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'Finally' Getting To Discuss How CeCe Peniston's Biggest Hit Defined Early 90s House Aesthetic
When you think about big, feel-good 90s dance hits, you'd be hard-pressed to come up with a list that didn't include CeCe Peniston's 1992 smash hit…
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Kelly Rowland Moves Into Nellyville In The Low Key Ridiculous Video For 'Dilemma'
If you had to take 2002 and bottle it up into a nice little essence, you could probably just show someone the video for Nelly & Kelly Rowland's mega hit…
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Brian Wilson's Genius Was Processing Anxiety Through His Music
For Brian Wilson to be able to summon the kind of mental energy to see finished songs in his head and get them out into the world fully-realized is a…
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Revisiting The Grey Album Over 20 Years Later
While listening to The Grey Album in 2025 might make some folks question what all the fuss was about in 2004. It had less to do with the wall-to-wall…
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Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic Three Have The Entire City Calling In On The 'Request Line'
I've written before about how a good amount of early music videos from the 80s were less of a showcase for small scale, high concept visual ideas and…
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Thomas Dolby Channels His Own Childhood & Michael Jackson On 'Hyperactive!'
Learn about how a chance encounter with the King Of Pop led to one of Thomas Dolby's biggest hits.
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May 2025

Johnny Kemp Is Party Hunting In 1988 NYC On 'Just Got Paid'
Take out the lyrics stating the obvious and 'Just Got Paid' still works as a well-defined vibe check on those Friday, full-wallet feelings being young…
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Jackson Browne Waits Around For WWIII On 'Lawyers In Love'
Jackson Browne gives us a Power Pop gem from the early 80s with a side of existential dread and wry cultural commentary that is as fair game today as it…
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Why Gratitude Will Be The Defining Legacy Of ESPN’s ‘Around The Horn’
At a time when the stock of real sports journalists and beat writers seems at an all time low, ESPN is willingly choosing to remove one of the last…
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That Time The Riddler Performed On Showtime At The Apollo
Why was Batman villain The Riddler on Showtime At The Apollo and why was he dancing to Michael Jackson?
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Peter Gabriel Throws Every 90s CGI Effect At The Wall On 'Steam'
In every way that the 'Sledgehammer' video felt cutting edge in how it carefully blended emerging technologies and old fashioned physical ingenuity, the…
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Do You Remember When David Lee Roth Replaced Howard Stern In 2006?
What happens when you have to replace one of the biggest radio personalities of all time? You sign one of the biggest rock and roll personalities of all…
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