Jheri Curl June: Calloway’s “I Wanna Be Rich”
Well, folks, they say all good things must come to an end, and sadly, that applies to Jheri Curl June as well. But we want to go out on a...
Jheri Curl June: The Brothers Johnson’s “Kick it to the Curb”
1988's Kickin' was an attempted comeback for the Brothers Johnson after a four-year hiatus during which co-founders and real-life brothers George and Louis Johnson pursued solo projects. Unfortunately, the album and...
Jheri Curl June: dáKRASH’s “Wasn’t I Good to Ya?”
In one of the first posts for Jheri Curl June this year, Callie talked about how the Minneapolis Sound sprawled out from its chief originator, Prince, to encompass all kinds of solo and side projects by...
Jheri Curl Cinema: Moonwalker (1988)
Like most human measures of time, Jheri Curl June is intimately tied to the cycles of birth and death. The month opens with the birthdays of two of jheri curl...
Jheri Curl June: Billy Ocean’s “Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car”
Back on the second day of Jheri Curl June, we talked about Slave's romantic stalker anthem "Watching You." Today, we revisit the theme of benign-sounding pop songs that, upon closer...
Jheri Curl June: Shalamar’s “Imaginary Love”
By 1987, Shalamar’s classic lineup of Howard Hewett, Jody Watley, and Jeffrey Daniel had disbanded. The lineup for Shalamar’s ninth studio album, Circumstantial Evidence, consisted of Sidney Justin, a former backup singer...