Podcast: Allow Us to Reintroduce Ourselves
The Dystopian Dance Party podcast is back, and we’re out for blood. This episode, we catch up on what’s been going on during our two-month hiatus and talk about Gene Simmons (naturally), the...
A Few Words on the Future of Dystopian Dance Party
Hey everybody! As you can probably tell, things have been a little less active than usual around here. Callie has been busy with her (phenomenal) artwork, and I've been concentrating...
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...