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Another song that’s somehow become a retroactive hit 25 years after it floundered in the lower half of the Hot 100 is Bow Wow Wow’s “I Want Candy”. Long-time readers…
Hi everyone! Listen, I get it: I need to listen to ELO. Thanks for all the tips – and for enduring last week’s suckfest of Olivia and Cliff. I think…
Welcome back, everybody, to another edition of CHART ATTACK! I know that you’ve been dying all week to know what was rocking the charts during the week of April 18,…
Echo and the Bunnymen lead singer Ian McCulloch was known for his grandiose statements to the music press, full of ego and bluster – for example, he once called the…
We’ve covered the men. We’ve covered the women. We’ve even covered a few people who run somewhere in the middle. But we have yet to cover the male-female Mellow Duet…
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…
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…
You guys, not for nothing, but in my humble opinion, 1986 was a totally kick-ass year for music. As I listen to the Top 100 for the year overall, I…
In December of 2001, Jacob was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. To this day I can remember sitting in my cubicle at work and trying to comprehend exactly what this news…
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…
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….
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…
Let’s give ourselves a pat on the back, folks – we all made it to Charlene and back with the most of our dignity intact – and hopefully, without any…
Sometimes I’m a little more than taken aback by something that comes back into print – especially when said release sold little to nothing the first time around. The latest…
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¢€”…
One day in 1986, my senior year in high school, I took a pair of my thrift-store combat boots to the back yard and spray painted them several different day-glo…
Hey, everybody! It’s Friday, and time for CHART ATTACK! Before I get started, I need to give another huge thanks to the amazing writers who covered my ass during the…
WeÁ¢€â„¢re in Tucson this week which means an eight hour drive through the desert to my folkÁ¢€â„¢s house. Whenever we take these long drives, IÁ¢€â„¢m tossed back to m childhood…
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…
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,…
You guys, I’m a bad blogger. I haven’t really posted much in a while. I know you’re all perfectly nice people, and you can probably forgive me for that. But…
In those long-gone days before iPods and burned CDs, when you wanted a nice assortment of songs to take on the road with you, you got your little 90-minute TDK…
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…
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¢€”…
Ellsworth – American Compost (2007)purchase this album (CD Baby) His performing career is about as old as I am (and much more dignified Á¢€” he’s rubbed shoulders with Leon Russell,…
Mister Fusty – Honest Blundering (2006)purchase this album (CD Baby) Review by Jamie Lyon Back in 2000, when Damon Gough released the first Badly Drawn Boy disc The Hour of…
Note from Jason: It’s Friday and I’m a lame writer this month, which can only mean one thing: another guest-written CHART ATTACK! This week’s entry is written by our good…
In 1988, after four years of dormancy and a record label change, DEVO unleashed Total DEVO upon the spuds and spudettes of the world. As a huge DEVO-tee since the…
Heya, we’re all over at Kurt’s house, jawin’ about music. Come join us! And yes, I brought up Jobriath.