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Basement Songs: Chris Isaak, “Wicked Game”
The wind blew through my grimy hair as I lounged in the back of the pickup truck. Drunk on the youthful feeling of invincibility, and also the four beers I’d had at lunch, work
Read More »Basement Songs: Huey Lewis & the News, “Workin’ for a Livin’”
Relive the glory of Huey Lewis & The News in concert, circa 1984, in this week's Basement Song
Read More »Basement Songs: Justin Bieber, featuring Ludacris, “Baby”
Reading this, you may believe that I’ve just opened a big ol’ can of uncool on Popdose. After all, what 40 year old Springsteen fan in his right mind would devote a column to
Read More »Basement Songs: Death Cab for Cutie, “Your Heart Is an Empty Room”
A week ago we were in North Olmsted, Ohio, once again vacationing with family and friends. Despite the costs and some of the emotional baggage that must be sorted through with each trip we
Read More »2010 Emmy Nominations!
I’ve been vacationing in Cleveland for the past week, so the only news on Thursday that anyone seemed to care about was fucking LeBron James and whether or not he would crush the spirits
Read More »Basement Songs: K-Tel’s “High Voltage”
Danger! Scott Malchus has been struck by HIGH VOLTAGE in this week's Basement Songs column!
Read More »Basement Songs: Pink Floyd, “Wish You Were Here”
I have a hammock. Last week, upon returning home from work, I shut off the Jetta and got out of my car, sweating and tired. The side gate was open. As I retrieved my
Read More »Basement Songs, LP Edition: The Reivers, “End of the Day”
“I think we should break up.” As those words crept out of my mouth, a cold sweat trickled down the back of my neck, even though it was 90 degrees and humid outside. Sitting
Read More »TV on DVD: “thirtysomething: The Complete Third Season”
By its third season, thirtysomething was a well tuned machine, turning out quality television week after week with some of the finest writing, directing and acting at the time. The producers and writers, led
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