I expected a closer contest, but I overestimated the Van Hagar fanbase, I guess. Regardless, Eric Clapton spanked Van Halen 2.0 pretty soundly, hauling in 72% of the vote. Slowhand moves on to face the winner of the AC/DC-Phil Collins match in the Great 8. Maybe this faceoff will generate some drama at the polls: it’s the […]
Tournament of Rock IV: Bon Jovi vs. Boston
by Samuel Smith on December 9, 2012 in Music & Popular Culture, Tournament of Rock
ArtSunday: photography for the holidays (and any other day) from 5280 Lens Mafia
by Samuel Smith on December 9, 2012 in Arts & Literature, ArtSunday, Photography
Our sister site, the 5280 Lens Mafia photoblog, launched not long back, and we continue to produce some very nice work. I thought I’d take a few moments to share some recent shots from the team, which I think you’ll enjoy. Let’s get the show off to a seasonal start with this from Greg Thow […]

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