Sunday, October 11, 2020

"Come Back To Me": The Futile Words Uttered By Fans Of This Kind Of R&B Ever Since 1990

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So much '90s R&B makes me want to reach for the hand sanitizer. When I listen to "Come Back To Me," here's what I'...
Sunday, September 20, 2020

Waiting For An Embarrassing Belinda Demo To Fall (Into Bootleggers' Arms)

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So, my favorite singers. It's funny who might make the list. Not necessarily the singers who would normally appear high on perennial ...
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Sunday, August 30, 2020

"My Prerogative": Get Off Bobby Brown And His Trusty Thesaurus's Back, All Right?

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From dictionary.com: prerogative [pri- rog - uh -tiv, p uh - rog -] noun an exclusive right, privilege, etc., exercised by virtue...
Sunday, August 9, 2020

This Time, Producing Donna Summer, You Knew Stock, Aitken & Waterman Were For Real

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Did Stock, Aitken & Waterman ever do anything useful, you ask? To which I say: Did  you  ever do anything useful? Go ahead, snicker at...
Sunday, July 19, 2020

Runaway Horses: When An Album Gallops Across Europe, But Trots Across America

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Question: Would you trade American stardom for European stardom? Sub-question: If you had no choice in the matter, could you get used to i...
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Saturday, July 11, 2020

How Did I Miss 'The Birthday Massacre'?

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I was surfing YouTube one night recently, letting the algorithm guide the music selection. It's gotten remarkably good, and remarkably...
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Sunday, June 21, 2020

"I Wish It Would Rain Down": Can I Get A Yuppie Rock "Amen"? AKA Phil's Rehab Buddy Spins A Far-Fetched Yarn ... But Boy, Can He Play A Mean Guitar

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Ah, the gospel choir. Like I've said before, the oldest trick in the book. It's shameless. It's obvious. It's tactless. Bu...
Sunday, May 31, 2020

"Nothing Compares 2 U": You Throwing Shade On Sinead?

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I'm sorry, but something about Sinead O'Connor just makes me chuckle. She's like that girl in high school English class who, ...
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Sunday, May 10, 2020

"Freedom '90": A "Super" "Model" Of Image Dismantling AKA Freedom '90, Quarantine '20

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What the ... my  God . How many sex change operations did George Michael end up having merely to make this  one single video ? Let's ...