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The Singles Bar: New Music From George Michael and Alicia Keys

by MJ on Jun 29, 2012 • 1 Comment

George Michael and Alicia Keys both return after lengthy absences with new music. Check out the new singles from the pop titans here!

Blerd Briefs: George Michael Celebrates His 30th Anniversary With “White Light”

by MJ on Jun 19, 2012 • No Comments

music / New Releases / news / Pop Music

Some fantastic news from the George Michael camp! Hi everyone. On the 29th of June this year it will be 30 years to the day that “Wham Rap”, my first single, written with Andrew Ridgeley (on an afternoon that the two of us should have been at school!), entered the British charts. To celebrate and commemorate those 30 wonderful years I am releasing my most recent song, “White Light”, to radio on the exact anniversary of that chart date. Although […]

bLISTerd Presents: The Top 100 Albums of The Eighties (30-21)

by MJ on Jun 13, 2012 • 1 Comment

bLISTerd / Lists! / music / pop culture / Pop Music / rock music / soul music

Our latest installment of the ’80s best albums includes The Boss (twice,) The Cure, and pop/soul icon George Michael. We still have “Faith.”

The Blerdist: May ’12, Episode II: “Star Wars Level Shit”

by Popblerd Staff on May 16, 2012 • 1 Comment

Blerd Radio / music / news / Podcasts / pop culture

What does this compilation have to do with our latest podcast? Listen (and read) to find out! Heyyyy Macarena!

Blerd Briefs: The Black Keys, The Roots, Dr. Murray & Have Faith For George

by MJ on Nov 30, 2011 • 1 Comment

Blerd Briefs / hip-hop / Michael Jackson / New Releases / news / pop culture / rock music / soul music

After being found guilty of manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson, Dr. Conrad Murray was sentenced yesterday. The disgraced doctor will receive four years in prison, which will likely be reduced to a few months in county jail due to prison overcrowding in California. I’ve resisted discussing this in any sort of detail so far just because I’m torn about whether his conviction or sentencing was appropriate. At the end of the day, whether Michael Jackson was a drug […]

The Blerd & Gonzo Cover Convo: “I Can’t Make You Love Me”

by Popblerd Staff on Oct 29, 2011 • No Comments

music / Pop Music / soul music

Bonnie Raitt originally recorded “I Can’t Make You Love Me”, but is her version the definitive version. We discuss in this week’s “Blerd & Gonzo cover convo”!

bLISTerd: Happy Anniversary MTV-The Top 50 Videos of the ’90s (Part 1)

by MJ on Aug 8, 2011 • 2 Comments

bLISTerd / Lists! / pop culture / Pop Music / rock music / soul music / TV / Uncategorized / Videos

We’re celebrating the 30th anniversary of MTV all month on Popblerd! Did you check out our list of the Top 50 videos of the ’80s ? While the ’80s marked the genesis of the music video revolution, the ’90s found videos in full flower. It was almost a prerequisite that any song released as a single had a video to accompany it (seriously–name one hit song from the Nineties that didn’t have a video). By the Nineties, music had changed as well. While MTV stuck to […]

bLISTerd: Happy Anniversary MTV!! The Top 50 Videos of the Eighties

by Popblerd Staff on Jul 25, 2011 • 2 Comments

bLISTerd / Lists! / music / pop culture / Pop Music / Prince / rock music

Turns out that the revolution WOULD be televised. The musical revolution, that is. On August 1st, 1981, MTV was launched. It was the first TV channel to devote itself exclusively to music videos. When it debuted (with The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star”), I don’t think anyone had the slightest idea that MTV would turn into the cultural phenomenon it became. Within a few short years, the video age began. The era of the faceless, unphotogenic rock star was […]

bLISTerd: Mike D.’s Best Reissues of 2011 – In with the Old

by Mike D. on Jul 14, 2011 • No Comments

bLISTerd / Lists! / music / reissues

With 2011 slightly more than half over, I’m realizing that I’ve probably bought more music in those seven months than I did in all of 2010. And I bought a lot. (Seriously, does anyone have more shelves? I need them badly.) But while I’ve enjoyed a lot of new music this year (Lady Gaga and The Cars immediately spring to mind), I’ve got to give it up for the fine folks working to provide great reissues and box […]

bLISTerd…The 10 Best Stevie Wonder Songs

by Popblerd Staff on Jun 9, 2011 • 9 Comments

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

Welcome to bLISTerd-where the Popblerd! gang comes to argue about shit. Let me explain… Everyone that writes for this blog is here because they love music and pop culture. We love having discussions about music and pop culture. Therefore, once we got an appreciable-sized staff together, it only made sense that we made lists of things we liked. Hence bLISTerd (list+blerd. Like it?) For our first list, it only made sense to pay tribute to a singer and songwriter that’s […]

Playlist: George Michael

by MJ on Apr 6, 2011 • No Comments

music / Playlists / Pop Music

After completing a series dedicated to the music of George Michael, the next thing to do is obviously to compile a list of his most compelling work, right? Of course. George is one of those artists who was able to master the art of the hit single, but his genius was not limited to mastery of the 4-minute pop radio ditty. There’s plenty of gold to be found among his album tracks, and he’s one of the few recent artists […]

Blerd’s Notes: A Guide to the Music of George Michael (Part Three)

by MJ on Mar 30, 2011 • No Comments

Album Reviews / music / Pop Music

In Part One , we reviewed three Wham! albums, released between the years 1982 and 1986. Part Two looked at the beginning of George Michael’s solo career, three albums (and an EP) released between the years 1987-1996. Since then (15 years ago, for those keeping score), George has released two studio albums (one of which is a covers album) and two double-disc hits packages. What the hell, man? This is a Dr. Dre-esque release schedule, which makes you consider if you should ever expect […]