Posts tagged "Janet Jackson"
A Guide to the Discography of Janet Jackson, Part Two (The Fall)

A Guide to the Discography of Janet Jackson, Part Two (The Fall)

What goes up must come down, and in the second half of our Note for Note column, we investigate the last decade and a half of Janet Jackson’s career.

A Guide To The Discography of Janet Jackson, Part One (The Rise)

A Guide To The Discography of Janet Jackson, Part One (The Rise)

The first part of a 2-part look at the career and discography of superstar and icon Janet Jackson.

bLISTerd: The 100 Best R&B Songs of the ’90s (#10-#1)

bLISTerd: The 100 Best R&B Songs of the ’90s (#10-#1)

It’s finally here! The top ten R&B hits of the Nineties! There’s a Janet Jackson song in here!

Blerd Radio: August 2012, Episode 1: Those Damn Kids

Blerd Radio: August 2012, Episode 1: Those Damn Kids

It’s podcast time again…among the many topics we turn over this time, we anoint a new heroine–Paris Jackson!

WTFF?: The Rock 'n Roll Sports Classic

WTFF?: The Rock ‘n Roll Sports Classic

Rock stars competing in athletic events on network TV. Sounds interesting, eh? While others are watching the Olympics, we’re digging on old video of the Rock & Roll Sports Classic. Check it out.

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

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

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

bLISTerd Presents: The 100 Best Albums Of The Eighties (40-31)

bLISTerd Presents: The 100 Best Albums Of The Eighties (40-31)

Albums by The Pixies, The Police, Janet Jackson and Terence Trent D’Arby show up in the top 40 of our best albums of the ’80s countdown.

The Blerdist: May '12, Episode II: "Star Wars Level Shit"

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

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

Jheri Curl Fridays Presents: The Definitive Guide To ’80s R&B: Paula Abdul

While she’s best known today as a loopy (to put it mildly) reality show judge, Paula Abdul ranked alongside Janet Jackson, Madonna and Whitney Houston as one of the biggest female pop stars of the late Eighties and early Nineties. In addition to her musical success, she was a successful choreographer, working on everything from ZZ Top music videos to “The Tracey Ullman Show.” I won’t ask what the hell Tracey Ullman needed choreography for, but whatever that was, Paula […]

bLISTerd: The 100 Best Albums of the ’90s (30-21)

A little Foo Fighters action? Dave Grohl and company have two albums in the latest installment of the ’90s best albums. See who else made the cut!

bLISTerd: The 100 Best Albums of the ’90s (50-41)

Welcome to the exciting second half of Popblerd!’s list of the 100 best albums of the Nineties. If you haven’t seen the first half of our list, this is a great place to start. It’s OK, we’ll wait. Well, now that you’re caught up, let’s continue with the debut solo album from an amazing singing/songwriting/rapping triple threat (and she could act, too!) that should have set up a legendary career… 50. Lauryn Hill | The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (released 8/25/98 […]

bLISTerd: Happy Anniversary, MTV!: The Top 50 Videos of the Eighties (30-21)

30. “Shock the Monkey” Peter Gabriel (1983) Peter Gabriel is often lauded for his video work, although most of his innovative music videos are overshadowed by his greatest video achievement (which we’ll get to later).  Frankly, I still have no idea what the hell 1982’s “Shock the Monkey” is about, but it has everything – monkeys, midgets, dot matrix printouts… The song is apparently about lovers’ jealousy, but the video looks a lot more like paranoid schizophrenia to me.  Whatever […]