I’ve become a huge fan of Dave Steed’s Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s over at Popdose. Over the past year, he has undertaken a monumental task: to blog about each and every song in the 1980s that peaked between number 41 and 100 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. 
He’s uncovered some wonderful gems that, due [...]

A few days ago, I entered the hell that is Chuck E. Cheese’s.
If you’ve been lucky enough never to have experienced Chuck E. Cheese’s, let me describe it: Picture 100 screaming kids, high on birthday cake, bad pizza and soft drinks, running amok and playing games and rides that I played on outside department stores [...]

U2 – At first glance, it’s hard to nail down exactly what U2 has left as a legacy besides multi-platinum records and a reputation for memorable concerts. Then you hear the Edge’s trademark atmospheric guitar, Bono’s impassioned vocals and their simple yet powerful songs. Then you hear Coldplay, and you say, “Hey, wait a minute…” [...]