Imaginary Genres: Trumpcore
https://youtu.be/AXbHU28ezXA With the 2016 Republican National Convention now half over--and, incredibly, the city of Cleveland still not reduced to a smoking husk--we thought it was high time to take stock of...
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...
Dystopian Listening Party Podcast: Prince, 1958-2016
If it wasn't official before, it is now: 2016 is a terrible year for musical icons. Callie and I were blindsided by the news of Prince's untimely death last Thursday;...
Dystopian Dance Mix Vol. 21: Hotline Bling
More than perhaps any other era since the days of Alexander Graham Bell, we are living in a time of telephone obsession. Whether it's the well-worn trope of millennials staring...
Jheri Curl June: Shalamar’s “Imaginary Love”
By 1987, Shalamar’s classic lineup of Howard Hewett, Jody Watley, and Jeffrey Daniel had disbanded. The lineup for Shalamar’s ninth studio album, Circumstantial Evidence, consisted of Sidney Justin, a former backup singer...
Jheri Curl June Special: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
The main reason we celebrate Jheri Curl June in June is because, let's face it, we are only human, and are as susceptible to the siren song of alliteration as...