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Exit Music (For a Film): “The Last Temptation of Christ”
In 1998, Terrence McNally’s play “Corpus Christi” was first performed in New York City. It wasn’t hard to predict that portraying Jesus as a promiscuous homosexual living in Corpus Christi, Texas would inspire vehement
Read More »Mix Six: “Phil Collins, Session Drummer”
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE There was a time — maybe 25 years ago — when mentioning Phil Collins in the pantheon of frickin’ awesome drummers was greeted with thoughtful nods. Nowadays? Not so
Read More »Basement Songs: Peter Gabriel, “Excuse Me”
On Sunday mornings, I’d drag my ass out of bed and wander over to the cafeteria to replenish my fluids and put some food in my stomach. After that, maybe I’d take in the
Read More »White Label Wednesday: Peter Gabriel, “Steam”
Imagine the exchange that took place when Peter Gabriel brought Us, the long-overdue follow-up to his 1986 critical and commercial smash So (proper follow-up, anyway, with all apologies to 1989′s Passion), to his bosses
Read More »Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 34
I’d bet that most people right now would say “Welcome back” to all of you. But I’m not, because the false “Welcome back” is just a little pet peeve of mine. You didn’t really
Read More »Lost in the ’80s: Peter Gabriel, “Out Out”
After dipping his toe into the mainstream with his fourth album, Security, and its Top 40 hit, “Shock the Monkey,” it’s only natural that Peter Gabriel would continue to experiment fusing funk with world
Read More »Freshly Unwrapped: New Music Releases, 6/24/08
Gerald Albright, Sax for Stax (Peak) purchase this album (Amazon) He’s become known mainly for his smooth jazz sides, but Albright’s chops are too big for any single genre — and this collection, which
Read More »Mix Six: “White Hot Days”
Once again kids, yours truly is handing over the mixing duties to Jack Feerick — who brought us a mix that “gave the drummer some.” This week’s mix celebrates a season that, at least
Read More »Mix Six: “Drums Take the Melody”
Hiya kids! This week I have a guest DJ mixin’ it up for you. Jack Feerick wrote a great Popdose Guide to Traffic and, unsatisfied with lack of music love drummers usually get, has
Read More »Hall of Fame Week: Pat Benatar and Peter Gabriel
I’m a fan of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and feel that it’s important in preserving the history of the art form and recognizing important musical artists. However, they don’t always get
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