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Mix Six: “Stars Who Sing!”
DOWNLOAD HERE If there’s a theme to this mix, it comes from the movie title The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. The vanity projects of TV and movie stars sometimes have the sad
Read More »Pop Politico: “Deadly Election”
History-altering events produce consequences that are sometimes unintended. In our post-9/11 age, the political landscape has quickly altered, from the relative peace and prosperity of the Clinton years to perpetual war in the Bush
Read More »Mix Six: “KISS It!”
DOWNLOAD HERE I’ve been watching Gene Simmons Family Jewels on and off since the series began, and for some reason, there was a bit of a marathon session last week. All the KISS merchandise
Read More »Pop Politico: “Ship of State”
Elections are about priorities. What kind of world do we want to live in? What kinds of things are important for our government to spend money, time, and energy on to realize what we
Read More »Mix Six: “Random Sample”
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE Bonjour amis, bloggy! Lately, I’ve been feeling a little too structured in my mixes, so I just ventured into the CD vault/closet and picked six random CDs, put them
Read More »Mix Six: “Girls! Girls! Girls!”
DOWNLOAD “Girls! Girls! Girls!” HERE I have to thank Melissa at work for this mix. The two of us were talking about songs featuring female names and she said something like: “Sounds like a
Read More »Mix Six: “It’s Disco, Bitches!”
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE As Prince said, “I think I wanna dance!” Sometimes in the weekly Mix Six shuffle it’s easy to forget the lasting impact of disco on the culture at large.
Read More »Pop Politico: “Self and Other”
A friend of mine from grad school came to town for an academic conference in San Francisco this week. It was the annual meeting of the Popular Culture Association, and while I generally find
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