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Posts tagged "Teena Marie"
Blerd Radio Presents: The Jheri Curl Chronicles (Episode 4)
A new podcast is up! Get the warm bath ready, ’cause Smokey’s coming!
Blerd Radio 2015 | Episode 8: Appropriate This!
Piggybacking off of our last episode, in which Mike Cunningham The Packet Man jokingly stated that he was the leader of the Pittsburgh chapter of the NAACP, we ( Big Money, Dr. Z , Michael Parr and The Packet Man) decided to do a podcast about cultural appropriation. This is definitely more of a circular discussion (with no real conclusion) than many of our other podcasts, but it’s an interesting discussion. Some highlights: -We discuss what made us finally decide to pull the trigger on this discussion, with a special […]
Jheri Curl Special: Ranking Every #1 R&B Hit Of The ’80s From Worst To First (80-71)
We continue our ranking of every #1 R&B song of the ’80s with Rick & Teena (but not together.)
bLISTerd: The Top 50 Motown Songs Of The Eighties (#10-#1)
The Queen of Motown…does Diana “come out” on top of our list of the ’80s best songs on Motown?
bLISTerd: The Top 50 Motown Songs Of The Eighties (#20-#11)
Rick James and his proteges ruled Motown for a solid half-decade. The MJGS, Teena and more figure in the Top 20 of our Motown list!
Teena Marie’s Beautiful Epitaph: Album Review
The late, great Teena Marie was working on an album at the time of her passing. Does “Beautiful” match up to the best work of the soul legend?
Blerd Radio Season 2, Episode 1: Lesbians in the Echo Chamber
…and, we’re back!! After taking a bit of a holiday break, Blerd Radio is back and kicking off our second season! For the new season’s first episode, I brought in longtime friends Carletta and GG , and we were joined by our buddy (and Blerd Radio newcomer) Brittany . Over the course of 90 minutes, we cover a ton of pop-culture related topics, including: -The upcoming 10th season of “American Idol” and what it means for the future of the show. -Whether “Black […]
Blerd Appreciation: Teena Marie
Teena Marie, soul legend, passed away on Sunday December 26th at the age of 54.