Archive for April, 2008
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I could spend all day on YouTube researching obscure videos for this blog. But this song stands out as a personal favorite. I remember purchasing the vinyl single at Sam Goody at The Galleria in White Plains. If you can look past the absurd hair and makeup of its band members, Device were the perfect [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )the dance of happenchance
In the fantasy world of daytime drama, characters are constantly running into each other. By default or by design, the soap opera microcosm supports an infinite number of random social connections. If you have ever tuned into One Life To Live, you know the feuding Buchanan and Lord families cross paths quite often. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )the scavenger of sounds
My shopping addiction has been well documented. But I don’t think the purpose of examining and buying merchandise is all about greed. The act of acquisition can be an expression of your unique identity. That is true of your clothing and accessories, but it is also accurate for my musical merchandise. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )lost to logic
It was easy to be considered arty in America back in the early 80’s. You just had to strut around town in your head-to-toe black designer garment. It was also helpful to adopt an air of affected nonchalance. You could never be seen getting too excited by your surreal surroundings. And a perfectly styled bleach [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )erstwhile erotica
Pop songs can be banned for obscenity, politics, or suspicion of promoting drug use. But the most likely reason is because the product is considered too sexy for us music consumers to hear. Sometimes, there is nothing objectionable in the actual record, but the video is considered a breach of “standards of good [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )clock watcher
Forget about your life situation for a while and pay attention to your life. That is the takeaway from Eckhart Tolle and his bestseller The Power Of Now. I am not your typical self-help junkie. In fact, I can be a cynical bitch when it comes to psycho-babble. But when a [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )false idols
Holy rollers or Godless heathens? You decide. Pop stars use a lot of religious icons in their videos. Like A Prayer was just the tip of the rosary beads. So when it came time for dancer Donna DeLory to prepare for her solo career, she made sure to feature spiritual imagery. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )sweet revenge
It is always disconcerting when two of your favorite pop stars can’t get along. Although I adore Siobhan Fahey, she has left a trail of dead bodies in her wake. After she left Bananarama, the majority of her new compositions seemed to revolve around her departure and her blame for her former band-mates. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )idiosyncratic
This song and video capture that awkward feeling we all experience in urban settings sometimes. People can be strange when you’re a stranger. As someone who takes public transportation, I can testify that it can be a burden. When you are feeling vulnerable, the lack of personal space and close proximity to derelicts can be [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )swan song
There was a brief shining moment where the general public and I shared a collective taste in pop music. That zeitgeist probably occurred in 1985. By the end of the decade, the melodic synth-pop that I adored quickly fell out of fashion. Like a drunk who refuses to leave the bar after [...]
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