PAULA ABDUL in the late 1980s, paula abdul’s popularity rivaled that of her contemporaries, janet jackson and madonna. paula had gone from… Continue reading “PAULA ABDUL”…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Pet Shop Boys “Being Boring” by the late 1970s, homosexuality had been decriminalized in multiple states including iowa, nebraska and wyoming. with the hypervisibility of… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Pet Shop Boys “Being Boring””…
Songs That Soundtrack the AIDS Epidemic: Ultra Naté’s “Free” On the cusp of the 25th anniversary of Ultra Naté’s iconic “Free,” originally released in 1997, the single cemented Ultra… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtrack the AIDS Epidemic: Ultra Naté’s “Free””…
We’re All Libraries Burning: A Virtual Gallery for Visual AIDS The first time I heard the quote “every time an old person dies, it is as if a library burned… Continue reading “We’re All Libraries Burning: A Virtual Gallery for Visual AIDS”…
Songs That Soundtracked The AIDS Epidemic: Janet’s “Together Again” Sweet harp chords flourish as “Together Again” starts, then it picks up momentum with these lyrics “There are times when… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked The AIDS Epidemic: Janet’s “Together Again””…
My Ode to Ultra Naté’s “Situation: Critical” Sometimes we are late to the BBQ right? Well in the case of Ultra Naté (pronounced Na-Tay), I didn’t arrive… Continue reading “My Ode to Ultra Naté’s “Situation: Critical””…
KEVIN AVIANCE in 1997, my friends and i would all make our way to a local youth drop-in center in philadelphia every… Continue reading “KEVIN AVIANCE”…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Mariah Carey’s “One Sweet Day” twenty five years ago this week, mariah carey was atop of the billboard hot 100 with her boyz II men… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Mariah Carey’s “One Sweet Day””…
ADVEVA 1990 was the year house music went mainstream. after creating a massive underground following in chicago, new york and detroit,… Continue reading “ADVEVA”…
House of Love: Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Crisis of the 80’s & 90’s this past october marked the 35th anniversary of the release of dionne warrick’s cultural milestone single “that’s what friends are for.”… Continue reading “House of Love: Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Crisis of the 80’s & 90’s”…
JOCELYN ENRIQUEZ my love for jocelyn began on a hot summer night in 1994. my friend oscar and i were on our… Continue reading “JOCELYN ENRIQUEZ”…
The Songs I Loved: Neneh Cherry’s “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” almost 10 years into the AIDS epidemic, and only 4 years removed from the first time president reagan uttered the… Continue reading “The Songs I Loved: Neneh Cherry’s “I’ve Got You Under My Skin””…