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S-Tier Songs, Vol. 9

On May 13, 2022May 13, 2022 By bigbadburchIn S-Tier Songs4 Comments

It's time for a new entry in the S-Tier songs series. For an explanation of what that's about as well as a list of the other songs, head here. Today's song is very well-known, in many cases it's the band's only known song in America. Many people know the song without knowing who the group …

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A Story And A Song – April Fool

On April 1, 2022March 31, 2022 By bigbadburchIn A Story And A Song3 Comments

I had a real post I was going to do today but I finally grasped what day today was gonna be so I put off the other post and will have a bit of fun today instead. It's also one where the story and the song bear no connection to one another, save for the …

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Album Of The Week – March 21, 2022

On March 21, 2022March 21, 2022 By bigbadburchIn Album of the Week2 Comments

For this week's pick I'm revisiting someone who has become my favorite artist in recent memory. She has released a wide selection of music across several projects over the past 15 years and has not been shy to explore new styles and soundscapes. Today I will be looking at her third solo album, which kicked …

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Album Of The Week – March 14, 2022

On March 14, 2022March 13, 2022 By bigbadburchIn Album of the Week3 Comments

1999 was an interesting time. The turn of the decade, century and millennium was one of great transition. One facet of culture at this time was the “edgebro” - stuff like nu-metal, WWF, Spike TV and The Man Show were running hot around this time. We were welcomed to Jackass, Eminem was beginning his shock-rap …

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Sticker Shock

On February 24, 2022February 25, 2022 By bigbadburchIn collecting5 Comments

UPDATE 2-25-22: Pre-orders for the Fear Inoculum 5 LP version are now live, shipping on April 8th. The price is a manageable $169. A bit pricey but far less than I was expecting. We are in a pandemic economy, rife with supply shortages, inflation, and a lot of other things that are complicated but make …

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Who Killed Hair Metal? Part One

On January 18, 2022January 16, 2022 By bigbadburchIn Controversy5 Comments

Music has been rife with death. Many songs are about death, many great players have died, and many scenes and movements have also passed on. Hell, there's a whole metal subgenre about the subject, started by a band with the very name. But this isn't about death metal. No, this is about the death of …

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