Saturday, April 23, 2016

Live At The Roxy '86: What's A Solo Career Without A Superfluous Concert Video?

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( He says in his best Troy McClure voice ): Who among us can ever forget classic straight-to-video Go-Go's concert films such as To...
Sunday, April 3, 2016

"Nasty": And The Winner For "Best Anti-Sexual Assault Song Of The '80s" Goes To ...

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For years I missed the point of Janet Jackson's "Nasty." This is an error I'm blaming entirely on Janet's peers. Se...
Sunday, March 13, 2016

Why Whisper Carelessly When You Can Let The Sax Can Do All The Talking? - Part II: A Tale Of Two Artist Credits

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So where were we? Ah, yes, "Careless Whisper, Mach II." There are actually two different "final" versions of "Car...
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Sunday, February 21, 2016

Wheel Of Palmer (Early '80s Edition): Which Style Will It Land On?

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Oh to be Robert Palmer in the early '80s - to be able to treat your singing career like a magician's card trick. Pick a style, an...
Sunday, January 31, 2016

Hello, I Must Be Going! ... To Hell AKA Phil's Shocking Confession Falls On Deaf Ears

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If you thought Phil Collins got all the divorce bile out of his system with his first solo album, well, think again. Jovial title aside, ...
Sunday, January 10, 2016

Stock Aitken Waterman: They Came, They SAW, They Produced Tacky Dance-Pop

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And there sat dance music in the early '80s, so "innovative," so "underground," so "trendsetting." Who, ...
Thursday, January 7, 2016

Zrbo's Favorite Songs of 2015

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Another year, another top 5. Here we go: #5:  Halo 5 - "Kamchatka" In my review of Halo 5 I didn't really touch upon the...
Friday, December 25, 2015

Merry Christmas from the Cosmic American Blog

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Eat your heart out, George.
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Sunday, December 20, 2015

Why Whisper Carelessly When You Can Let The Sax Can Do All The Talking? - Part I: Early Whispers

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Blow along with me now: Bwah  Bwah -da-da-da  Bwah -da-da ...  Bwah -da-da-da  Bwah- da-da ...  Bwah -da-da-da-duh ... Bwah-da-da-da Da...
Monday, December 7, 2015

Zrbo Reviews: Halo 5: Guardians (343 Industries, 2015)

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It's been three years since Halo 4, the first Halo game not made by Halo creators Bungie. Handled now by Microsoft's internal game...
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