Black Lives Matter: Why We’re Postponing Jheri Curl June 2020
In a "normal" year, today would be the first day of Jheri Curl June, our annual celebration of a very specific strain of '80s funk and soul. But this is...
Podcast: Dystopian Book Club vs. George Clinton’s Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard on You?
Zach and Callie reconvene in (by our standards) record time for another Dystopian Book Club Official Selection: Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard on You? by...
Podcast: We Saw KISS ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
After devoting much of the last three years to our love-hate relationship with ’70s clown-rockers KISS, we felt it was only appropriate to catch them on their (alleged) farewell tour...
Jheri Curl June: Pink Rhythm’s “Melodies of Love”
We've been making an effort to include some international Jheri Jams this year, from the Japanese City Pop of Hitomi Tohyama's "Wanna Kiss” to the French post-disco groove of J.M....
Jheri Curl June: Chaka Khan’s “This is My Night”
We're breaking Jheri Curl June protocol in a few ways today: first, because Callie and I were both out of town on a family vacation last Thursday and Friday, we've...
Jheri Curl June: Aretha Franklin’s “Who’s Zoomin’ Who”
Last summer when we lost Aretha Franklin, I realized what a massive oversight it was that we hadn't inducted her into Jheri Curl June yet. Aretha became known as the...