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Greatest Un-Hits: Nerf Herder’s “Van Halen” (1996)
In 1996, after a decade and a half of high but rapidly diminishing record sales and influence, Van Halen was suddenly a hot band again, and it was because of, and this almost never
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Greatest Un-Hits: Daft Punk’s “Da Funk” (1997)
Daft Punk is a household name for music nerds now, and all the kids on the playground wear helmets and robot suits and speak French. Their sophomore album Discovery was a massive hit with
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The Weekly Mixtape: Songs for a Weary Land
Rob Smith looks back at music that provided some small comfort after 9/11/2001, in this week's "Weekly Mixtape."
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 Popdose Holiday Mixtape 2010
Last Christmas, we gave you our heart, but you were too busy doing real stuff. Hey, it’s perfectly understandable. We launched a “special gift” on Christmas morning 2009 with zero fanfare. Is it any
Read More »CD Review: B.o.B, “B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray”
You may be asking yourself "Who the F#*k Is B.o.B?" Michael Parr has the answer, and a review of his debut record "B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray."
Read More »The Twenty-Fourth Day of Mellowmas: ‘Twas the Night Before Mellowmas
Christmas is a time for jolly old fat men, but this is ridiculous. Who let Rush Limbaugh in here
Read More »CD Review: Weezer, “Raditude”
It’s got to be a pain in the ass being Rivers Cuomo. On the one hand, he’s a talented songwriter and solid vocalist who happens to front the only band in the last 20
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