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Jheri Curl June: Nile Rodgers’ “Let’s Go Out Tonight”

ZachJune 21, 2021June 21, 2021

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...

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Jheri Curl June: Hitomi Tohyama’s “Wanna Kiss”

ZachJune 7, 2019April 25, 2020

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...

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Dystopian Listening Party Podcast: Memorial Day, 2016-2017

Dystopian Dance PartyMay 26, 2017January 31, 2022

Well, 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...

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Dystopian Road Mix Vol. 9: Northern Virginia to New York City, Part 2

ZachMay 27, 2016

Well, here it is. Ever since I wrote my first Dystopian Road Mix exactly two years ago, I've known in the back of my mind that eventually I'd be writing about...

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Jheri Curl June: Grace Jones’ “I’m Not Perfect (But I’m Perfect for You)”

CallieJune 16, 2015

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...

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Je Suis Kanye: The Kanye West Oeuvre – Part 4: Self-Conscious (2003-2004)

ZachMay 20, 2015

Editor's Note: It's been over a month since the last installment of the Kanye West Oeuvre, and what an eventful month it's been: Kanye made TIME magazine's 100 Most Influential People, went on an...

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