Jheri Curl June: El DeBarge’s “Real Love”
The last week of Jheri Curl June is always a story of decline, and this year's is no exception: like yesterday's song by After 7, today's closing track is more...
Jheri Curl June: After 7’s “In the Heat of the Moment”
After 7 were formed in 1988, just in time to partake in Jheri Curl Music's swan song before the genre gave way to the emerging New Jack Swing style. The...
Jheri Curl June: R.J.’s Latest Arrival’s “Off the Hook (With Your Love)”
The first time I encountered a record by R.J.'s Latest Arrival, it was in a bargain bin at 2nd & Charles in Woodbridge, Virginia. The moment I saw their 1986 album Hold...
Jheri Curl June: Terence Trent D’Arby’s “Let’s Go Forward”
The fact that Sananda Maitreya, the artist formerly known as Terence Trent D'Arby, was not considered for Jheri Curl June until our fourth year is surprising. Of course, his music...
Jheri Curl June: Jermaine Stewart’s “Jody”
This month is of course not only the holiest month on the Dystopian Dance Party calendar, but also Pride Month for the LGBT community, commemorating the Stonewall uprisings of June 1969....
Jheri Curl June: Exposé’s “Point of No Return”
Formed by Miami D.J. Lewis Martinée, Exposé originally released their first single, "Point of No Return," in 1984. However, during the recording of their debut album, Exposure, the group's lineup completely changed....