Sunday, September 30, 2018

What Have I Done To Deserve "What Have I Done To Deserve This?"?

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Gather around children: has Grandpa ever told you about the heyday of the '60s British Pop Diva? Better get comfortable. One of my f...
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Sunday, September 16, 2018

A Benefit Concert So Nice, Phil Played It Twice AKA Who Could Have Possibly Conquered Their Crippling Addiction ... On The Concorde?

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Like a kid running up a downward-moving escalator (as the whole family watches on with a mixture of mild protestation and grudging admirat...
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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