The .38 Special lead singer’s debut escapes after 30 years of limbo.
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Popdose Staff
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Oof. This week’s batch of songs are — well, they’re certainly songs that were on the radio in the 1980s. #6 Billy Vera and the Beaters, ”At This Moment” (1981)…
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Jeff Giles and Matt Wardlaw
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When you get an offer to speak with a guy like Jim Peterik, it’s an opportunity that you really sink your teeth into. As Jeff points out during our conversation,…
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Jeff Giles
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It’s bad enough to lose your job, but this is just insulting.
Dave Steed
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Keanu’s bad Canadian accent, the Simpsons, Liza Minnelli and Dave Steed’s dormroom exploits co-mingle this week in Bottom Feeders.
Matt Wardlaw
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With Cupid watching closely, Matt Wardlaw spent some time dissecting the Valentine’s Day playlist for lovers from Wolfgang’s Vault. Inside, he found Ted Nugent.
Matt Wardlaw
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Featuring a bunch of facial hair, a stack of hits, and at least one unnecessary drummer, .38 Special rocked Long Island in January of 1985. This week, Matt Wardlaw takes us back.
Dave Steed
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Bottom Feeders moves into the letter T in earnest this week — and kicks over a long-forgotten video whose horror will irreparably damage your soul.
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…
Rob Smith
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The next few DbPB installments will feature the work of a man who, to these ears, has contributed as much as if not more than any other artist to the…
Jason Hare
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Jason Hare takes us back to 1989, when 38 Special begged for forgiveness, Peter Cetera warbled with Cher, and a “mystery artist” made it all the way to #2!
Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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Well, folks, every year, we come across a song or two that we imagine will be truly, truly terrible — and we’re surprised to find out that they’re actually not…
The Chartburn Panel
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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://youtube.com/v/gXsVU6-_GFo” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Mainstream Rock: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, “The Waiting” (1981) * Dunphy: It is, on its face, your standard Petty and Heartbreakers tune. Could’ve…
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