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The Warlord Speaks: The Continued Miseducation by Nasir Jones
Hear ye, hear ye: Let it be known that I am a big Nas fan-have always been, and will always be. Sure, he had his contrived Mafioso “Nas Escobar” stage, but I’m still a big Nas fan. Sure, he made a weed plate of an album I did not quite consider possible from such a superior lyricist (read: 1999’s Nastradamus), but I’m still a big Nas fan. Sure, I have never understood how he can […]
Friday Throwback: "Leave a Light On"
Garrett has kindly allowed me to commandeer the Friday Throwback this week, and in gratitude, I’d like to offer up this juicy bit of eye-and-ear candy from a former Go-Go:
Here’s where I love Belinda Carlisle best: the very first notes she sings, in her 1989 single “Leave a Light On” where she goes from full voice to a tremulous whisper and makes the very act of singing feel like something indulgent and sensual, as […]
Blessing the Rains in the Afterlife: A Requiem for Toto
Aside from the superfans, the few folks who’ll hear of the official disbandment of Toto will likely scratch their heads and confess that they had no idea the band who gave us such massive MOR hits as “Hold the Line”, “99”, “Rosanna” and “Africa” in the 70s and 80s were still together. After all, it’s been more than 20 years since the band has had an honest-to-goodness pop hit, and even in their heyday, […]