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Matchup Monkey
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When I conceived this post, I had actually planned to broaden the category to “Demolition” so I could include classics like AC/DC’s “TNT” and the Talking Heads’ “Burning Down the…
Ken Shane
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Ken Shane has emerged from those dusty crates again, and this time, he’s getting down and getting funky.
Robert Cass
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It’s rare that I get a chance to talk to the artists whose music I steal each week, so when the opportunity arises I seize it. Recently, word got out…
Jack Feerick
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Prince – Cinnamon Girl from Musicology (2004) The Chemical Brothers with Tim Burgess – The Boxer from Push the Button (2005) Echo and the Bunnymen – Stormy Weather from Siberia…
Matthew Bolin
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Break out your umbrellas, ladies — Matthew Bolin is back with a new column, and he’s brought R. Kelly with him.
John C. Hughes
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What’s a Xymox? Ask John C. Hughes, who’s Lost in the ’90s with the band’s “Cure-inspired danceable goth” this week.
Mojo Flucke
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Mojo Flucke is back, and this week, he’s pouring us a Cold Shot of James Booker. Drink up!
Scott Malchus
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As summer draws to a close, Scott Malchus looks back on two months of time spent with his vacationing kids…and cranks the Ramones.
Tom Werman
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In this week’s column, Tom Werman recounts the strange new world of the mid-’90s, and his struggles to prove his worth after hair metal fell out of fashion.
Tony Redman
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For this week’s installment of Way Out Wednesday, Tony Redman ventures deep into the dark, pustular heart of Xavier Roberts’ most famous creations. And they sing. Oh God, how they sing.
Jeff Giles
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You thought they’d go away if you ignored them, but Third Eye Blind are still here — and Jeff Giles is listening to their new album for this week’s edition of You Again?
David Medsker
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David Medsker takes us back to the waning moments of the ’80s this week, with a look at what happened when a bouncy pop hit from Q, Brother Ray, and (Chaka) Chaka Khan got the remix treatment.
Dave Steed
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In this week’s Bottom Feeders, Dave Steed takes us through a decade’s worth of chart-scraping tracks from acts whose names start with the letter O — and learns the hard way that no one needs to release 16 albums in 10 years.
Ken Shane
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When discussion turns to the band Radio Birdman, they are invariably described as the “seminal Australian punk group.” That’s selling them just a little short. Radio Birdman was formed in…
J.A. Bartlett
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August 19, 1991, was a Monday. In the Soviet Union, President Mikhail Gorbachev is placed under house arrest by a group of KGB conspirators. Within a week, Soviet republics will…
Michael Fortes
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Michael Fortes concludes his visit with the Parson Red Heads in L.A. with a tour of their blissfully communal pad and an unexpected run-in with the LAPD.
John C. Hughes
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This week John C. Hughes has prepared a special edition of Lost in the ’80s for all you zombies. Are you ready for the top 15 new-wave songs … ever?!?
Rob Hoffman
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The Caught on Tape series continues with new author Rob Hoffman this week, as he reminisces about some backstage shenanigans with the young Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Jack Feerick
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Poker? I hardly know her! Jack Feerick steps into the booth for this week’s Mix Six, and a batch of classic cards-themed tracks.
Ken Shane
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To be honest, I had my doubts about Day Two of Folk Festival 50. First of all, I was still tired from the day one. Next, it appeared that the…
Jeff Vrabel
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MR. BIG Song Title: “To Be With You” Album: Lean Into It Release Date: March 26, 1991 Why You Remember Them: Much like the poor suckers in Extreme and the…
David Medsker
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Ah, it’s good to see all y’all again. Sorry, but last Monday was a travel day after Lolla, so I needed a mental health day. The Rules: MAXIMUM THREE GUESSES…
Rob Smith
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This is the final entry in our DbPB salute to Jim Peterik, and it is, I admit, an odd choice for a conclusion. “Above the Storm” is not Peterik’s best…
Popdose Staff
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Hootie! Hootie! Hootie! Want to see Darius Rucker at the legendary Grand Ole Opry House on August 24th? Popdose, Samsung and AT&T are giving away two free tickets! Click to enter!
Matchup Monkey
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What did it matter where you lay once you were dead? In a dirty sump or in a marble tower on top of a high hill? You were dead, you…
Robert Cass
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For this special edition of Bootleg City, I’m spotlighting the top 17 songs of the ’90s, a decade we can all officially start nostalgicizing on January 1, 2010. Until then…
Dw. Dunphy
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Read that headline and weep, folks. In just two more weeks, the summer of ’09 will be finito. Yeah, I know technically summer has a few more weeks of life…
Jason Hare
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Which musician lost a huge role in Terminator 2? Which one was accosted by fat hookers? Which one likes to wear really tight underwear? You’ll find these answers and more in Jason Hare’s latest CHART ATTACK!
Popdose Staff
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Hippies, mud, and music! Woodstock celebrates its 40th anniversary this weekend, and we’re celebrating with a day full of festival-themed content.