Sunday, September 2, 2018

You Thought Your Mormon Tongan R&B Band Was Hot Stuff?

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The Jets, eh? Am I the only one wondering where the hell Bennie is? I mean, the members of this band better have electric boots, or I...
Sunday, August 19, 2018

Al B. Sure! Not To Chuckle Too Hard At "Nite And Day" AKA Where Unibrows And Sexy Karate Collide

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I'm not sure! of much in this crazy old world, but I'm sure! of one thing: Al B. Sure! surely had the most impressive unibrow in ...
Sunday, August 5, 2018

The Foolish Bleat Of Debbie Gibson's Art

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I woke up this morning and thought to myself, "Am I really about to do a blog post on Debbie Gibson?" Sometimes, a man needs ...
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Sunday, July 22, 2018

Belinda Takes Britain (AKA The Belinda Invasion)

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While they may have been America's Sweethearts, the Go-Go's never exactly "made it" in the U.K. Despite the Terry Hall ...
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Sunday, July 8, 2018

George Michael: "Father" Of Incest Pop? (Go "Figure") AKA Sexiest Cab Driver Ever

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The pop songs in which a male singer refers to his loved one as "baby" are too numerous to mention, but with "Father Figur...
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Monday, June 25, 2018

Kylie Minogue, Version 1.0: Australia's Answer To ... Rick Astley?

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By 1987, Stock Aitken Waterman had everything they could have ever wanted ... except their very own Madonna. I guess Hazell Dean wasn...
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Sunday, June 10, 2018

"Take Me Home": Can't He Just ... Call An Uber? AKA Phil's Frantic Search For Drugs Turns Into One Expensive Video

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Question raised by the opening seconds of "Take Me Home": What's better than one rapidly bleeping pre-programmed synth patt...
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Sunday, May 27, 2018

I Think We're A Random Confluence Of Two Tommy James & The Shondells Covers Now

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I once had a conversation with a co-worker about Tommy James and the Shondells. As one often does. I assumed that he, like many people, wa...
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Sunday, May 13, 2018

"Heaven Is A Place On Earth" (Video): Diane Keaton + Creepy Globe Children + Wall Fondling ... What More Could You Want?

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Music videos can be many things, but one thing that even the best of them cannot be is "catchy." It was therefore inevitable tha...
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Sunday, April 29, 2018

"Got My Mind Set On" Making Wisecracks About George Harrison's (And Jeff Lynne's?) Left-Field Comeback Hit

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Here was the sound of me, upon discovering a musical fact, at some point in the mid-'90s, having become extremely aware of the Beatle...