Sunday, May 21, 2017

"Walk Like An Egyptian," Glance Sideways Like A Short, Jewish Californian

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All right, let's unroll this random papyrus scroll that's been sitting on my desk and see what we've got here: In 1986, Dr....
Sunday, May 7, 2017

Early Solo Belinda Interview Highlights: "100 Percent" Nutty

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It would appear that, in the days following her first solo album, life was treating the newly-minted Mrs. Mason well. Here's how she ...
Sunday, April 23, 2017

If We Built This City, Can It Be ... Un-Built? AKA Nothing Screams "Dust Bowl" Like Corporate Synth-Rock

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Woo! All right! No more worrying about those pesky, lingering ties to some old band named Jefferson  Airplane.  Pffftt. Now we can give ...
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Sunday, April 9, 2017

This Is The Way Wham! Ends: Not With A Wham!, But With The Whimper Of Leftovers

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Did Wham! even have to make an official break-up announcement? This might have been the most redundant break-up announcement of all time....
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Sunday, March 26, 2017

Robert Palmer Unintentionally Activates An Electrical Appliance AKA Maybe He Meant To Turn Some Women ... Off?

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Before Janet Jackson, there was Cherrelle. Rather than being a hatchback automobile manufactured by General Motors, Cherrelle was actually...
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Sunday, March 12, 2017

Against All Odds, Phil Crafts A Break-Up Ballad Behemoth AKA The Backstage Oscar Tantrum That Broke The Camel's Back

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I've never seen Against All Odds , but apparently it's a re-make of the 1947 film noir classic Out Of The Past , which I recently...
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Sunday, February 26, 2017

How "These Dreams" Of An '80s Comeback ... Turned Into Heart's Worst MTV Nightmare

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Yes, "What About Love," but what about Heart? Were the Sisters Wilson about to regret their thorough and complete change in mus...
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Sunday, February 12, 2017

That Time Belinda Became A Mermaid And Sang With The Beach Boys

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So you're the Beach Boys, celebrating your 25th anniversary in 1986, even though you haven't been artistically relevant since abou...
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Sunday, January 29, 2017

Michael Of George: A Few Words, A Brief Pause (Plus: Professor Higglediggle's Unique Take)

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And here I was, making fun of Wham!'s trip to China, having a jolly old time. Well then. It looks like Father Figure: The Socio-Politi...
Wednesday, January 18, 2017

"Walk Of Life"? Should've Called It Brothers In Legs Then

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Man , did Brothers In Arms sell a lot of copies. For a while there it was probably out-selling toilet paper. Stand back in awe: it staye...