Three things you need to know about the Toadies:
1) They are unapologetic.
2) They are from Texas.
3) They create some of the best summer rock albums. Period.
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Blerd Radio: August 2012, Episode 2: Fall Preview
It’s time for a brand new Blerd Radio episode. Big Money and Jesse chat about “American Idol,” the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards, baldness, and Michael Jackson’s birthday!
Spin Cycle: Yeasayer, Fragrant World
Yeasayer’s third album is filled with both fruitful and fruitless twists and turns. Popblerd’s KBOX attempts aural navigation in his review of Fragrant World.
bLISTerd: The 100 Best R&B Songs of the ’90s (#10-#1)
It’s finally here! The top ten R&B hits of the Nineties! There’s a Janet Jackson song in here!
bLISTerd: The 100 Best R&B Songs of the ’90s (#20-#11)
We’re almost at the top! The penultimate post of the ’90s best R&B songs features classics from Shai, Mariah Carey and the chart-topping debut of D’Angelo!
bLISTerd: The 100 Best R&B Songs of the ’90s (#30-#21)
The 8th installment of the best R&B songs of the ’90s list features the breakout smashes for Jodeci, Boyz II Men, as well as a classic from R. Kelly.
bLISTerd: The 100 Best R&B Songs of the ’90s (#50-#41)
We’ve officially hit the second half of our R&B list! This volume features hits by Erykah Badu, Maxwell and Hi-Five! Let’s play the kissing game! Or not…
Poptificating: A Few Words On Nicki Minaj’s Impending “American Idol” Judge-Ship
The potential arrival of Nicki Minaj to the “American Idol” judges’ chair has tongues wagging, but will it bring viewers back? Find out what the Popblerd staff thinks.
Blerd Radio: August 2012, Episode 1: Those Damn Kids
It’s podcast time again…among the many topics we turn over this time, we anoint a new heroine–Paris Jackson!
bLISTerd: The 100 Best R&B Songs of the ’90s (#90-#81)
The King of Pop is all over this installment of the Best R&B songs of the ’90s, placing three songs here. Find out who else made the cut as the list continues!
The Singles Bar: Taylor Swift, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
Tay Tay is back! The Queen of country-pop wants you to know that “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.”
Discography Fever: The Replacements
Many of us here at Popblerd are big fans of Prince. Undeniably, the Purple One reigns as the most recognizable Minneapolis musician of the 1980s. Yet while Prince, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, and the rest of the paisley parade developed what became known as “the Minneapolis sound,” a number of bands such as Hüsker Dü, Soul Asylum, and The Jayhawks were forging their own brand of Twin Cities rock and roll. Among this later group are The Replacements. Noted for […]