Sunday, October 30, 2016

Better Than Being Addicted To Hate, Right?

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But ... hey ... come on, man! That's not even a real  band.  Those girls can barely even  play . This whole thing is a  farce , I tel...
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Sunday, October 16, 2016

"Take Me Home Tonight": Two Comebacks In One!

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At least Johnny Cash's real last name was actually Cash. Not quite so for one Edward Joseph Mahoney, son of an NYPD cop who almost fol...
Sunday, October 2, 2016

Mr. Panayiotou Goes To Beijing

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Just as Admiral Perry cracked open Japan, just as Nixon sat face to face with Mao, one heroic Western pop group was destined to bring the ...
Sunday, September 18, 2016

The Only Time In History An Airplane Ever Crashed, And Turned Into A Starship

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Trying to explain the history of Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and Starship is like trying to explain the history of the French...
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Sunday, September 4, 2016

"Illegal Alien": Phil Collins Turns Mexican AKA "Eeet's No Fun" Reading These YouTube Comments

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I believe that, at some point in popular music history, as with the great government of our United States, there existed a system of chec...
Sunday, August 21, 2016

When I Think Of A Great Janet Jackson Song ... Strangely, My Mind Goes Blank

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If one were to evaluate Janet Jackson's love life by the contents of  Control 's first two singles, one would conclude that every ...
Sunday, August 7, 2016

"Since You've Gone": Belinda Stares Straight Into The Heart Of Yuppie Darkness, Doesn't Blink, Impresses Future Self

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Bewildered with their star's new, um ... "stylistic direction" as they may have been, IRS Records decided to ultimately rele...
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Sunday, July 24, 2016

The Miami Sound Machine's Surprise Ticket To Glory: Not Sounding Latin

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"Conga" established the perfect formula for the Miami Sound Machine: cheesy latin-tinged '80s dance-pop. But with their two ...
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Sunday, July 10, 2016

When You Multiply Robert Palmer, Two Guys From Duran Duran, And The Drummer From Chic ... To The Nth Power

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Other bands, when the shit hit the fan, devolved into bruised rib cages and broken collar bones; Duran Duran merely went on "hiatus....
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Sunday, June 26, 2016

Bananarama's Very Large "Venus"

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After "Cruel Summer," Bananarama suddenly got heavy. On the surface of it, "Robert De Niro's Waiting..." sounds l...
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