In the Eye of the Storm (1984)purchase this album (Amazon)The Setup: The higher-pitched half of Supertramp’s songwriting/vocal duo strikes out on his own, hoping to prove the whole was less…
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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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Hi-Five – I Like the Way (The Kissing Game) (1991) I’m not sure about this song. For one thing, I’m not sure why I have this cassingle. I do remember…
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Harry Nilsson – Me & My Arrow from The Point! (1968)The Fratellis – Flathead from Costello Music (2006)Waxing Poetics – A Year by Air from Hermitage (1991)Cory Sipper – Open…
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Another week, another themed list at Rotten Tomatoes! This time, we ran down the best-reviewed comic book adaptations, from worst to first, and again, I did writeups for the top…
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Well, what do you know? It’s Mike Reno’s favorite part of the week again, and you know what that means — we’re headed back to Bootleg City, courtesy of our…
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As some of you might recall, I had the good fortune recently to be able to team up with some of my favorite bloggers to try and help raise money…
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The June Umbrella – The June Umbrella (2007)purchase this album (CD Baby)Review by Jamie Lyon According to their bio, The June Umbrella are a four-piece band from Eugene, Oregon with…
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A Brokeheart Pro – The Kitten Next Door (2006)purchase this album (CD Baby)Review by Jamie Lyon As someone once said, “Life is like a box of chocolates Á¢€” you never…
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[Jefito’s Note: I’m hoping our next new Idiot’s Guide (taking a look at the J. Geils Band) will be ready next week. In the meantime, here’s a repeat of one…
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I haven’t posted about it here before, but Buffalo Tom has a new album coming out this summer, and Stereogum just posted the title track for download. Download it. Turn…
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Eric at Theme Park Experience assembles a reissue wish list; JB at You Must Be From Away engages in some iPod altruism, then unleashes another terrific midweek mixtape; Jeff Vrabel…
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[Jefito’s Note: While the blog gnomes and I scurry behind the scenes to get things back in semi-working order around here, please allow me to present the following missive, penned…
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The details are still being ironed out, but if everything goes the way it’s supposed to, I’ll have some Big News for you guys soon. This sounds ridiculous, and I…
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First of all, I want to thank all of you who have commented, sent e-mail, or called since Friday. For the record, I’m not distraught about all this Á¢€” the…
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First off, just in case you haven’t read enough of my nonsense this week, you can click on the graphic below to read Rotten Tomatoes’ list of the Best Sports…
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Picked up from J at Thinking About: Of all the bands and artists in your collection, of which one do you own the most albums? Oh God. Well, according to…
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He’s one of his generation’s most wonderfully unique songwriters, but Joe Henry has always been arguably better-known for things having nothing to do with his songs Á¢€” being married to…
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This week at Bootleg City, we’re honored to be paid a visit by none other than the Chairman of the Board himself, in truly vintage form Á¢€” this set was…
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Paul Sabo – Just Like You (2006)purchase this album (CD Baby) Review by David Schrimpf One-man band records have always been interesting to me. Sometimes an artist feels it’s necessary…
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Babelshack – Return of the Bottomfeeder (2007)purchase this album (CD Baby) Review by Stewrat Any band that would play someplace called Burt’s Tiki Lounge in Albuquerque is okay by me….
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The Long Afternoon – The Luxury Problem (2006)purchase this album (CD Baby) Review by Rob Smith (EightE1) Everybody loves a power trio. You might be a Rush person. You might…
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For the first decade or so of his career, John Hiatt was a case of mostly unfulfilled potential. Everyone knew he was a good songwriter Á¢€” particularly other songwriters Á¢€”…
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I’m excited and very pleased to announce the debut of Bloggers for a Cure, which is what it sounds like, a collaborative effort between a bunch of us bloggers to…
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Jeff Vrabel heralds a breakthrough in human/Autobot relations, genuflects at a chocolate altar, then tells us why ashes are having the Best Week Ever; J from Thinking About: experiences a…
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Danny Wilson – Be Bop Moptop (1989)purchase this album (Amazon) The first thing you need to know about Danny Wilson, I guess, is that it was a band featuring no…
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Ed James – …In the 21st Century (2006) purchase this album (CD Baby) Power pop lovers have always had it rough. The music is tough to write and record properly,…
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Pete at Ickmusic gives us Prince’s 9/9/86 show Á¢€” otherwise known as the end of the Revolution; John at You Must Be from Away treats us to a sampling of…
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Note from Jason: As mentioned earlier this week, this week’s CHART ATTACK! wasn’t supposed to be a guest post, but I foolishly didn’t cover my bases for what has turned…
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We missed the Van-A-Day post today, obviously, but it wasn’t my fault, I swear Á¢€” I just couldn’t upload the tracks, on account of tomorrow’s Bootleg City taking forfuckingever to…
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Tupelo Honey (1971)purchase this album (Amazon) The Background: Nestled between His Band and the Street Choir and St. Dominic’s Preview is this much-loved ode to pastoral domestic bliss, which Á¢€”…