Thanks for the memories, MC Shaq.
Music
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Robin Thicke’s Paula is the most interesting album of the year. Maybe even of the last decade. But is it good?
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R.E.M.’s first appearance on MTV Unplugged shows a band on the rise. Their second shows a band in decline.
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I liked the lede on this one. My wife came up with the blog post headline. I was trying to think of something other than a variation of “Backstreet’s back… in court”
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One of my best social media moments. My Tweet about #RejectedGrammyCategories made the Daily Rehash list. I’m there with the likes of John Fugelsang and Denny’s.
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Toad the Wet Sprocket return with their first album since 1997.
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Here’s my review of Depeche Mode’s concert at the Barclays Center during the recent “Delta Machine Tour.”
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For a guy who refused to perform Creedence Clearwater Revival songs for many years, John Fogerty sure is making up for lost time.
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For a band that always loomed larger than life, “Celebration Day” was a fairly restrained and modest effort.
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Maybe when Stewart Copeland is done being a drummer, he has a possible career as a political spin doctor.
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The closest we’ll ever get to a Blind Faith reunion.
I still can’t believe Pantera’s Far Beyond Driven debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200.
Lou Reed was a genius. But not because he was a great musician.
Liam Gallagher sounds like he’s desperate.
Welcome back, Dave. Was “Different Kind of Truth” worth the long wait?