Today marks the second anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death. It’s only right that we turn the site over to an appreciation of the King of Pop today. Michael Jackson is the single most important entertainment figure to emerge in my lifetime, and while his death was certainly a tragic event, lone fortunate thing you can take away from it is that it once again focused people’s attention on his talent and not his eccentricities. There are quite a few people […]
Posts tagged "Moonlighting"
Moonlighting: Raphael Saadiq on Popdose (Plus a Playlist!)
A Twitter conversation that began when I posted Raphael Saadiq’s new “Radio” single a week and a half ago led me to promising Popdose Grand Poobah Jeff Giles that I would complete a guide to Saadiq’s music. These guides are a lot of fun to do, but they’re a lot of work. I can’t say that I remember every single song in anyone’s discography, so over the next few days I listened to all of my old Tony Toni Tone albums (and […]
Moonlighting: Jheri Curl Fridays
In my never-ending quest to have more jobs than the Jamaicans on “Hey Mon”, I’ve decided to join forces with my buddy Jon and contribute to his new blog, Dig This Tune . Check the blog out every Friday for “Jheri Curl Fridays”, a segment that puts the spotlight on some of the greatest music of the decade in which many think soul music died. The most recent column looks at Michigan band Ready for the World and their 1985 hit “Digital Display”. Make sure you […]
Moonlighting: The Popdose Guide to Ice Cube
If I said that the reason I haven’t followed up my Madonna series on this here site was that I’d been busy working on the Popdose Guide to Ice Cube , would you believe me? No? Well, damn it. I tried. Anyway, when the site’s esteemed editor-in-chief Jeff Giles approached me with the idea of assisting him with this series, I jumped at the opportunity. I was pretty familiar with the majority of Ice Cube’s catalog, even though I cringed at the thought of having to listen […]
Moonlighting: My Review of Matt White’s “It’s the Good Crazy” on ESD
Y’all know that I’m a sucker for a dude with an acoustic guitar or a piano, right? I didn’t know much about Matt White when I picked up his latest album, “It’s the Good Crazy”, but the guy has a decent backstory-piano prodigy and everything. He was discovered by Geffen Records via his MySpace page (how very 2006!!), they signed him, nothing stuck, they dropped him, and now he’s on the indie trail…which is probably where he should have started […]
Moonlighting: Popdose Presents The Top 20 Songs of Summer
Well, folks: today marks the unofficial end of summer (as someone who doesn’t have to worry about going back to school or sending kids back to school, I get to party for another two weeks). Hopefully everyone’s gotten their fill of beaches and barbecue, because (at least for us back East)-we’ve only got another 6-8 weeks before the temperatures again turn cold and we’ve got to schlep on the winter gear. Out with the shorts and flip-flops, in with the […]
Moonlighting: “The Best of Soul Train” DVD on ESD Music!
When I found out that episodes of “Soul Train” were being released on DVD, I damn near did backflips. The classic dance/performance show was a staple in my household for as long as I can remember. Even when they switched the show time from noon to 2 AM in 1982 or so, I was staying up past my bedtime and watching episodes. Before BET and before MTV started consistently playing videos by soul and rap artists, “Soul Train” was the […]
Moonlighting: Sheryl Crow’s “100 Miles from Memphis”
To say that I was not looking forward to a new album by Sheryl Crow was an understatement. I’d bought every album she’d released since her charming 1993 debut, “Tuesday Night Music Club”, and the law of diminishing returns had come into play with every successive record. 2008’s “Detours” was strained and boring. I’d say she was one album away from joining the likes of LL Cool J on my “never buy an album by them again” list. Surprisingly, “100 […]
Moonlighting: Kevin Hart’s “Seriously Funny”
I’m a fan of stand up. I love to laugh. I own albums by Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence and Katt Williams (don’t hate, I got it for free). I own all of the Kevin Smith “Evening with…” DVDs (OK, technically that’s not stand up. I’m saying, though…). So when the opportunity arose to review Kevin Hart’s “Seriously Funny” for Eat Sleep Drink Music , I was game. Although, based on what I knew of Hart’s work (I’d seen a couple of random bits on Comedy Central, and […]
Moonlighting: I Review M.I.A.’s “Maya” on ESD Music
Not that I’ve ever been the world’s biggest M.I.A. fan, but her best songs have kind of a kooky, fun vibe to them. I should probably admit that the recent furor surrounding the “Born Free” video (and the stupid New York Times interview brouhaha) have left me wondering if M.I.A. is all manufactured controversy and no substance, or if she somehow thinks she’s more important than she is (she definitely takes herself more seriously than she should). With that said, […]
Moonlighting: My Big Boi Review on Popdose
I must admit, I was very surprised by the quality of Big Boi’s debut album “Sir Lucious Leftfoot: The Son of Chico Dusty”. Like many people, my brain sort of fooled me into thinking that Andre 3000 was the brains behind OutKast and Big was just kinda the John Oates of the operation. Boy, was I ever wrong. “Leftfoot” is a non-stop funky good time. The production is slamming, Big’s verses are tight, and it’s not overindulgent like even the […]