Can Rob Smith Say No to the awesome kindie power pop of California’s Hipwaders? Of course he can’t.
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Rob Smith is a writer, teacher, wage earner, and all-around evil genius who spends most of his time holed up in his cluttered compound in central PA. His favorite color is ultramarine blue. His imaginary band The Dukes of Rexmont tours every summer.
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Rob Smith finds a new power ballad masterpiece from Cathy Richardson and the Macrodots, in this week’s “Death by Power Ballad.”
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Rob Smith Can’t Say No to another roundup of kindie music, including new records from DidiPop, Music for Aardvarks, and Joanie Leeds.
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Fall into a Memory Lane pothole of Nineties goodness, in the Popdose Weekly Mixtape.
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John Waite gives us another classic piece of heartbreak poetry with “If You Ever Get Lonely,” causing Rob Smith to swoon in his latest “Death by Power Ballad” column.
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Rob Smith can’t say no to the force of nature that is Yanni’s new album, Truth of Touch.
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Rob Smith Can’t Say No to the Justin Bieber movie, Never Say Never, cuz he loves his son and has a high tolerance for pain.
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Rob Smith’s “Death by Power Ballad” focuses on the late, great Steve Clark, and Def Leppard’s “Bringin’ on the Heartbreak.”
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Rob Smith travels back in time to Graham Parker’s 1991 album Struck by Lightning, in today’s Popdose Flashback.
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Rob Smith wants no part of another Leonard Cohen cover, but he Can’t Say No to the gentle folk of Philadelphia’s ellipsis.
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Rob Smith enjoyz the swingin’, pullin’, and lovin’ (a whole lotta it) in Slade’s great powur ballud “My Oh My,” in this week’s “Death by Power Ballad.”
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When it hurts so bad, you need a soundtrack of songs that that put your pain to music. This week’s Weekly Mixtape is a deeply blue playlist for just such an occasion.
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Rob Smith Can’t Say No, nor can he remember how he obtained Holly Conlan’s most recent record, but he’s glad he did.
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Is Steve Perry a dick, or just a great singer? Rob Smith kicks off another year of Death by Power Ballad by examining Perry’s “Running Alone.”
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It breaks Rob Smith’s achy breaky heart that he Can’t Say No to Billy Ray Cyrus’ Hallmark holiday movie, “Christmas in Canaan.”
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In his last Death by Power Ballad column for 2010, Rob Smith finds a serious message of empowerment in KISS’ “Reason to Live.”
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The Weekly Mixtape features contemplative tuneage from Paul Simon, Dion, Great Lake Swimmers, Elliott Smith, Okkervil River, Michael Hedges, and more.
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Just in time for the holidays, Rob Smith Can’t Say No to a boatload of “kindie” music, for the kid in all of us.
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Rob Smith gives thanks for his friends, readers, and Foreigner’s “Waiting for a Girl Like You.”
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Rob Smith celebrates the voice of Freddie Mercury in a “Death by Power Ballad” salute to “The Show Must Go On.”
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Rob Smith Can’t Say No to the haunting music of Australian singer/songwriter Mahri Autumn.
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Jeff Scott Soto is one of the great long-time underdogs of AOR. Rob Smith advocates for his immediate ascension to superstardom, in this week’s “Death by Power Ballad.”
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Rod Stewart has made another crappy standards album. “Rob Smith Can’t Say No,” but he CAN suggest some alternative listening.
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David Coverdale and Whitesnake delivered a poetic kill shot to the heart with 1990’s “Now You’re Gone.” Rob Smith discusses the bloody artifact in Popdose’s “Death by Power Ballad.”
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In honor of John Lennon’s 70th birthday October 9, Popdose presents a collection of Lennon covers in The Friday Mixtape.
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What do polar bears and Russian post-punk have in common? Rob Smith explores in his “Can’t Say No” column, at Popdose. Bonus: There’s a CD giveaway, too!
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Rob Smith ruminates on memories, old friends, and Dennis DeYoung’s “Desert Moon,” in the latest Death by Power Ballad column, only at Popdose.
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Rob Smith Can’t Say No to finding the answer to the ages-old question: Do they play Josh Groban music in Hell?
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Clare Burson chases the ghosts of family members lost in the Holocaust on her excellent new album, “Silver and Ash.” Read Rob Smith’s review at Popdose.