In which the cretinous Jeff Vrabel gets what he so richly deserves
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Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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In which we marvel at what still passes for “cute” during the holidays
Dave Lifton
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The Popdose Podcast returns with an interview with Gorman Bechard, the creative force behind Color me Obsessed: A Film About The Replacements.
Jeff Giles and Jason Hare
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Amy Keys looks like a nice enough person…but beneath that friendly smile lurks a heart of pure, sax-wielding evil.
Jeff Giles
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Drake’s full-length debut has already been dismissed by occasional Popdose correspondent and full-time idiot Jeff Vrabel, on the grounds that Drake’s lyrical outlook — which more or less boils down…
Matt Wardlaw
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That sound you heard last week was the sound of an orgasm, shared in unison worldwide by the dedicated legion of Rush fans. Make no mistake, I’m not talking about…
Jeff Vrabel
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Full disclosure: I don’t know much about J-Stache, because I am 100% straight up Team Daryl Hall till I die, WHUT. Yes yes, I get the whole ironic revisionist John…
Jeff Vrabel
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They were tougher than leather, but these three Queens legends weren’t strong enough to resist the temptation of the cameo-laden rap album…and with Crown Royal, they paid the price.
Jeff Giles
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Thanks to the folks at ‘Stache Media, we’re giving away a killer prize pack that includes the new Preservation Hall Jazz Band album — and a bunch of other stuff. Enter to win!
Jason Hare
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Don’t know what to get your friends and loved ones for the holidays this year? If they’re lovers of merriment, obnoxious humor and immature behavior, we can think of no…
Jeff Vrabel
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TRIXTER TITLE: “Give It To Me Good” ALBUM: Trixter RELEASE DATE: May 1990 Why You Remember Them: For one of two reasons: Trixter hails from Paramus, N.J., which makes them…
Jeff Vrabel
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FIREHOUSE TITLE: “Don’t Treat Me Bad” ALBUM: Firehouse RELEASE DATE: Aug. 21, 1990 Why You Remember Them: For one of two reasons: Either for their two-ply, baby-soft semi-rocker “Don’t Treat…
Jeff Vrabel
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“Weird Al” Yankovic hand-picked the tracks on his new compilation, the suitably titled The Essential “Weird Al” Yankovic — and you can win a free copy in today’s Popdose Contest.
Jeff Vrabel
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Jeff Vrabel once again mounts his Steel Horse, bringing us a power ballad from Salvation Through Redemption Yielding Peace, Encouragement and Righteousness — but you can call them Stryper.
Jeff Vrabel
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SLAUGHTER Title: “Fly To The Angels” Album: Stick It to Ya Release Date: January 27, 1990 Why You Remember Them: Credit Slaughter with arriving (late) to the hair-metal party without…
Jeff Vrabel
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JACKYL Title: “The Lumberjack Song” Album: Jackyl Release Date: 1992 Why You Remember Them: You cannot imagine how often, in the research of this column, one comes across the phrase…
Jeff Vrabel
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STEELHEART Title: I’ll Never Let You Go Album: Steelheart Released: May 10, 1990 Why You Remember Them: Previous installments of this award-winning series have included bands with numerous hits, if…
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…
Jeff Vrabel
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This week in the Steel Horse Archives, Jeff Vrabel takes us back to 1990, and a time when the boys in Warrant were dirty, rotten, filthy, stinking, and rich.
Jeff Vrabel
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TESLA Song Title: “Love Song” Album: The Great Radio Controversy Release Date: Feb. 1, 1989 Why You Remember Them: This song was a decent enough hit, but it was the…
Jeff Vrabel
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Jeff Vrabel officially cracks open the Steel Horse Archives this week, and — what’s this? Cinderella comes crawling out!
Jeff Vrabel
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Jeff Vrabel was a hair metal cowboy, and on a steel horse he rode…and he’s here to relive those Aqua Netted days with a new series that looks back on the glory days of Marshall stacks and spandex.
Popdose Staff
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Topless Robot counts down the 13 greatest Garbage Pail Kids and — oh happy day — the 10 best movie games for the Atari 2600; The A.V. Club finds 20…
Popdose Staff
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WFMU’s Beware of the Blog strips out the best parts of the Dreams of My Father audiobook; Will Harris runs down and wraps up the New York Comic-Con; Pet Shop…
Jeff Vrabel
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Tone-LÅc – LÅc-ed After Dark (1989) purchase this album (Amazon) There’s no way around this: Tone LÅc’s 1989 debut, LÅc-ed After Dark, is COMPLETELY ADORABLE. The elementary, dubious and occasionally…
Jeff Vrabel
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Guns n’ Roses – Chinese Democracy (Geffen, 2008) purchase this album (Best Buy) Unless you’ve spent a lot of time in the company of William Shatner, Chinese Democracy will likely…
Popdose Staff
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Slacktivist chimes in on the Prop. 8 debacle, and Keith Olbermann delivers a moving (and restrained!) special comment: [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/W4xfMisqab8″ width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Hip new music on Alabama public…
Jeff Giles
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Happy Monday, faithful readers! Are you ready for a new series? We hope so, because we’ve got one for you. Welcome to the inaugural edition of Lists You Didn’t Ask…
Jeff Vrabel
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Ladies, here’s a little-known fact about many guys: If you break up with them, but then don’t leave, they will very possibly assume that you weren’t the SLIGHTEST BIT SERIOUS…
Jeff Vrabel
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There are few things more entertaining on planet Earth than watching a guy who’s recently gone through some sort of emotional distress. I once stopped by a buddy’s place after…
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