Friday, December 29, 2023

'23 Skiddo: Adieu! (And a Very Happy Power Pop New Year to All)

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Okay kids, get ready to see out 2023, a truly rotten year, with the greatest holiday song I've heard in ages -- George Nipson 's ...
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Thursday, December 28, 2023

Your Thursday Moment of "I Know the Feeling"

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Heh. I think we all can relate. But seriously, folks -- obviously, that's pretty funny (and yeah, Charles Schulz was one hell of ...
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Wednesday, December 27, 2023

My Two Cents (An Occasional Series): Special "Kids Today, With Their Loud Hair and Their Long Music" Edition

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Okay, that was a cheap shot (I seem to be taking a lot of those of late) but on a more serious note, I think it behooves me as a rock cr...
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Tuesday, December 26, 2023

The Blog By Numbers: Special Post-Christmas/Hangover Edition

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[In which we catch up with a bunch of brief and/or dumb stuff that I've been meaning to post about for a while, but hadn't gotten ar...
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Monday, December 25, 2023

And a Very PowerPop Christmas to All

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Well, it's that time again. And because I love you all more than food, here's a little piece about former teen sensations Hanson t...
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Friday, December 22, 2023

La Fin De La Semaine Essay Question: Special Hardcore Pre-Xmas Edition

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From 1988, please enjoy So-Cal political roots-punkers Social Distortion and their absolutely brilliant re-imagining of The Rolling Stones ...
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Thursday, December 21, 2023

And a Belated Happy Birthday to Count Dracula!

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Okay, I stole the Dracula thing from Marianne Faithfull , who noted Keith's transition from a Byron-esque romantic figure to King of the...
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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Songs I'd Forgotten Existed, Let Alone Loved: Special "Power Pop is Where You Find It" Edition

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From his eponymous 1979 solo album, please enjoy legendary Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor and the goose-bump inducing lead-off track ...
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Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Songs I'd Forgotten Existed, Let Alone Loved: Special "Like Sand Through the Hour Glass" Edition

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So over the weekend, a certain Shady Dame and I were watching writer/director/hero of mine Nicholas Meyer 's wonderful 1979 fantasy/roma...
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Monday, December 18, 2023

The Blog By Numbers (An Occasional Series): Special "Mariah Carey-Free" Pre-Holiday Edition

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[In which we catch up with a bunch of brief and/or dumb stuff that I've been meaning to post about for a while, but hadn't gotten ar...
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