songs that soundtracked the AIDS crisis: sinéad o’connor’s “nothing compares to you” is she a skinhead or is she not? why is she bald? why is she all about? these were the… Continue reading “songs that soundtracked the AIDS crisis: sinéad o’connor’s “nothing compares to you””…
songs that songtracked the AIDS Crisis: aqua’s “barbie girl” The first time I heard the euro-pop sensation Aqua’s Barbie Girl was in the summer of 1997, at a party… Continue reading “songs that songtracked the AIDS Crisis: aqua’s “barbie girl””…
Songs That Soundtracked The AIDS Crisis: LaTour’s “People Are Still Having Sex” By 1991, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had spent over $7,000,000 on mass media public service announcements… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked The AIDS Crisis: LaTour’s “People Are Still Having Sex””…
When A Menudo Concert Paused Was in El Salvador When I pressed play on Menudo: Forever Young on HBO Max , the new docu-series on the iconic Puerto Rican… Continue reading “When A Menudo Concert Paused Was in El Salvador”…
Still Special: 25 Years of “The Velvet Rope” One could talk for hours about the cultural significance of an album like The Velvet Rope: the way its composition and… Continue reading “Still Special: 25 Years of “The Velvet Rope””…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Crisis: Miquel Brown’s “So Many Men, So Little Time” “So many men, so little timeHow can I choose,So many men, so little timeHow can I choose” On March 14,… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Crisis: Miquel Brown’s “So Many Men, So Little Time””…
OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN olivia, i honestly love you. i remember the stereo with the big knob and bright neon dial. every morning i… Continue reading “OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN”…
Kevin Aviance’s “Cunty” Remains a Legendary & Impactful Song standing at over six feet tall, kevin aviance annihilated social expectations of gender expression all while conquering ballroom and dance… Continue reading “Kevin Aviance’s “Cunty” Remains a Legendary & Impactful Song”…
Songs That Soundtracked The AIDS Crisis: City High’s “What Would You Do?” What would you do, if you knew that many of the songs that captivated older millennials and Gen Yers were… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked The AIDS Crisis: City High’s “What Would You Do?””…
UNCANNY ALLIANCE in the early 1990s, there was no shortage of dance groups from new york garnering national notoriety at both the… Continue reading “UNCANNY ALLIANCE”…
Ten House Tracks From the 90s that Will Lift Your Spirits the way Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul” Does if you are up at this time like i am it is probably because you have been dancing in the… Continue reading “Ten House Tracks From the 90s that Will Lift Your Spirits the way Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul” Does”…
10 Songs Leading the Latin-Freestyle Resurgence freestyle music has direct ties to the early rise of hip-hop. like hip-hop, the freestyle genre was led by creative… Continue reading “10 Songs Leading the Latin-Freestyle Resurgence”…