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Greatest Un-Hits: Carly Simon’s “Let the River Run” (1988)
Carly Simon's song from Working Girl was the first Oscar-winning song in a decade not to be a smash hit, and also it was by the iconic Carly Simon. What gives
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Death by Power Ballad: Survivor, “Ever Since the World Began”
Survivor's "Ever Since the World Began": The Ultimate Wedding Anthem? Rob Smith discusses in "Death by Power Ballad."
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The Popdose Guide to Babyface
Exploring the whip appeal of one of the most prolific hitmakers of the '80s
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The Popdose Interview: John Michael Rouchell of MyNameIsJohnMichael
Who are MyNameIsJohnMichael, and why do you need to stop what you're doing and listen to them? Find out here
Read More »The Weekly Mixtape: 2/4/11 — In Love At Last
Chris Holmes offers a selection of songs that helped him fall in love with some of his now-favorite artists, such as Randy Newman, Wilco, and Waylon Jennings
Read More »Here’s Something Else!: David Sanborn That Doesn’t, You Know, Suck
Often situated in a pillowy cloud of opaque neo-funk, saxophonist David Sanborn’s talents are understandably obscured. The arrangements on his records, like much of the smooth-jazz movement that he still perhaps wrongly personifies, can
Read More »Soundtrack Saturday Special Edition! Best Original Song, 1985
This week, Kelly Stitzel discusses the extremely radio-friendly crop of Best Original Song nominees for the 57th Academy Awards
Read More »The Weekly Mixtape: 2/11/11 (“I Love You, Let’s BLANK”)
Songs of love and sex, in alternating doses, for the day that is of valentines
Read More »The Weekly Mixtape: 1/21/11 (Blue Period)
When it hurts so bad, you need a soundtrack of songs that that put your pain to music. This week's Weekly Mixtape is a deeply blue playlist for just such an occasion
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