Youssou N’Dour – 7 Seconds (duet with Neneh Cherry) from 7 Seconds: The Best Of (2004) Yes – Love Shine from Open Your Eyes (1998) Willy Porter – Infinity from…
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Jeff Giles is the founder and editor-in-chief of Popdose and Dadnabbit, as well as an entertainment writer whose work can be seen at Rotten Tomatoes and a number of other sites. Hey, why not follow him at Twitter while you're at it?
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The Rubinoos – Heroes and Villains from Crimes Against Music (2002) Nine Days – 257 Weeks from The Madding Crowd (2000) Billy Joel – All You Wanna Do Is Dance…
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Bruce Springsteen – Independence Day (live) from Live 1975-1985 (1986) Taj Mahal – Freedom Ride from Largo (1998) The Damnwells – God Bless America from Air Stereo (2006) The Beach…
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A selection of Á¢€Å“FindingsÁ¢€ from the back page of HarperÁ¢€â„¢s Magazine, June 2008. A genetic variation affecting two thirds of East Asian men might allow them to take performance-enhancing testosterone…
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Leeny and Steve – Be Nice (2008) purchase this album (CD Baby) Would you take career advice from a four-year-old? That’s the question that faced Ilene “Leeny” Altman and Steve…
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Alkaline Trio, Agony & Irony (Epic) purchase this album (Amazon) These Chicago-bred emo pioneers have been gradually sanding down the rough edges of their sound for years — and with…
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Heather Nova – Walk This World from Oyster (1994) Jungle Brothers – I’ll House You from Straight Out the Jungle (1988) Kool Moe Dee – Let’s Go from Greatest Hits…
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Collette Savard – Zen Boyfriend (2008) purchase this album (Amazon) Her debut release, 2005’s Most Improved Cheerleader, was a mostly underwhelming porridge of folk granola and deadly earnest balladry —…
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The Pop Project – Stars of Stage and Screen (2008) purchase this album (Suburban Sprawl) Oh God, yes. I don’t know how I’ve managed to remain ignorant of this band…
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Gerald Albright, Sax for Stax (Peak) purchase this album (Amazon) He’s become known mainly for his smooth jazz sides, but Albright’s chops are too big for any single genre —…
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Peter Case – Wilderness from Torn Again (1995) Wilco – War on War from Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002) Neil Finn – Sinner (live) from KBCO Studio C: Volume 10 (2000)…
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Ah, Skittles. Remember that good old-fashioned rainbow of fruit flavors? Remember when it just came in that friendly red package, and you could eat a full three-quarters of the bag…
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Dennis Wilson – Pacific Ocean Blue (1977/2008) purchase this album (Amazon) The normally overly kind All Music Guide refers to him as “the most obviously untalented Wilson brother at the…
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Chicago – Stone of Sisyphus (Rhino) Fifteen years after Warner Bros. rejected Stone of Sisyphus, leading to Chicago’s departure from the label and kicking off over a decade of crass,…
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Pete Hopkins – Odd Size Baggage (2006) purchase this album According to a quote posted on Pete Hopkins’ official site, former MTV veejay Adam Curry thinks “you know there is…
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Dr. John – Why Come from Anutha Zone (1998) Robbie Robertson – Shake This Town from Storyville (1991) Was (Not Was) – Dressed to Be Killed from Are You Okay?…
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The O’Jays – The Essential O’Jays (2008) purchase this album (Amazon) What, you thought you already bought The Essential O’Jays back in 2005, when Sony released another compilation called The…
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Astrograss – Let Me Stay Up All Night (2008) purchase this album (Amazon) For years — in fact, until fairly recently — children’s music was where songwriting talent went to…
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Val Emmich – Little Daggers (2008) purchase this album (Amazon) I wasn’t expecting much from this album, to put it mildly. Fashionably grungy album artwork depicting a baby-faced serial killer…
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Rachael Sage – Chandelier (2008) purchase this album (BUYSWAG) Think you can’t make a successful run at an independent career in music unless your name is Ani DiFranco? Think again…
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Much has been made in recent years of the abrupt decline of our friendly neighborhood record stores — the mom-and-pop shops (and, in the case of the dearly departed Tower…
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Glen Phillips – Secrets of the New Explorers (2008) purchase this album (CD Baby) A concept album about space travel? From former Toad the Wet Sprocket member Glen Phillips? Quelle…
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Billy Preston – The Octopus from The Most Exciting Organ Ever (1965) The Dirty Dozen Brass Band – What a Friend We Have in Jesus from Funeral for a Friend…
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Greetings, Videots! Time gets a little funny out here in the 1980th Dimension, but it feels like it’s been awhile since we turned on the projector and marveled at what…
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A selection of “Findings” from the back page of Harper’s Magazine, June 2008. Scottish scientists found that women are instinctively attracted to the faces of men who want long-term relationships,…
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Happy Monday, folks! What says “starting off the work week” like counting down the Top 10 of Billboard’s Hot 100? Nothing, that’s what, so let’s get to counting! [kml_flashembed movie=”http://youtube.com/v/wxjsUxDp_z8″…
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Marshall Crenshaw – Wild Abandon from Mary Jean and 9 Others (1987) Mike & the Mechanics – Someone Always Hates Someone from Beggar on a Beach of Gold (1995) Nas…
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And so, like Boyz II Men, we have reached the end of the Cutouts Gone Wild! road. This series started out innocently, with a few ridiculous paragraphs about St. Paul’s…
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Jimmy Harnen – Can’t Fight the Midnight (1989) purchase this album (Amazon) That’s right, cutout lovers! It’s Jimmy Harnen! Why do you all have that look on your faces? What,…