Could Spiderman Turn Off the Dark provided the framework for a U2 album that would have been superior to Songs of Innocence?
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Thanks for the memories, MC Shaq.
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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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I still can’t believe Pantera’s Far Beyond Driven debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200.
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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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Lou Reed was a genius. But not because he was a great musician.
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Toad the Wet Sprocket return with their first album since 1997.
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Liam Gallagher sounds like he’s desperate.
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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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Welcome back, Dave. Was “Different Kind of Truth” worth the long wait?
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Maybe when Stewart Copeland is done being a drummer, he has a possible career as a political spin doctor.
R.E.M.’s first appearance on MTV Unplugged shows a band on the rise. Their second shows a band in decline.
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.
Here’s my review of Depeche Mode’s concert at the Barclays Center during the recent “Delta Machine Tour.”
For a band that always loomed larger than life, “Celebration Day” was a fairly restrained and modest effort.