Jheri Curl June: Bobby Brown’s “Don’t Be Cruel”
As we've mentioned before, by the late 1980s, the sound of mainstream R&B was developing into what would become known as New Jack Swing. We've been writing about this for...
Jheri Curl June: Imagination’s “Just an Illusion”
As we mentioned in our Jheri Curl June 2K18 podcast, one of our favorite activities here in the Dystopian Dance Party universe is digging in the crates for Jheri Curl...
Podcast: Jheri Curl June 2K18
This year marks our fifth annual Jheri Curl June, and we're going to make it a thing or die trying. Join us as we define the Jheri Curl Music genre...
Wrecka Stow: Blue Groove Soundz, Arlington, VA
https://youtu.be/_StspVA6OZI After a four-month hiatus, Dystopian Dance Party finally went back to the wrecka stow: Blue Groove Soundz in Arlington, Virginia. Our haul included records by the GZA, Michael Jackson,...
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...
Jheri Curl June Special: L.A. Reid
If you're a regular Jheri Curl June reader, then you should already know that the first week of June holds special signifance in jheri curl music history. As we noted...