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Aging Hip Replacement #9: Heaven (And Change) Isn’t Too Far Away

by Dave on Aug 17, 2011 • 2 Comments

Lead singer of pop metal act Warrant, Jani Lane, died over the weekend. He was 47. That makes his death (which was probably the result of drugs and alcohol) not as stunning as Kurt Cobain’s due to his youth or as expected as so many older rock and movie stars who pass away. It was a slow burn for Lane and unfortunately, the last couple of decades hadn’t been kind. For the most part, Warrant was a culturally insignificant hair […]

R.I.P. Jani Lane

by Nick on Aug 12, 2011 • 2 Comments

music / pop culture / R.I.P. / rock music

Warrant first emerged on the music scene in 1989 with the release of their debut album “Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich” when I was a freshman in high school. Hair metal was still wildly popular at this time and Warrant became instantaneously well known upon the release of their first single “Down Boys” and then megastars upon the release of the ballad “Heaven”. The singles “Big Talk” and “Sometimes She Cries” kept the popular streak alive and Warrant had officially […]

bLISTerd Extra: Popblerd Presents the Best Music of 2011…So Far

by Nick on Jul 11, 2011 • 2 Comments

bLISTerd / Lists! / music / rock music

Last week was actually the 26th chart week of the year, so we’re a little more than halfway into what has been a fairly solid year musically. From a business standpoint, sales of prerecorded music are up for the first time in seven years, buoyed by hit albums from sources expected (Lady GaGa) and unexpected (Adele!). In addition, just about every conceivable sub-genre has produced at least one classic album this year. So whether you like pop-flavored country, retro new […]

New Release Report 5/17/11: The Calm Before Storm GaGa

by MJ on May 17, 2011 • 2 Comments

New Release Report / New Releases / news / Pop Music / rock music

In the event that you’ve been living underneath a very big rock for the past several months, Lady GaGa’s Born This Way is scheduled to drop on May 23rd. Now that you know what NEXT week’s column is gonna be all about, let’s take a look at some of the albums that are coming out this week. We’ll start with Moby . Destroyed has gotten some pretty savage reviews already, but I like the bit I’ve heard thus far, so I’ll […]