Back and Forth
September 06, 2007
Passion is a six-letter word
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I've been suspicious of one-named thrushes since Robyn started scoring points beyond the Top 40 crowd (hell, since we confused appreciat...
June 07, 2007
Club Nouveau – "Why You Treat Me So Bad"
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I give these hacks credit for nothing: while the near-genius manipulation of space, synth strings, and programmed pitter-patter in the first...
March 14, 2007
Sign 'O' the Times
(1987; dir. Prince)
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[ Note: This was written for a reading I recently did from my volume in the 33 1/3 series on Prince's Sign 'O' the Times , alon...
March 06, 2007
Jade - "Don't Walk Away"
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The swagger of Seduction combined with the squeaky-cleanness of the Supremes plus utterly of-the-moment New Jill Swing production made for a...
February 14, 2007
Valentines Day Mix
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A mix I did this morning in celebration of this most romantic of days. Download Raydio- A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)- Arista 1981 N...
February 13, 2007
Ju-Par Universal Orchestra- "Time"
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The Ju-Par imprint only lasted for a meager few full lengths and an assortment of 7" singles. It was distributed by Motown from its inc...
January 31, 2007
The New Dance Show: A Very Special BAFTV
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It goes without saying that if you were from Detroit, you knew about The Scene or The New Dance Show. Airing on WGPR throughout the 70s well...
January 30, 2007
Al Green - "Your Love Is Like The Morning Sun"
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I wrote about this great obscure Al Green album track today; here's another, to which I alluded but failed to provide the space. "...
January 25, 2007
Harvey Mason - "Spell"
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It is doubtful this will be the hottest thing you encounter during our suspect Detroit '76-'84 survey, but if you have a sweet spot ...
January 17, 2007
Different 10 of '06
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Okay, I'll bite. There's a part of me that wants year-end mini-polls for every genre, anyway (a la Nashville Scene 's Country Mu...
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