Death by Power Ballad: REO Speedwagon, “I Needed to Fall”

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Desert Island Discs with Matthew Chojnacki, “Put The Needle On The Record”

Matt Wardlaw October 15, 2011 1

Author Matthew Chojnacki has a tremendous new book devoted to the great cover art found on 7" & 12" vinyl singles in the '80s. Here are his desert island picks

Bottom Feeders: The Rock End of the ’80s, Part 46

Dave Steed March 30, 2011 38

Dave Steed keeps on truckin' with more rock tunes from artists beginning with the letter S.

The Popdose Holiday Mixtape 2010

Popdose Staff December 5, 2010 9

Last Christmas, we gave you our heart, but you were too busy doing real stuff. Hey, it’s perfectly understandable. We launched a “special gift” on Christmas morning 2009 with zero fanfare. Is it any

CD Review: Vince Neil, “Tattoos and Tequila”

Dave Steed June 22, 2010 9

If this was June of 2006 and you told me that Vince Neil had a solo record out, honestly I wouldn’t have cared less. Although there were parts of Mötley Crüe’s 1997 release Generation

Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 78

Dave Steed November 18, 2009 42

Crack open a Schlitz, bitches, because Bottom Feeders has reached the Bob Seger portion of the program. Are you ready for some old time rock & roll

The Friday Mixtape: 7/31/09

Dw. Dunphy July 31, 2009 22

We, at the site, really do strive to bring the coolest stuff possible to the readers and I think you’d agree our commitment pays off. But sometimes things float through our transom that don’t

Death by Power Ballad: McAuley Schenker Group, “Anytime”

Rob Smith June 8, 2009 11

When last we left Michael Schenker, he was totally shredding through the last 40 seconds of UFO’s majestic power ballad, “Try Me.” Mikey hung around the band for another year or so before leaving

Death by Power Ballad: UFO, “Try Me”

Rob Smith May 26, 2009 8

One of the great eccentrics (and notorious drinkers) in rock, Michael Schenker also served in one of the great hard rock bands of the mid- and late 70s. The Schenker/Phil Mogg/Pete Way/Andy Parker nexus

Long, Cold Winter: The Music of “The Wrestler”

Cory Frye May 5, 2009 8

Mickey Rourke got all sorts of accolades in Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler -- but, as Cory Frye observes, the film's soundtrack has its own charms