Tag Archives: Music

If there’s a bustle in your hedgerow, you must acquit

I knew there was a lawsuit going on over the provenance of Stairway to Heaven, but I hadn’t realized there were Texas connections to it. In a few weeks, jurors will decide if Led Zeppelin lifted the guitar intro to … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: Thing Called Love

Song #56 on the Popdose Top 100 Covers list is “Thing Called Love”, originally by John Hiatt and covered by Bonnie Raitt. Here’s the original: That’s not the original recording – the original is a straight-ahead rocker – but come … Continue reading

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RIP, Andy Hallett

Andy Hallett, who played Lorne the singing demon on Angel, has passed away at the far too young age of 33. The actor passed away at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles after a five-year battle with heart disease, with his … Continue reading

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Weekend link dump for March 29

And so we approach the end of another college basketball season. Which can only mean one thing: Time for baseball to begin! Woo hoo! Amazing beer bottle dominoes. May be the best thing I’ll see on YouTube this year. Now … Continue reading

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