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Blerd Radio 2015 | Episode 13: Another Hall of Fame-Cast

Blerd Radio 2015 | Episode 13: Another Hall of Fame-Cast

Hello and welcome to another episode of Blerd Radio! In 2013 and 2014, we took time to talk about the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, its induction process, and that year’s crop of nominees. While there was talk about retiring the Hall of Fame-cast this year, 2015’s crop of nominees resulted in some of our most spirited conversation to date. Of course it helps that the gang’s all here: so join myself ( Big Money ),  Dr. ZMichael Parr  and  Mike Cunningham The Packet Man  for an episode […]

The Blerd Playlist: “I Feel The Earth Move (Songs For Earthquakes)”

As most of you know, the East Coast was rocked today by a seismic, 5.8 earthquake that caused chairs to fall over, cats to become briefly startled, and a rash of hasty, terrified status updates. As most of the Blerd staff is located in the Northeast – with the exception of our Californian contributors, who regard earthquakes with the same concern as a hearty fart – we were notably shaken by this disaster. In remembrance of those who were lost […]

bLISTerd: Happy Anniversary, MTV!: The Best Videos of the ’80s (Top Ten)

10. “Money for Nothing” Dire Straits (1985) “Money for Nothing” is probably the video most synonymous with MTV that wasn’t by Michael Jackson. Spotlighting very early computer animation, the clip combines live footage of the band performing with a loosely defined narrative in computer world (cue Kraftwerk). To folks who weren’t around in MTV’s first decade, watching this video today might be like the same person trying to play Calicovision. But again, in the context of the time, the video […]

New Release Report 5/10/11: Turtleneck, Chain & CDs

Spring is in full flower, y’all…and there’s another wide-ranging set of new music coming to you this week. A little bit of everything-from comedy to classic R&B to indie rock to Eighties icons-occasionally all on the same set. Here are the highlights from the May 10th release schedule. Raphael Saadiq–Stone Rollin‘: Following the critically acclaimed The Way I See It, former Tony Toni Tone/Lucy Pearl frontman Raphael Saadiq continues to mine the depths of classic R&B on this, his fourth […]