Welcome back to the Great Gross-Off! Those of you who weren’t loyal Jefitoblog readers may not remember this series — Lord knows I’ve let it lie dormant long enough —…
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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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Howdy, pardners! It’s been a couple of weeks since we moseyed down Billboard way, so what do you say we hop along down to the Hot Country Top 10 and…
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Hey, everybody! It’s our pal Jason’s birthday today! Now, normally, we don’t brag about our staff getting older — but today is a special day, not only because Jason is…
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Rick Astley – Hold Me in Your Arms (1988) purchase this album (Amazon) Well, do you remember Rick Astley? He had a big, fat hit — it was ghastly He…
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The Waterboys – World Party from Fisherman’s Blues (1988) Ivan Neville – Ghetto Street from Saturday Morning Music (2002) Ray LaMontagne – Country Girl from Rarities (year) Splitsville – Your…
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The Grays – Ro Sham Bo (1994) purchase this album (Amazon) You’ve known this was coming since last week, when I promised an album from the great lost power-pop group…
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Two weeks ago in this spot, we took a look at the top 10 of Billboard’s Hot 100. How about we all mosey on over to the Modern Rock chart…
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Stephen Bishop – Rebecca’s Theme from Blue Guitars (1994) W.G. “Snuffy” Walden – Angela Smiled from Music By … (2000) Glen Hansard & MarkÁƒ©ta IrglovÁƒ¡ – Falling Slowly (live) from…
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Nu Shooz – Told U So (1988) purchase this album (Amazon) Yes, yes, I know. Some of you were hoping for Boy Meets Girl — but as far as I…
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Happy Monday, faithful readers! Are you ready for a new series? We hope so, because we’ve got one for you. Welcome to the inaugural edition of Lists You Didn’t Ask…
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Nick Lowe – The Rose Of England from The Rose of England (1985) King Curtis – Firefly from Night Train (1995) David Byrne – Dirty Old Town (MapeyÁƒ©) from Rei…
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Ladies and gentlemen, meet Robbie Nevil’s undescended testicle. Never heard of Judson Spence? Congratulations — you’ve been spared (until now) the horror of listening to the album I’m convinced was…
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… In which we take a twice-monthly look at the top ten of one of Billboard magazine’s many singles charts. This week: the Hot 100! [kml_flashembed movie=”http://youtube.com/v/m_csWGrebQs” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent”…
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Lupe Fiasco – The Coolest from The Cool (2007) Patty Griffin – People Get Ready from Love from My Lips (live bootleg) (2005) Lee Williams and the Cymbals – I…
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A selection of “Findings” from the back page of Harper’s Magazine, May 2008. Biologists found that those English soccer teams with red uniforms tend to win more often and score…
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Mark Bacino – Kay from Pop Job … The Long Player! (1997) The Replacements – Buck Hill from Hootenanny (1983) Jack Wagner – Fighting the Nights from All I Need…
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Julian Lennon – The Secret Value of Daydreaming (1986) purchase this album (Amazon) “The son of John Lennon and his first wife Cynthia, Julian Lennon parlayed a remarkable vocal similarity…
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Bill Frisell – Somewhere Over the Rainbow (live) from Further East/Further West (2005) Rush – Totem from Test for Echo (1996) Marcus Miller – Pluck (Interlude) from Marcus (2008) Robert…
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Big Noise – Bang! (1989) purchase this album (Amazon) If you’re a music fan with the good fortune to have been born before the late ’80s, chances are you remember…
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Yes, gentle readers, we treated you to an interview with Matthew Ryan on Monday, and today — which just happens to be the day his new album comes out —…
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He may not be a household name, but Matthew Ryan’s raw, emotional songs have struck a chord with enough fans to support a musical habit that has lasted over…
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Katrina & the Waves – Waves (1986) purchase this album (Amazon) Last week, we looked at poor Gregory Abbott’s second album, and the way R&B stardom can evaporate in the…
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Debbie Gibson – Anything Is Possible (1990) We hear a lot about the sophomore jinx in music, and rightly so; making the jump from hit debut release to Greatest Hits,…
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Miles Davis – Freedom Jazz Dance (Evolution Of The Groove) from Evolution of the Groove (2007) Larry Adler – Clare de Lune from The Virtuoso of the Mouth Organ (2005)…
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Gregory Abbott – I’ll Prove It to You (1988) purchase this album (Amazon) Hello, ladies. Are you ready to be shaken down? Don’t get excited — this album does not…
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He hasn’t released nearly as many albums as most (all?) of our previous subjects, but David Mead is a perfect Popdose Guide artist — which is to say that vast…
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The name “Willie Wisely” has been music to discerning pop fans’ ears for well over a decade now, but he’ll be the first to admit his albums have thus far…
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A Tribe Called Quest – Award Tour (1993) Here’s one I don’t have much to say about, but should still help you get over the hump to your lunch break….