Troma Tuesday: Squeeze Play
There are movies that make you think. There are movies that make you laugh. And then there are movies like
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Song Battle: Echo & the Bunnymen – “The Killing Moon” vs. The Church – “Under the Milky Way”
Two songs. Two bands. Two completely different ways of making atmospheric rock feel enormous. Echo & the Bunnymen’s “The Killing
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Satudys 80s Jam: Cher – If I Could Turn Back Time
By the time Cher released “If I Could Turn Back Time” in 1989, she had already lived several careers in
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Forgotten Band: The Muffs
There are bands that disappear because they were terrible. There are bands that disappear because they had one hit and
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Song Battle: Judas Priest – “Breaking the Law” vs. Iron Maiden – “Run to the Hills”
Two songs. Two bands. Two completely different approaches to heavy metal. Judas Priest’s “Breaking the Law” and Iron Maiden’s “Run
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Saturday 80s Jam: Flashdance…What a Feeling – Irene Cara
Few songs capture the sheer optimism of the early 1980s quite like Irene Cara’s “Flashdance… What a Feeling.” It is
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Forgotten Band: The Damned
There is a strange little corner of rock history occupied by bands that were important enough to change music but
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Son Battle: Twisted Sister “We’re Not Gonna Take It” vs. Quiet Riot “Cum On Feel the Noize”
Two enormous 1980s rock songs. Two giant choruses. Two videos that practically define the decade. And two songs that
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Saturday Night 80s Jam: Wham! – Wake ME Up Before You Go Go
Wham!’s “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” is one of the most instantly recognizable pop songs of the 1980s,
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Song Battle: Bon Jovi “Livin’ on a Prayer” vs. Def Leppard “Pour Some Sugar on Me”
Two of the biggest rock songs of the 1980s. Two enormous choruses. Two songs that can instantly transport you
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Saturday Night 80s Jam: Human League – Don’t You Want Me
The Human League’s “Don’t You Want Me” is one of the defining songs of early-1980s synth-pop, a dramatic, catchy and
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Song Battle: Ramones “Blitzkrieg Bop” vs. Sex Pistols “Anarchy in the U.K.”
Two songs. Two bands. Two completely different ideas of what punk rock could be. The Ramones’ “Blitzkrieg Bop” and
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Sunday Playlist: 21 Songs That Make You Want to Drive Too Fast
There are road trip playlists, and then there are playlists that require a little self-control. The songs on this
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Saturday Night 80s Jam: Bon Jovi – Livin’ On a Prayer
Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer” is one of the defining songs of 1980s rock, a huge, emotional singalong that
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Forgotten Band: Reverend Horton Heat
Reverend Horton Heat is one of those bands that makes the word “forgotten” feel a little unfair. They were
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“Sell Out” vs. “The Impression That I Get”: The Ultimate Ska-Punk Showdown
The 1990s ska revival produced plenty of songs that were loud, fast and impossible to take completely seriously. But two
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Sunday Night Playlist
Great playlists do not always need a theme. Sometimes the best ones are built around a simple idea: put together
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The 10 Most Overrated Guitarists of All Time
Let’s get one thing straight before anyone starts sharpening their pitchforks: this isn’t a list of bad guitarists. Almost
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Saturday Night 80s Jam: A-Ha – Take On Me
a-ha’s “Take On Me” is one of the defining songs of 1980s pop, combining an unforgettable melody, Morten Harket’s
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Phriday Phistory: The Clifford Ball
In August 1996, Phish did something that seemed completely unreasonable even by Phish standards. Instead of simply booking another arena
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Forgotten Band: Ugly Kid Joe
Ugly Kid Joe arrived at exactly the right moment to make fun of rock music while also being very good
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Song Battle: “Cruel Summer” vs. “Manic Monday”
The 1980s were filled with songs about everyday life, but nobody made everyday problems sound quite as catchy as Bananarama
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G.G. Allin: The Most Notorious Punk Rocker Who Ever Lived
G.G. Allin was never interested in being a normal rock star. While most punk musicians built their reputations by rejecting
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Saturday Night 80s Jam: The Bangles – Manic Monday
The Bangles – “Manic Monday”: The Prince-Penned Hit That Became an ’80s Pop Classic Few songs capture the universal feeling
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Forgotten Band: Spacehog
The 1990s are often remembered for flannel shirts, grunge guitars, and alternative rock bands that embraced darker, more introspective sounds.
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Phriday Phistory: GameHoist Show 6/26/94
Among the thousands of concerts Phish has performed, only a handful have achieved truly mythical status. One of the
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Song Battle: “She Blinded Me with Science” vs. “One Night in Bangkok”
The 1980s produced an impressive number of hit songs that were difficult to describe using a single genre. Pop could
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50 Most Recognizable Singers in Music History
Music has produced thousands of great singers, but greatness and recognizability are two very different things. There are singers with
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Saturday Night 80s Jam: Erasure – Chains of Love
Erasure – “Chains of Love”: The Joyful 1988 Anthem of Love, Freedom, and Acceptance Few synth-pop songs from the 1980s
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20 Old Bands and Artists Who Somehow Came Back in the ’80s
The 1980s were supposed to be the decade of the new. MTV was exploding. Synthesizers were everywhere. New wave, punk,
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Phriday Phistory: Worcester Jim
Phish’s performance on November 29, 1997, at the Worcester Centrum Centre in Worcester, Massachusetts, is widely regarded as one of
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Top 10 Bands That Need to Give It Up and Retire
There is something undeniably cool about seeing an old rock band walk onto a stage decades after its glory days.
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Song Battle: “Where Is My Mind?” vs. “Blister in the Sun”
There are certain songs that seem to define an entire musical attitude without ever becoming conventional radio hits in the
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Saturday Night 80s Jam: Whitesnake – Here I Go Again
Whitesnake – “Here I Go Again”: The Power Ballad That Became an ’80s Rock Anthem Few rock songs capture the
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7 One-Hit Wonder Singers Who Went on to Become Legendary Producers and Songwriters
The one-hit wonder label has a funny way of shrinking a career down to three or four minutes. An artist
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Phriday Phistory: The Fleezer
Among Phish fans, certain jams become so unique that they earn nicknames of their own. One of the most famous
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Forgotten Band: Sponge
The 1990s produced an incredible wave of rock bands that reshaped popular music. Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains,
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Song Battle: “Hey Mickey” vs. “Whip It”
The early 1980s produced plenty of great songs, but it also produced a special category of hit that seemed almost
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When the Cover Was Better: 50 Songs Where Someone Else Did It Right
There is a strange rule in popular music: writing a great song and making the definitive recording of that song
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