Jheri Curl June Special: André Cymone
It's a poetic fluke of the cosmos that so many Jheri Curl Music innovators' birthdays fall in June, the genre's holiest month. So far, we've highlighted Prince (June 7), Jimmy...
Jheri Curl June: The Girls’ “Girl Talk”
We've talked a fair amount on this blog about the, ahem, interesting similarities between Rick James’ Mary Jane Girls and Prince’s Vanity 6: a concept James always maintained he came...
Wrecka Stow: CD Cellar, Falls Church, VA
https://youtu.be/5A9r-YlUSaY A few weeks ago, I celebrated my 32nd birthday with a visit to the wrecka stow: CD Cellar in Falls Church, Virginia. Check out what I picked up in...
Wrecka Stow: 2nd & Charles, Woodbridge, VA
https://youtu.be/gl8OSLDIT0M Over the weekend, Kia and I ventured down to Woodbridge, Virginia for an IKEA run, and we ended up coming home with a shitload of vinyl. Here's a document...
Dystopian Listening Party Podcast, Jheri Curl June Edition: Jamie Starr’s a Thief
Well, folks, it's our first-ever Jheri Curl June podcast--and before you ask, yes, we're talking about Prince again. This time, though, we're shedding light on a somewhat less-discussed side of...
Jheri Curl June: Jody Watley’s “Still a Thrill”
One of my favorite things about researching and writing for Jheri Curl June is the complex web of connections between the various artists within the genre. Today's selection, Chicago's Jody...