Jheri Curl June: Vanity’s “Under the Influence”
I've been sitting on this song for the last seven years holding out to see if maybe, just maybe, Vanity's music would appear on streaming services and we could add...
Podcast: Dystopian Book Club vs. George Clinton’s Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard on You?
Zach and Callie reconvene in (by our standards) record time for another Dystopian Book Club Official Selection: Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard on You? by...
Jheri Curl June: Ashford & Simpson’s “Outta the World”
It's honestly shocking to me that in the six-year run of Jheri Curl June, we've never covered Ashford & Simpson, the ultimate soul music couple. Ashford & Simpson are what...
Jheri Curl June: Stacy Lattisaw’s “Jump Into My Life”
Danny Brown put me up on Stacy Lattisaw. After hearing him reference her in "Adderall Admiral” and gush about her in his Nardwuar interview (beginning at 5:45 in the video below),...
Jheri Curl June: Georgio’s “Tina Cherry”
Every year there's at least one artist who I eagerly anticipate writing about for Jheri Curl June. This year, without question, that artist is Georgio. I already told the story...
Jheri Curl June: Pennye Ford’s “Change Your Wicked Ways”
Penny Ford (a.k.a. Pennye Ford, for reasons unknown) began her musical career as a backup singer for Zapp in 1979 and went on to become a session singer at Motown...