Mainstream Rock: U2, “Angel of Harlem” (1988) David: This is when I started to get bored with U2. I liked a couple tunes from Rattle and Hum, but not this one. Zack: I’ve got a pretty long list of “least favorite” U2 songs, and this song definitely spends some "/>

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Greatest Un-Hits: Fretblanket’s “Into the Ocean” (1997)

Brian Boone April 20, 2011 0

In the post-Nirvana, post-grunge rock landscape, dominance by a new genre was totally up for grabs. Would it be power pop, a la Matthew Sweet? Lite grunge, or “mallternative”? Britpop? Mallternative (Candlebox, Collective Soul, Seven

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The Tenth Day of Mellowmas: Selloutmas

Jeff Giles and Jason Hare December 10, 2010 53

Just in case your holidays weren't bland enough, Train and Coca-Cola have joined forces to "shake" them "up."

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The Twenty-Fifth Day of Mellowmas: The Mayor of Bethle-Phlegm

Jeff Giles and Jason Hare December 25, 2009 19

Oh, don't look so surprised -- you knew this Mellowmas would end up with Bob Dylan croaking under a Santa hat, didn't you

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Bootleg City: Matthew McConaughey’s Favorite Songs of the Late ’90s

Robert Cass September 4, 2009 10

Hey, y’all. Matthew McConaughey here, fillin’ in for Mr. Mayor of Bootleg City this week. Cassanova gave me a jingle-jangle the other day and said, “Matty Mac, do me a solid and make a

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You Again?: Third Eye Blind, “Ursa Major”

Jeff Giles August 19, 2009 66

You thought they'd go away if you ignored them, but Third Eye Blind are still here -- and Jeff Giles is listening to their new album for this week's edition of You Again

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Chartburn: 2/1/08

Jeff Giles February 1, 2008 26
Mainstream Rock: U2, “Angel of Harlem” (1988) David: This is when I started to get bored with U2. I liked a couple tunes from Rattle and Hum, but

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