Hey Peeps, You guys should definitely be checking out popdose.com. This week, they will be running my guide to the music made by The King of Pop himself, Michael Jackson. I will be talking about the entire J5/Jacksons/MJ discography. The first part takes a look at the material the Jackson 5 recorded for Motown from 1969-1975. As it turns out, the J5 albums were (generally speaking) a lot better than initially given credit for. Motown’s staff writers and producers (a […]
Posts tagged "Popdose"
Macy Gray Sells Out…Or Does She?
I’ve been leading y’all off this site quite often recently, haven’t I? I’m sorry. Anyhow, Macy Gray’s back with a new album called “The Sellout”, and it’s actually quite good! I mentioned a week or so ago on our Facebook page how it features a duet with Bobby Brown (yes, THAT Bobby Brown) and it’s actually one of the album’s best tracks! So click on over to Popdose to see what I have to say about the album and check out […]
Blerd Briefs: Mariah, Xtina & That Purple Guy
Don’t you hate it when you go on a website and all they do is direct you to another website? Yeah, me too. So go on Popdose and check out my review commemorating the 20th anniversary of the debut album by Mariah Carey. Hard to believe it’s been two decades since MC stepped on the scene. Her debut album still sounds pretty fresh. Thankfully, she’s stepped up her choreography game a little bit since then. Remember the “Someday” video? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeyhROv8utM
"Fear of a Black Planet" Turns 20
Public Enemy is one of those acts whose work I find hard to discuss, simply because of the fact that I don’t think I’m a good enough writer to do their music justice (aww, don’t you feel sorry for me…). So agreeing to write about their damn-near perfect 1990 effort “Fear of a Black Planet” was a challenge, to say the least. “Fear” is more vibrant, more relevant than albums half it’s age-definitely a need-to-own if you’re a hip-hop fan, […]
The Disco 100: Uh Oh, The Record Skipped (#70-61)
Um-something weird happened. I’m doing something really nerdy with my iTunes library. Thanks to a tip I found in a comment section on Popdose (by the way, Jeff and Jason, I had a dream the other day in which we all moved in together-WEIRD), I have decided to update every song in my library that charted on the Billboard Hot 100 with it’s chart position. I did not realize that futzing around with my library was going to affect my playlist, […]
Never Trust a Big Butt & a Smile-"Poison" Turns 20
Don’t you hate it when you read a blog and the blogger just directs you over to ANOTHER website? Well, check out my review of Bell Biv DeVoe’s “Poison” (which celebrates its’ 20th anniversary this week) on Popdose . When I can get my shit together and start doing artist guides, New Edition will be one of the first acts that I tackle.
Gil Scott-Heron "I'm New Here" Review on Popdose
While I generally recommend that you head over to Popdose just because it’s a good fucking music/pop culture SITE (as opposed to my teeny widdle blog), I’m also hoping that while you’re there, you’ll check out my review of Gil Scott-Heron’s “I’m New Here”. It’s a really, REALLY good album, very powerful. Since I don’t want to double up on video posts with them, here’s a brief clip from the recording of the album. You know how, if you grew up in […]