Tag: chic
Jheri Curl June: Nile Rodgers’ “Let’s Go Out Tonight”
If there’s ever been an artist who embodied proto-Jheri Curl Music without ever quite crossing over into JCM proper, it’s Nile Rodgers. As the guitarist and co-producer behind disco innovators Chic, Rodgers played a key role in the creation of the more streamlined “post-disco” sound; yet by the early ’80s and the dawn of what […]
Jheri Curl June: Hitomi Tohyama’s “Wanna Kiss”
Every year for Jheri Curl June, we go a little further out into the roots and branches of the genre. This year, I thought it might be interesting to take a look at some of the more far-flung examples of Jheri Curl Music from around the world: International Jheri Curl, if you will. One such […]
Dystopian Listening Party Podcast: Memorial Day, 2016-2017
https://media.blubrry.com/podcast_dystopian_dance_party/dystopiandanceparty.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ddp20.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Android | iHeartRadio | Stitcher | Blubrry | RSSWell, here we are: for the second consecutive year, we’re turning Memorial Day weekend into a time of remembrance for the many great artists we lost since last May. But because this is still Dystopian Dance […]
Jheri Curl June: Grace Jones’ “I’m Not Perfect (But I’m Perfect for You)”
For our second day of JCJ Ladies’ Week, we’ll be looking at a mid-’80s track by Grace Jones. The Jamaican-born style icon is probably best known for her androgynous looks and outlandish behavior, but she is in fact a prolific model, actor, and musical artist. “I’m Not Perfect (But I’m Perfect for You),” from Jones’ 1986 […]