Aerosmith returns after a decade-long hiatus with “Music From Another Dimension.” Do the Boston bad boys still have the goods?
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bLISTerd Presents: The 100 Greatest Rap Albums of All Time (Part Three)
bLISTerd holds a Juice Crew reunion! Biz, Kane and Kool G. Rap all appear in the latest installment of the 100 greatest rap albums of all time!
Spin Cycle: Christina Aguilera, Lotus
Damn, Christina. Why are you so damn defensive? She’s a Grammy winning bombshell with a shelf full of Grammy Awards and platinum albums. Rolling Stone named her one of the 100 greatest vocalists of all time before she turned 30. She has a cushy job judging aspiring singers on one of TV’s highest-rated shows. Still, Christina Aguilera constantly finds herself fighting some unnamed enemy and adopting a defensive stance in her music. A decade since she staked her claim to […]
Never Tear Us Apart: An INXS Eulogy
You’d be forgiven if the news that INXS are calling it quits failed to turn many heads. The Australian band, for all intents and purposes, ceased to exist for many after lead singer Michael Hutchence’s lifeless body was found in a Sydney hotel room almost 15 years ago. There was no New Order-esque transition into something different, though not for lack of trying – assuming “ searching for a new frontman on a reality show ” and “ putting together a bizarre covers/tribute album with guest vocalists ” counts as “trying.” But I’m not going to say nor hear a bad word about […]
The Jukebox From Hell 12: “It’s Thanksgiving”
Sure to give you nightmares for the next week and a half, check out our latest Jukebox From Hell entry, Nicole Westbrook’s “It’s Thanksgiving”
New Release Report 11/12/12: Xtina’s Lotus Flower Bomb
A ton of new releases are hitting stores today, including the latest efforts from Deftones, Soundgarden, The Weeknd, Christina Aguilera and Green Day.
Songs In The Key Of Life 20: “Champagne Life”
June celebrates life in this week’s Songs in the Key of Life column, with a little help from Ne-Yo.
Blerd Briefs: TLC, Dave Grohl, and Jermaine Jacks…uh, Jacksun???
A new TLC album, Dave Grohl returns to QOTSA, and Jermaine changes his name. More crazy news…
The Singles Bar: Whitney Houston, “Never Give Up”
Honor Whitney-don’t sully her musical legacy. Did the team behind “Never Give Up” complete the mission?
Songs in the Key of Life 19: “The Sound of Silence”
June looks over the devastation that followed Hurricane Sandy by choosing a classic from one of the acts most closely identified with New York City.
Election Day Special: The Popblerd Staff Releases Its College Records
Trump wants to see Obama’s college records? We’ll show him ours…