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Blerd Radio Presents: The Jheri Curl Chronicles Podcast (Episode 19)

Blerd Radio Presents: The Jheri Curl Chronicles Podcast (Episode 19)

The brief moment in the time when the R&B charts gave us #springsteenface…yes, its time for a new Jheri Curl Chronicles podcast.

Blerd Radio Presents: The Jheri Curl Chronicles Podcast-Episode 18

Blerd Radio Presents: The Jheri Curl Chronicles Podcast-Episode 18

After a bit of a hiatus, Thomas and Mike are back with a new episode of the Jheri Curl Chronicles podcast. This one backtracks slightly from Episode 17, and the twosome discuss the #2 R&B hits of 1984. What are those songs, you ask? Tina Turner “What’s Love Got To Do With It?” Did you know that Tina once shot Randy Jackson (of The Jacksons)? Jocelyn Brown “Somebody Else’s Guy” (with a correction: Angie Brown sang on Bizarre Inc’s “I’m Gonna Get You”, but the song utilized a replayed portion of Jocelyn’s […]

Blerd Radio Presents: The Jheri Curl Chronicles (Episode 16)

Blerd Radio Presents: The Jheri Curl Chronicles (Episode 16)

1984 was an Oscars kinda year in R&B! The latest JCC podcast contains Prince, Stevie, Ray and more!

Blerd Radio Presents: The Jheri Curl Chronicles Podcast (Episode 15)

Blerd Radio Presents: The Jheri Curl Chronicles Podcast (Episode 15)

Oh yes–we talk about “Hello”, and so much more, in the latest Jheri Curl Chronicles podcast. Have a listen!!

Blerd Radio Presents: The Jheri Curl Chronicles Podcast (Ep. 14)

Blerd Radio Presents: The Jheri Curl Chronicles Podcast (Ep. 14)

Thomas and Mike are talking about the #2 R&B hits of 1983 in the latest JCC podcast. What a feeling!

Blerd Radio Presents: The Jheri Curl Chronicles Podcast (Episode 12)

Blerd Radio Presents: The Jheri Curl Chronicles Podcast (Episode 12)

We discuss the Queen of Disco for the one and only time in the latest episode of the Jheri Curl Chronicles podcast. Plus, Aretha, Rick and more!

Blerd Radio 2016 | Episode 13: Miles Davis' "Bitches Brew"

Blerd Radio 2016 | Episode 13: Miles Davis’ “Bitches Brew”

Miles was difficult. Talking about Miles (succinctly) is difficult. The Blerd Radio team tackles “Bitches Brew” in their latest podcast.

Blerd Radio 2016 | Episode 12; Metallica's "Metallica"

Blerd Radio 2016 | Episode 12; Metallica’s “Metallica”

The latest episode of the Blerd Radio podcast covers the biggest-selling album of the Soundscan era. Get ready for Metallica!

Blerd Radio Presents: The Jheri Curl Chronicles Podcast (Episode 11)

Blerd Radio Presents: The Jheri Curl Chronicles Podcast (Episode 11)

The latest episode of the Jheri Curl Chronicles podcast is (almost) all about Michael. Have a listen!

The Blerd Radio Podcast 2016 | Episode 11: "Speaking In Tongues"

The Blerd Radio Podcast 2016 | Episode 11: “Speaking In Tongues”

Get your big suit on and join me, Dr. Z and Michael Parr for the latest episode of the Blerd Radio podcast. In this installment, the three of us are talking about 1983’s Speaking In Tongues, the most commercially successful studio album by new wave legends Talking Heads. A million-seller, Tongues was an MTV favorite that spawned the quartet’s only top ten pop single, “Burning Down The House”. It also spawned a host of warmly remembered songs that have become […]

The Blerd Radio Podcast 2016: Episode 10 ("Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite")

The Blerd Radio Podcast 2016: Episode 10 (“Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite”)

The latest Blerd Radio podcast tackles the debut album by R&B superstar Maxwell. Can you believe it’s been 20 years?

Blerd Radio Presents: The Jheri Curl Chronicles Podcast (Episode 9)

Blerd Radio Presents: The Jheri Curl Chronicles Podcast (Episode 9)

We’re ringing out 1982 in the latest episode of the Jheri Curl Chronicles podcast. Me and Thomas Inskeep decided to deviate slightly from our 5-songs-at-a-time format last episode so as not to end on a bad Richard “Dimples” Fields-related note. In the interest of…symmetry (I guess?) we decided to complete the year we started in Episode 8, and deliver the last 7 number 1 R&B tracks of the year. Before we jump ahead, have you listened to our previous episodes? […]