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Bootleg City: Lindsey Buckingham, 12/10/92

Robert Cass August 7, 2009 27

I was beginning to think I’d never find a tough lawman to clean up Bootleg City, especially after my faux pas-filled interview with Marshall Crenshaw. (I won’t bore you with the details of my

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Popdose Flashback, or When Good Albums Happen to Bad People: Don Henley, “The End of the Innocence”

Matthew Bolin May 11, 2009 18

This week's Popdose Flashback doubles as the return of a much-missed series -- Matthew Bolin's When Good Albums Happen to Bad People -- and offers begrudging respect for the best solo release from notorious

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Death by Power Ballad: Robin Zander, “Time Will Let You Know”

Rob Smith April 14, 2009 11

Wouldn’t it be cool to be Cheap Trick’s Robin “The Voice” Zander?  I mean, the guy’s, like, 85 years old and looks the same as he did on the cover of Heaven Tonight; he

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The Three Strike Rule: “The Chris Isaak Hour”

Scott Malchus March 9, 2009 6

Usually, anytime a musical artist performs on a talk show, that marks the end of the program: Letterman, Leno or Conan stroll out to shake hands with the band, and the credits roll. Gone

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Listening Booth: “Warren Zevon” (Collector’s Edition)

Ken Shane November 12, 2008 5

October 30, 2002 – It was close to the end when Warren Zevon made what everyone knew would be his final appearance on Late Night with David Letterman. The cancer had already taken a

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