
A couple of years ago I had an idea for a regular column here. It started as an attempt to figure out why so many critically acclaimed bands did nothing...
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....
Bottom Feeders: The Rock End of the ’80s, Part 49
Dave Steed finishes out the letter S this week as he looks at songs from Sting, Rod Stewart, Styx and more rockers from the '80s. ...
Greatest Un-Hits: RevCo’s “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy” (1993)
In failing to make this a hit song, the Revolting Cocks (or RevCo, if you like) could have done two things better. 1) They should have released this song about...
Greatest Un-Hits: Taylor Dayne’s “Original Sin” (1994)
A look at songs that aren’t necessarily good or bad, merely ones that, because of the climate of the music world during their release, somehow, someway, were not the massive...
The Twenty-Second Day of Mellowmas: Total Eclipse of the Nog
Turn around, bright eyes -- Bonnie Tyler is here with a Mellowmas tune that has Jason scratching his head and Jeff holding out for a burst eardrum....
Rob Smith Can’t Say No: Rod Stewart, “Fly Me to the Moon: The Great American Songbook, Volume V”
Rod Stewart has made another crappy standards album. "Rob Smith Can't Say No," but he CAN suggest some alternative listening. ...
The Popdose Podcast: Episode 13
What happens when pop culture forces collide, and why do they almost always suck? Matt Wardlaw, Michael Parr, and Dave Lifton discuss it on the Popdose Podcast!...
Soundtrack Saturday: “The Sure Thing”
John Cusack goes on a cross-country journey with Daphne Zuniga to find The Sure Thing and Kelly Stitzel finally decides to go along for the ride....
Cratedigger: Jeff Beck, “Truth”
Jeff Beck’s sister was responsible for a nice chunk of rock and roll history when she fortuitously introduced him to another young guitarist named Jimmy Page. When Eric Clapton left...
Mix Six: Rock ‘n’ Roll Disco Party!
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE Whenever I fill in at Ted’s desk here at the Mix Six, I like to have a good time. Case in point, this week’s flashback...
Redeeming Rod: Once in a Blue Moon
A lost Rod Stewart album...from the '90s? It's gotta be awful, right? Not so fast, says Matthew Bolin....
The Popdose Podcast: Episode 6
Join us for Episode 6 of the Popdose Podcast, where Jeff Giles, Dave Lifton and Jason Hare celebrate Black History Month in their own unique way -- featuring very special...
Cratedigger: Faces, “A Nod Is as Good as a Wink … to a Blind Horse”
More than anything else, A Nod Is as Good as a Wink … to a Blind Horse is an album that reminds us. It reminds us of the great songwriter,...
Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 85
Ssssssssssssstop the relentless surge of Bottom Feeders songs by artists whose names begin with the letter S, you say? Never! Here are more singles that charted below #40 on the...
Redeeming Rod: Soulbook, the Faces, and Further Nails in the Coffin
One minute, twenty-two seconds. That’s how long Rod Stewart’s new album, Soulbook, actually gave me some hope that it might be something more than the latest in a series of...
CHART ATTACK!: 11/20/76
A duck, a muskrat, and Rod Stewart in a bowtie -- the only thing that could save this Billboard Top 10 is a four-minute talkbox solo. It's all in Jason...
CD Review: Rod Stewart, “The Rod Stewart Sessions 1971-1998″
Rod Stewart is one of the most soulful vocalists on Earth, as well as one of rock’s finest interpreters. He also sucks. This Rod dichotomy has been a part of...
White Label Wednesday: 9/16/09 Remix Six
David Medsker is back with another mix of those block rockin' beats, featuring remixes of tracks by Scritti Politti, Kool Moe Dee, Roxette, and more....
Death by Power Ballad: Winger, “Headed for a Heartbreak”
Everything you’re about to read is apocryphal. No proof exists that anything that follows is true. But I heard it from someone, who heard it from someone, who likely heard...
Cratedigger: Rod Stewart, “The Rod Stewart Album”
For a special Monday morning edition of Cratedigger, Ken Shane revisits Rod Stewart's classic first solo album....
CD Review: Frank Sinatra, “Classic Sinatra II”
The new crop of pop stars could learn a lot from Frank Sinatra. No, they probably won’t match his voice or his depth of feeling. No, they probably will still...
CHART ATTACK!: 7/19/86
Four songs from movie soundtracks! Two videos set in courtrooms! One cat sitting on Peter Cetera's face! It's all in Jason Hare's latest installment of CHART ATTACK!...
The Popdose Interview: Ian McLagan
One of rock's most distinctive and respected keyboard players, Ian McLagan has appeared on a long list of hits by other artists -- and he's got an excellent new album...
CD Review: Ian McLagan & the Bump Band, “Never Say Never”
I’m not much of a believer in band reunions — they seldom result in any output that actually improves the band’s legacy, and often have just the opposite effect. Still,...
CHART ATTACK!: 2/14/81
Howdy, everybody! Happy Friday and welcome back to another edition of CHART ATTACK! This week’s mix is relatively eclectic, yet — as was often the case in the early ’80s...