Jheri Curl June: Four Tops (feat. The Temptations)’ “Hang”
Four Tops teamed up with labelmates the Temptations for this toe dip into the pool of Jheri curl juice, 1983's "Hang." With lyrics about working hard to get by in...
Dystopian Book Club Podcast, Jheri Curl June Edition: The Memoirs of Rick James
It didn't take a stroke of genius to come up with the idea for this year's Jheri Curl June podcast. Rick James may be the most important architect of the...
Je Suis Kanye: The Kanye West Oeuvre – Part 5: Can I Talk My Shit Again? (2004-2005)
Editor's Note: Wow, I really need to pick up the pace on these posts, huh? Fortunately, though it's now late July and the last installment of this series came out in mid-May, Kanye still...
Jheri Curl Cinema: The Last Dragon (1985)
This year's Jheri Curl June Ladies' Week closes on a bittersweet note, because we're talking about Vanity: a tragic chapter in the jheri curl chronicle. Born Denise Katrina Matthews in Niagra Falls, Ontario,...
This Month, Dystopian Dance Party Becomes Dystopian Halloween Party
I love Halloween. Not really the dressing up part. Or the parties. Okay, I basically just love any excuse to buy lots of candy and decorate my apartment with skulls;...
Dystopian Road Mix Vol. 2: Eastern Michigan to Washington, D.C. (Part 1)
It seems like it was less than a month ago when I last hit the road for the thirteen-hour drive from Kansas City, Missouri to Port Huron, Michigan--probably because it was....