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Billy Idol Week: Rock the Cradle of Love: Unredeemable Bullshit
Sometimes I hate myself for the stuff I remember. I know so much rock trivia that I wonder if my heart is made of garbage. Case in point: “Cradle of Love.” It’s a mediocre song I have no personal...
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Billy Idol Week: Steve Stevens is the Worst Guitar Player of the ’80s
Last week, I learn how to play “Rebel Yell.” I expected a couple of quick fun minutes bashing around power chords and learning a simple guitar hook. Nope! I couldn’t play the first five seconds. The...
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Dancing With Himself: The Tragic Way Billy Idol Undermined his Best Song
Billy Idol recorded two versions of “Dancing With Myself.” The first was with his ’70s punk group Generation X; the second was as a solo artist. The Generation X version is a pop punk classic. The solo...
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The Misfits Restoration Project
In my head, “20 Eyes” is one of the loudest sounds in the universe. On audio devices in the real world, it’s only about half the volume of even the quietest folk song. I’ve listened to the Misfits on...
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