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Bottom Feeders: The Rock End of the ’80s, Part 35
What do the Nuge, a guy who sings in Wolof and Debbie Gibson's two-headed love child have in common? They're all part of Dave Steed's Bottom Feeders series, looking at the best and worst
Read More »Popdose Flashback ’90: Damn Yankees, “Damn Yankees”
In the spring of 1990, I was in the middle of the first long-term relationship of my adolescent life. By “long-term,” I mean “six months,” but hey, when you’re teetering on the cusp of
Read More »Popdose Flashback ’90: Bad Company, “Holy Water”
Twenty years ago, the reconstituted Bad Company turned Holy Water into platinum. Jeff Giles thinks it might finally be time to forgive
Read More »The Steel Horse Archives: Damn Yankees, “Where You Goin’ Now?” (1992)
Jeff Vrabel is back on his Steel Horse again, and this time, he's taking us back to a power ballad that arrived just in time for the death of hair metal
Read More »Mix Six: “Supergroup … or Superdud?”
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE On paper, it sounds like a moneymaking formula: take individual members from successful bands, put them together in a supergroup to make music, record the magic, and watch album
Read More »The Producers: Ted Nugent Babysits, a Meaty “Free-for-All,” and Tom Werman’s “Greatest Misses”
The last installment prompted a number of responses having to do with a couple of bands that I and some of the readers feel should have been more successful. I thought that before we
Read More »The Producers: Tom Werman, Chapter Seven
In this week's installment of The Producers, Tom Werman revisits the roaring '70s, including his work with the Nuge, Mother's Finest, and Boston -- and a very memorable brush with the Boss
Read More »How Bad Can It Be?: “Ted, White, and Blue: The Nugent Manifesto”
Thank God for Ted Nugent. Seriously. The guy is a true patriot, and he has strong notions about America and what makes her great, which he lays out in his new(ish) book Ted, White,
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