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Five Songs, 7/2/2022

Gob, "Cleansing" This song sounds weird in only one earbud. Green Day, "Nice Guys Finish Last" nimrod. is the Green Day album I listen to the least. It's not because of the songs that break out of the pop punk mold, but because the punk...

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Five Songs, 12/8/2021

Black Eyed Peas, "Bringing It Back" I've already talked about how different pre-Fergie BEP are from the band people know, and I'm not sure I have a second thing to observe about this record. So read that. Or don't! Doesn't matter to me! Jurassic 5,...

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Five Songs, 12/16/2020

Dr. Ring-Ding & The Senior Allstars, "Call Di Doctor" Just a reminder: this is a white dude from Germany. Sly & the Family Stone, "Poet" Sly & the Family Stone's 1971 record There's A Riot Goin' On is a landmark of soul, rock, and funk, even as it's...

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Five Songs, 3/3/2018

Lots of new folks today. Clem Snide, "Accident" For some reason, "alt-country" as a label always kind of irritates me, even though the thought it's expressing (country music that stands distinct from the popular variation) is directly analagous to alternative rock, which doesn't bother me....