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Infatueighties #53: Tainted Love
How does a British duo take a fun but pedestrian 60s song and turn it into an iconic synth-pop classic? Well, I don’t know, you’d have to ask Soft Cell how they did it. But the fact of the matter is that it was done!
In it’s original form, “Tainted Love” is a pleasant upbeat soul number which bears an uncanny resemblance to Fine Young Cannibals’ “Good Thing”, which arrived a quarter-century later. In it’s more […]
CriticClash: Duncan Sheik’s Whisper House
The recent arrival of Duncan Sheik’s new studio album, his sixth, called The Whisper House offers an occasion to thank heavens, once again, that Duncan Sheik and musical theater have found each other. In another bygone era, Duncan Sheik might have been a world class superstar for his sophisticated pop melodies, the elegant orchestrations they’re often set to, the mysterious melancholy and dark humor of his lyrics, and the mordant understatement of his singing. Even […]
Epic Fail (or Not…): Chris Brown
In light of the events of the past couple of days, Chris Brown must be wondering what the hell caused him to be so stupid as to put his freedom and career in peril. In the barely 72 hours since his arrest on charges of domestic abuse and making a criminal threat, the cherub-faced R&B singer has already had his endorsement deal with Wrigley’s suspended, and one must assume that he’s lost a fair amount […]