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The Blerd & Gonzo Cover Convo: "Lovesong"

The Blerd & Gonzo Cover Convo: “Lovesong”

The Cure’s “Lovesong” has become almost a modern-day standard, having been covered by many artists. Which version reigns supreme? Big Money & Dr. Gonzo decide.

bLISTerd Presents: The 100 Best Albums Of The Eighties (10-1)

bLISTerd Presents: The 100 Best Albums Of The Eighties (10-1)

It’s a Purple Top 10, as the Kid from Minneapolis finishes near the top of our list…but he’s not #1. Find out who was in the final installment of the ’80s best albums!

bLISTerd Presents: The 100 Best Albums Of The Eighties (20-11)

bLISTerd Presents: The 100 Best Albums Of The Eighties (20-11)

The Top 20 of our countdown is here! Classic ’80s albums from Run-DMC, Talking Heads and U2 appear in this portion of the list.

Cold as Ice: Crowning the Kings

Cold as Ice: Crowning the Kings

That’s a wrap, ladies and gentleman! After an exciting year of hockey and an unpredictable post-season, the Los Angeles Kings hoist the Cup over Hollywood for the first time in their franchise’s history. Jay and Stephen, the resident “hockey krishnas” (trademark, Jay), talk the final games, what lies in store for the winning and losing clubs, and what we predict will happen in the off-season (including a possible pending work stoppage). Read on! Jay: Well, the long NHL season is […]

bLISTerd Presents: The 100 Best Albums Of The Eighties (40-31)

bLISTerd Presents: The 100 Best Albums Of The Eighties (40-31)

Albums by The Pixies, The Police, Janet Jackson and Terence Trent D’Arby show up in the top 40 of our best albums of the ’80s countdown.

bLISTerd Presents: The 100 Best Albums of the Eighties (#50-#41)

bLISTerd Presents: The 100 Best Albums of the Eighties (#50-#41)

We are in the top half of our ’80s list, and in this installment, R.E.M. appears twice and the King of Pop makes his first of three appearances. Find out what other albums made the cut.

The Singles Bar: Serj Tankian, “Cornucopia”

If you were disappointed by the debut single from Serj Tankian’s debut album Harakiri (I was), you’re in luck. Tankian’s second released track, “Cornucopia”, finds America’s favorite Armenian poet/singer/top hot aficionado returning to a more convention sound for him. Shimmering arpeggios and driving clean distortion back up the soaring vocals, featuring Tankian’s mildly inscrutable lyrics (“kiss an ugly turtle and make it cry”) centering on humanity’s destructive tendencies and nature’s violent responses to them in the form of tsunamis and […]

Spin Cycle: Shonen Knife, Pop Tune

If there was a time when rock and roll didn’t rest, at least partially, on a foundation of gloom, angst, cynicism, and dourness, I sure was never around for it. Admittedly, as a young guy, my generation has been raised on grunge, post-grunge, late-90s alternative, nu-metal, emo, and whatever the hell Nickelback, none of which you’d ever describe as buoyant or sunny. All this makes Shonen Knife even more of a curio to the rock world. A three-piece garage rock […]

bLISTerd Presents: The 100 Best Albums of the Eighties (80-71)

bLISTerd Presents: The 100 Best Albums of the Eighties (80-71)

Metallica is one of two bands who have two albums in this installment of the best albums of the ’80s. Read on to find out who else made the cut!

bLISTerd Presents: The 100 Best Albums of the Eighties (90-81)

bLISTerd Presents: The 100 Best Albums of the Eighties (90-81)

How about some hardcore? Black Flag’s “Damaged” is in our next installment of the ’80s’ top 100 albums. Find out who else made the cut!

bLISTerd Presents: The 100 Best Albums of the Eighties (100-91)

bLISTerd Presents: The 100 Best Albums of the Eighties (100-91)

It’s Lionel Richie! Guess what? He helps kick off our list of the 100 best albums of the Eighties. Click to find out who else made the list!

Cold as Ice: Racing Towards the Cup

Cold as Ice: Racing Towards the Cup

It’s take us two months, but the Stanley Cup Finals are upon us. The Popblerd ice squad of Jay and Stephen have been following through it all, and now it all comes down to this. East vs. West. Quick vs. Brodeur. The Freeway vs. the Turnpike. Who will win? And how many more catchy ways can we describe this match-up! Find out, as we talk predictions, celebrities, and breakdown the Kings and Devils. Jay: So here we are, two periods […]