Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Janet Jackson B.C. (Before Control) AKA The Limits Of Nepotism

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Just when the world thought it had enough Jacksons. There are times when I forget that Janet Jackson is/was Michael Jackson's siste...
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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

"Twisting By The Pool": Yuppie Rock Goes Sock Hop

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It looks like after Love Over Gold , Mark Knopfler briefly lost his taste for the 14-minute long song, as he decided to turn Dire Strait...
Wednesday, July 15, 2015

"Axel F": The Unfaltering Glory of Harold Faltermeyer's Timeless And/Or Extremely Dated Theme

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I love that the official name of the theme tune from Beverly Hills Cop is "Axel F." It is not called " Beverly Hills Cop ...
Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Belinda: The Weirdest Album Of 1986 AKA Can A Woman Simultaneously Grow Older ... And Younger?

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There were some weird albums in 1986. The Butthole Surfers' Rembrandt Pussyhorse . Big Black's Atomizer . Public Image Ltd.'s ...
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Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Abacab? How About Aba-drab? AKA Phil's Close Shave With The "Man On The Corner" In San Diego

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And so, for a couple of years there, Phil Collins didn't quite realize that his solo career was going to be bigger than his Genesis ca...
Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Just Another Purple Monday AKA C'mon Bangles, Let's Go Make Some Chart Noise

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So after one impressive, if mostly under-the-radar, album, and one random Leonard Nimoy video, the Bangles began attracting some ... unusu...
Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Never Ask For Whom The LaBelle Tolls; She Tolls For Thee

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In 1984, Patti LaBelle must have been the biggest singer in the universe. At least that was the conclusion I arrived at while looking at t...
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Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Everything I "Wants" In A Wham! Song AKA Remix Hijinx

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Back when I had a record player in college, my friends and I found Make It Big in the dollar section of the record store and we bought i...
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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Robert Palmer: Before He Went Yuppie (AKA Robert Palmer: Proto-Yuppie?)

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To paraphrase Noah Cross from Chinatown , you may think you know Robert Palmer, but believe me, you don't. "Hey, it's that ...
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

"Mad About You" (Video): Pure, Uncensored Belinda Porn

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They did it to Soft Cell, and they did it to Frankie Goes To Hollywood, but for some inexplicable reason, MTV decided not to ban the video...