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It’s The “Quirky Quarterfinals:” The TNOCS “Greatest Imaginary Band Name” Bracket Challenge! Vote Now!

It's just like Mama Gump always said: "Quirky is as quirky does." And we are so here for it: Join Contributing Author Bill "Virgindog" Bois, as he presents the latest champs to advance in the bracket. Make your choices heard - next round voting is open now…

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September 29, 2023
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Thinking Out Loud

Dude, Where’s My Van? Part 13: Rearguard Formation

”But as we stumble through this life of never-ending transformation and need for adaptation, I hope that most of us can try to do so with our hearts full of grace.”
It’s the latest from from Contributing Author & Resident Vanguard Phylum Of Alexandria…

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Phylum of Alexandria by Phylum of Alexandria
September 28, 2023
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Polls Still Apart: Rolling Stone vs. Billboard – The Albums

Contributing Author and all-around good guy JJ Live At Leeds has returned with the facts, figures, and even a pop quiz, as he deftly presents RS vs. BB, Part Deux…

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September 27, 2023
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The Fantastic 40 – Episode 4: Top-40 Chart Domination for 1984

Join Contributing Author Chuck Small as he takes us back to the days of a memorable Apple TV ad, a Stateside Summer Olympics... and The 40 Biggest Billboard Artists of 1984…

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cstolliver by Chuck Small
September 26, 2023
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The Next Best Thing: The Billboard Hot 100 Number Twos

If you're a Survivor Of Pop, that likely makes you a radio countdown fan as well. In their Contributing Author Debut, I Survived Pop has the scoop on the SXM DJs and their recent look at The Number Twos…

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ISurvivedPop by ISurvivedPop
September 25, 2023
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The Friday Flash Review with Jon Deutsch : Simon and Garfunkel’s “America”

As ever: Contributing Author Jon Deutsch rises up to the challenge and breaks down a true classic, in another of his awesome "Friday Flash Reviews"…

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September 22, 2023
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It’s The “Sexy 16:” The TNOCS “Greatest Imaginary Band Name” Bracket Challenge! Vote Now!

We're too sexy for.... The Sexy 16! As voted by you, and painstakingly tabulated by Contributing Author Bill "Virgindog" Bois, here are the latest to advance in the bracket. Make your choices heard - next round voting is open now…

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Virgindog by Bill Bois
September 22, 2023
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In My Day

The Forgotten Generation

"Even if nobody remembers
I won't forget those days
We didn't think that soon becomes forever
We'd be goin' our separate ways"

Reflecting in prose and song on the 'where,' the 'when,' and the 'how' he fits in, it's Contributing Author rollerboogie …

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September 21, 2023
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Dude, Where’s My Van? Part 12: Seriously Reeling 

"Not a simple fable wrapped in extravagantly odd clothing, but an uncomfortable glimpse into the more absurd and nightmarish aspects of the modern world."
It's the latest from Contributing Author and Resident Vanguard Phylum Of Alexandria…

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Phylum of Alexandria by Phylum of Alexandria
September 20, 2023
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Music

The Fantastic 40 – Episode 4: Top-40 Chart Domination for 1983

Join Contributing Author Chuck Small as he takes us back to the days of the first CD, the final Episode of M*A*S*H, and: The 40 Biggest Billboard Artists of 1983…

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cstolliver by Chuck Small
September 19, 2023
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Nominate A Favorite for the September 22 Friday Flash Review !

JonDeutsch by Jon Deutsch
September 18, 2023
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Battle scarred- yet undeterred from the "Wedding Bell Blues" review...
it's Contributing Author Jon Deutsch, here to accept your challenge for another of his awesome Friday Flash Reviews. Nominate your favorite in the comments below…

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It’s The “Terrific 32:”

The TNOCS “Greatest Imaginary Band Name” Bracket Challenge! Vote Now!

Virgindog by Bill Bois
September 15, 2023
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As voted by you: Contributing Author Bill "Virgindog" Bois presents The Terrific 32: The Greatest Imaginary Band Name of All Time! Make your choices heard - Voting is open now…

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Polls Apart: Rolling Stone vs. Billboard – The Singles

JJ Live At Leeds by JJ Live At Leeds
September 13, 2023
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Contributing Author JJ Live At Leeds brings the chart-stat science, the facts and figures, and even a handy punctuation guide in his look at Hit Singles, 'Stone vs. 'Board style…

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Thinking Out Loud

Dude, Where’s My Van? Part 11: Streaming Live

Phylum of Alexandria by Phylum of Alexandria
September 12, 2023
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"Our lives are defined by the inexorable passage of time. We grow older, our priorities change, our relationships change, and the world around us changes, sometimes beyond our recognition."
It's the latest from Contributing Author and Resident Vanguard Phylum Of Alexandria…

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The Fantastic 40 – Episode 3: Top-40 Chart Domination for 1982

cstolliver by Chuck Small
September 11, 2023
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Join Contributing Author Chuck Small as he takes us back to the time of E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, Tylenol tampering - and the 40 Biggest Billboard Artists of 1982…

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It’s The First Annual (And Potentially Only) TNOCS “Greatest Imaginary Band Name” Bracket Challenge!

Voting Closes Thursday!

Virgindog by Bill Bois
September 8, 2023
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From the silly to the sublime: Contributing Author and Tabulator To The Stars Bill "Virgindog" Bois presents a brand new Voting Bracket, where you will determine the Greatest Imaginary Band Name of All Time! Make your choices heard - Voting is open now…

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Thinking Out Loud

Dude, Where’s My Van? Part 10:  An Art to End All Arts!

Phylum of Alexandria by Phylum of Alexandria
September 7, 2023
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”I fear that it’s the cynicism and the domineering impulsiveness that’s mostly been preserved and spread around. But hopefully some young artists out there are finding new ways to laugh at despair."

It's the latest from Contributing Author and Resident Vanguard Phylum Of Alexandria…

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Dad Rock Is A Myth. (Dad Pop, On The Other Hand…)

rollerboogie by rollerboogie
September 6, 2023
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Armed with evidence, a solid playlist, and a killer hashtag, Contributing Author rollerboogie posits a theory about fathers relating to their kids' music - and he just might be on to something…

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The Number Nines: Yet Another Four Records That Barely Cracked The Top Ten

Napoleon of Birds by Napoleon of Birds
September 5, 2023
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Join Contributing Author Napoleon Of Birds for their latest look at four recordings - that can (just barely) claim "Top Ten" status…

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Thinking Out Loud

When In Rome? Punt.

stobgopper by stobgopper
September 5, 2023
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Maybe we have an explanation for the The National Football League's insistence of using Roman Numerals for their annual championship game: it seems that football goes back way further than we thought. Contributing Author & Colts fan Stobgopper has your ticket to the Colosseum, and sets the scene…

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