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Jheri Curl Fridays 09: Jesse Johnson and Sly Stone Get “Crazay”
Funk/rock legend Sly Stone made his only appearance in a music video back in 1986, when he appeared in Jesse Johnson's "Crazay" clip
Read More »Soul Serenade: Sly & the Family Stone, “Stand!”
Sly & the Family Stone released their breakthrough album in May 1969. This week Ken Shane fondly remembers the album's title track
Read More »Whoops!: Earth, Wind & Fire, “Heritage”
Even the greatest artists make mistakes -- including the mighty mighty Earth, Wind & Fire, as Jeff Giles discovers in this week's Whoops! column
Read More »Sugar Water: There’s Always a Riot Goin’ On
The following piece originally appeared as an entry in Popdose’s Most Disturbing Halloween EVER! series. “Everyday People” entered the Billboard Top 40 on January 4, 1969. Six weeks later it was the number-one song
Read More »Unsolicited Career Advice for… Tupac Shakur
Hip-hop music is not typically Uncle Donnie’s thing, nor is hip-hop slang, nor hip-hop fashion. Basically, Uncle Donnie doesn’t understand hip-hop, though he does try. Apparently, he doesn’t read much about it, either, because
Read More »DVD Review: Parliament-Funkadelic, “1976 Live: The Mothership Connection”
The parallels between 1976 and 2008 are undeniable. Back then, the economy was in shambles, suffering through a wicked bout of inflation. Late in the year, hope arrived in the person of Jimmy Carter,
Read More »Cutouts Gone Wild!: Geoffrey Williams, “Bare” (1992)
Note: This week’s Cutouts Gone Wild! comes to you courtesy of our friend Robert in Chicago, who thoughtfully volunteered to step in and share one of the dustier pieces of his music collection as
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