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Jheri Curl Special: Ranking Every #1 R&B Hit Of The ’80s From Worst To First (THE TOP TEN)

by MJ on Oct 31, 2014 • 6 Comments

Can you stand the suspense? Well, worry no more-the top ten is here.

Jheri Curl Fridays: The Bar-Kays “Dirty Dancer”

by MJ on Apr 25, 2014 • No Comments

Jheri Curl Fridays / music

Now, where have you heard this song before?

Spin Cycle: Easy Star All-Stars, Easy Star’s Thrillah

by Drew on Sep 14, 2012 • 1 Comment

Album Reviews / New Releases / Pop Music / Spin Cycle

After tackling Radiohead, Pink Floyd, and Beatles records, Easy Star All-Stars give the King of Pop the reggae royalty treatment with Easy Star’s Thrillah. Read our review!

Blerditorial: Remembering The Magic

by MJ on Jun 25, 2012 • 4 Comments

Blerditorial / Michael Jackson / music / Pop Music / R.I.P. / soul music

Three years following his death, we remember the presence and legacy of Michael Jackson.

bLISTerd: Happy Anniversary, MTV!: The Best Videos of the ’80s (Top Ten)

by MJ on Jul 29, 2011 • 3 Comments

bLISTerd / Lists! / music / Pop Music / rock music / soul music / Videos

10. “Money for Nothing” Dire Straits (1985) “Money for Nothing” is probably the video most synonymous with MTV that wasn’t by Michael Jackson. Spotlighting very early computer animation, the clip combines live footage of the band performing with a loosely defined narrative in computer world (cue Kraftwerk). To folks who weren’t around in MTV’s first decade, watching this video today might be like the same person trying to play Calicovision. But again, in the context of the time, the video […]

bLISTerd: The 20 Best Michael Jackson Songs (Part Two)

by MJ on Jun 26, 2011 • 1 Comment

bLISTerd / Michael Jackson / music / pop culture / Pop Music / soul music

Make sure you check out the first part of our list here . I’ll admit that this is where you’ll find the more “no-brainer” Michael songs, but I think that speaks less to predictability and more to a general consensus of his genius. There are certain things that make a great pop single-captivating lyrics, hooks that won’t leave your head, unique vocal performances. These ten songs have all those qualities and more. If your iPod only had room for 10 Michael […]

Put Some Laughter in Your Day with Literal Videos

by MJ on May 23, 2010 • No Comments

Michael Jackson / music / pop culture / Pop Music / Videos

A buddy of mine hipped me to these literal videos a couple of months ago. They’re pretty much uniformly awesome, and have become a viral sensation (I sound like such a tool using the words “viral sensation”. I guess it’s not the same person that does all of them-I’ve seen them come from a couple of different YouTube users. Essentially, someone had the idea to replace the vocal track on some iconic music videos with a very literal translation of […]