Saturday, March 29, 2014

You Mean MTV ... Gave Out Awards? AKA Belinda's Brief And Unexpected Brush With Her Idol

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The first thing every new art form needs, obviously, is an awards show. Thankfully, Kanye West aside, one rarely hears heated debates abou...
Sunday, March 23, 2014

"Real Men": A Real "Queer" '80s Pop Song

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Joe Jackson released a third single from Night and Day , but it didn't do as well as the other two. Maybe it wasn't catchy? Maybe ...
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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Henley vs. Frey: The Bloody, Brutal, Post-Eagles Battle For Yuppie Rock Supremacy

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The Eagles without the '70s would have been like a bagel without cream cheese. There just wouldn't have been any point. Besides, t...
Thursday, March 13, 2014

The Marsh, The Convict, And The Mysterious Parentage Of Phil Collins

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Just an ordinary, quiet, proper, British post-war childhood: that's what Phil Collins seems to have had. Until now. Wikipedia tells ...
Thursday, March 6, 2014

The Mini Divorce Album Hidden Inside The Nylon Curtain

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Poor Elizabeth Joel. Saddled with the tough years, without getting to stick around for too many of the glory years, she was forever oversh...
Sunday, March 2, 2014

The Irony Of Talk Show: While Attempting To Sound Like Huge Rock Stars, Go-Go's Make Their Least Successful Album

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Talk Show , Talk Show. What are we to do with you? In some ways, one could say that Talk Show is better than Vacation , in that it has...
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

In The Air Tonight: The Secret Life And Twisted Psyche Of Philip D. Collins

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Phil Collins. We all think we know him. He is that bald, diminutive little drummer in the sweater who sings about easy lovers and invisi...
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Thursday, February 20, 2014

"Prime Time" For The Alan Parsons Project To Take MTV By Storm

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Michael Jackson? Pfft. Duran Duran? Pshaw. What MTV really needed ... was the Alan Parsons Project. Think about it. If there's a b...
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Saturday, February 15, 2014

"Steppin' Out": The Glistening Summit Of Yuppie Rock

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Not every genre needs to have a crowning achievement, but if Yuppie Rock had one, it would be Joe Jackson's "Steppin' Out....
Monday, February 10, 2014

"Turn To You": Belinda's Least Favorite Go-Go's Song

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"Turn To You," the second single off Talk Show , is sort of the Forgotten Go-Go's Hit. To be fair, it wasn't exactly the...
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