All posts by Chris Gerard
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The 50 Greatest Pop Songs of the ’80s
An exciting era for music defined by flashy videos, outlandish fashion, massive hair, and scores of great singles
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The 50 Greatest Pop Songs of the ’80s, Nos. 10-1
From Annie Lennox to the Police, we count down the final 10 on our list.
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The 50 Greatest Pop Songs of the ’80s, Nos. 20-11
To help celebrate today’s 4th Annual Summer Music Issue, we’re counting down the 50 Greatest Pop Songs of the ’80s, 10 per day, with new installments daily at noon...
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The 50 Greatest Pop Songs of the ’80s, Nos. 30-21
To help celebrate Thursday’s 4th Annual Summer Music Issue, we’re counting down the 50 Greatest Pop Songs of the ’80s, 10 per day, with new installments daily at noon through Friday,...
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The 50 Greatest Pop Songs of the ’80s, Nos. 40-31
It’s summer music week at Metro Weekly! And to complement our 4th Annual Summer Music Issue, we’re counting down the 50 Greatest Pop Songs of the ’80s,...
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The 50 Greatest Pop Songs of the ’80s, Nos. 50-41
The music of the 1980s remains as enduring as ever, beloved by those who lived through the decade as well as by younger fans who...
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Madonna’s Rebel Heart Failure
Decades-old albums and hit collections that have been out for years sell enough week in and week out to hang around in Billboard’s Top 200, but...
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Legendary dance/pop icon Giorgio Moroder returns with new album “Déjà Vu”
The last time Georgio Moroder put his name to an album was 1985. He had scored a surprise hit with Human League vocalist Philip Oakey...
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Morrissey delivers knock-out performance at Echo Stage
Alternative-rock titan Morrissey graced D.C.’s Echo Stage Wednesday night, the fourth stop on his 2015 U.S. tour. Morrissey has been notorious in recent years for...
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Alanis Morissette’s “Jagged Little Pill” hits the 20-year milestone
Next month marks the twentieth anniversary of one of the most pivotal albums of the ’90s. Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill, released on June 13,...
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Review: Spandau Ballet spins Pure Gold at 9:30 Club
Tuesday night at 9:30 Club, British band Spandau Ballet, the iconic vanguard of the “new romantic” subset of the early ’80s new wave era, took...
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Duran Duran: Ranking their albums Worst to First
One of the biggest bands to emerge from the early MTV era, Duran Duran was a perfect partner for the fledgling music network. Five sexy...
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25 artists that belong in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (but shamefully aren’t)
It's sometimes alarming to see which bands aren't yet in the Hall of Fame.
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Tori Amos reissues “Little Earthquakes” and “Under the Pink”
Tori Amos reissues dual-CD editions of her first two albums
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Fifteen Essential Albums of Early 2015
With a quarter of 2015 in the books, it’s already looking like it will be an outstanding year for music. We’ve already been inundated with...
