Some things just don’t go quite the way they’re planned. For instance, I was supposed to be over the moon and in love with U2’s latest album, No Line on…
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David Medsker
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The fantasy of owning a time machine is a fun one, isn’t it? Most people would go back and stop Hitler. Patton Oswalt would go to 1983 and kill George…
Dave Steed
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Unfortunately, time has caught up with the Bottom Feeders camp, so there will be a one-week delay for the 45th installment. (Dave just wants everyone to read the 44th installment…
John C. Hughes
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French duo Fred Chichin and Catherine Ringer met at a theater production in the late ’70s and an instant musical bond was formed, one that took them from rock to…
Ted Asregadoo
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DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE You know that sinking feeling you get when you hear your boss say: “Hey, can I see you in my office?” Yeah, you know what…
Rob Smith
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Uncle Donnie gets pissed very rarely, but when he does he can certainly lay into you. I wonder what Scott Weiland thought when he got this. –RS TO: Scott Weiland…
Dw. Dunphy
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While browsing through the archive the other day, I realized it’s been awhile since we’ve had a contributor for the Lost MP3. So, I put out a call to some…
David Medsker
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Below are magnified fragments of album covers. Most of them are well-known albums, but there are a few obscure covers (or lesser-known albums from well-known artists) mixed in to keep…
Dw. Dunphy
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1989 found Elvis Costello in the throes of a full-on identity crisis. He had always been more than what the general perception gave him credit for; some of his earliest…
Matchup Monkey
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“Six hours of sleep is enough for a man, seven for a woman, and eight for a fool. “Á‚ – King George III Madness – “Madness” Iron Maiden – “Can…
Jeff Giles
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Earlier this year, on my Twitter feed, I said something to the effect of “I can think of no argument against Demi Lovato’s music career.” It was a statement I…
Jeff Giles
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K’naan – Wavin’ Flag from Troubadour (2009) Illinois – She’s So Funny from Kid Cat: 20 Songs Mastered (2008) Michael Penn – Me Around (Live) from Live From KCRW (2007)…
Taylor Long
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One of many highlights of Broken Social Scene’s performance at CMJ last fall was the presentation of “Mrs. Morris,” the first song from Charles Spearin’sÁ‚ Happiness Project. Spearin, fascinated by the…
Dw. Dunphy
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Jack Sheldon is many things, from a world-class jazz trumpeter to the musical director/bandleader of the old Merv Griffin talk show to a Bill on Capitol Hill. He’s also known…
Jon Cummings
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For much of his solo career, it was Paul McCartney’s peculiar fate to seem perpetually in need of a creative comeback. Chafing against the impossibly high standard he set for…
John C. Hughes
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When Marcy Playground’s borderline-annoying novelty hit “Sex And Candy” was all over alternative radio in the late ’90s, spending an astounding 15 weeks at #1 on the Modern Rock Chart,…
Mojo Flucke
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To the hardcore fan of 1950s blues, R&B, and soul, Etta James can be vexing. To anyone following the news lately, her calling out of Beyonce for singing “At Last”…
Scott Malchus
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My brother’s black five-piece Rogers drum set stood in our basement like the monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey: Mysterious, imposing and full of wonder. As a prepubescent boy, I…
Tom Werman
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The office I was given at Epic was located between the offices of Barry Kornfeld and Sandy Linzer, who were both A&R men and producers, as well. Both had been…
Tony Redman
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It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time to pull out another album from the Way Out Junk archives. Today’s music selection from Fat Albert and the Junkyard Band is called Rock…
Rob Smith
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Kevin DuBrow‘s cocaine-assisted demise in 2007 denied the world additional work from one of the great philosophical minds in hard rock. Not really, but has there ever been another frontman…