[Jefito’s Note: Now this is an Idiot’s Guide Á¢€” 33 years and approximately 600 albums of music, all boiled down into a relatively manageable few thousand words (and few dozen…
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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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(For more information on the 2 Meter Sessions, see 2 Meter Sessions: Volume One) Paul Weller – Above The CloudsJayhawks – Nevada CaliforniaJohn Trudell – Beauty In A FadeLong John…
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Glenn Frey – True Love (1988) We’ve covered some crappy songs here in the past Á¢€” and trust me when I tell you that we will cover many more Á¢€”…
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Hess – Everybody from Just Another Day (2003)BoDeans – Hey Pretty Girl from Blend (1996)Toto – Blackeye from I Will Remember (single) (1995)Michelle Shocked – Used Car Lot from Don’t…
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Part two in a weekly, yearlong series designed to get you up off your dead ass and dancing. Shake your groove thing! Eurythmics – Would I Lie to You? (remix)
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Soul Shower’s Summer Fling adds a pair of covers to the festivities; Some Velvet Blog goes apeshit with music-y goodness, offering a taste of the acoustic stylings of Chris and…
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I hope you’ve been enjoying our two-week burst of Lemonhead-fresh tunes, because to wrap it all up in true Bootleg City fashion, Robert has donated a collection of Lemonheads and…
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Indulge a few moments of paternal pride, if you will. My wife and I took our daughter and our friends, Brad and Felina, to the beach today. On the way…
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Pointer Sisters – Hot Together (1986) purchase this album (Amazon) To my generation, the Pointer Sisters were an act that leapt fully formed out of the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack;…
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I think most of us, at one point or another, have carried an unrequited torch for someone. Mine happened to last, off and on, for about five years, meaning that…
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Jonah Smith – Jonah Smith (2007)purchase this album (JRS Direct) Smith bills himself as a “roots/soul singer-songwriter,” but musically, he’s less Bill Withers (or even Ray LaMontagne) than Amos Lee….
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(For more information, see 2 Meter Sessions: Volume One) Southside Johnny & The Ashbury Jukes – Southside Johnny & The Ashbury Jukes – It’s Been A Long TimeThe Tragically Hip…
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Salt-N-Pepa – Let’s Talk About Sex (remix) (1991) Aww yeah. Yet another box of free cassingles showed up here this week Á¢€” eighty of ’em this time Á¢€” meaning that…
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George Benson – The Gentle Rain from Beyond the Blue Horizon (1971)The Jenerators – Don’t Wanna Wait from The Jenerators (1994)Stan Getz & Kenny Barron – I’m Okay from Café…
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Part 1 in a once-a-week, yearlong series designed to get you off your dead ass and dancin’. Shake it, bitches! Art of Noise – Beat Box (Diversion 1)
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Billy Ocean – Tear Down These Walls (1988) purchase this album (Amazon) Oh, Billy Ocean. How is it we’re just now getting to you? Wait, I know Á¢€” I fucking…
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Bryan Eich – Sleeping By a Wire (2007)purchase this album (CD Baby) Fans of deliciously hooky Britpop (by way of Brooklyn) have a new best friend in Bryan Eich, whose…
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The Replacements – Nightclub Jitters from Pleased to Meet Me (1987)The Cars – Since You’re Gone from Shake It Up (1981)Paul Carrack – Burning Love from Eyes of Blue (single)…
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No Second Troy – Narcotic (2007)purchase this album (CD Baby) Almost since there was such a thing as rock & roll, the people who love it have been split into…
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Talking Heads – Psycho Killer from Stop Making Sense (reissue) (1999)Rod Stewart – Let Me Be Your Car from Smiler (1974)Ryuichi Sakamoto – Energy Flow from BTTB (1999)Bill Janovitz and…
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Schiing dips into his stack of Random Tracks and comes up with some Stephanie Mills; Mulberry Panda 96 explores the phenomenon known as hip-hop amnesia; Ickmusic boogies down with the…
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Al Jarreau – Heart’s Horizon (1988)purchase this album (Amazon) First of all, I love Al Jarreau. Let’s start there. And by “I love Al Jarreau” I mean I love his…
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Chris Rock – Your Mother’s Got a Big Head (1991) Before kicking off his career as a star of terrible romantic comedies, Chris Rock was one of the best young…
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Eazy-E – Still Talkin’ from Eazy Duz It (1988)Thomas Dolby – Silk Pyjamas from Astronauts & Heretics (1992)Bill Frisell – Lonesome from Gone, Just Like a Train (1998)Taj Mahal –…
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Queen – Too Much Love Will Kill You (1995) [Jefito’s Note: As Mr. Davis (of Mrs. Davis fame) astutely and oh-so-humorously noted a couple of months ago, jasonhare.com is this…
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Prince – Around The World In A Day from Around the World in a Day (1985)David Lindley & El Rayo-X – Talkin’ To The Wino Too from Very Greasy (1988)Glen…
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Hell yes, Soul Shower is back; Maybe We Ain’t That Young Anymore hosts a Song Smackoff! Á¢€” here’s Round 1, bracket 1, Round 1, bracket 2, and Round 2 Á¢€”…
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Aldo Nova – Twitch (1985)purchase this album (Amazon) All right, enough screwing around Á¢€” time to set the controls for the heart of the cutout bin! We’re heading into Aldo…
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Simple Minds – Sanctify Yourself from The Best Of (2002)Ray Charles – Bye, Bye Love from Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection (1997)Damn Yankees – Dirty Dog from Don’t…