“Popcorn” (S. Page) v. “Teenage Kicks” (J. Peel)
Matt Johnson’s the The’s Mind Bomb 25 years on
John Rechy: “YMCA” begins with “youngman” from City of Night
Matt Johnson regards the World Trade Center
Macklemore is quite lovely and deserves to be a star
Compare and contrast: David Bowie, “The Next Day”; R.E.M., Out of Time
The Pet Shop Boys have virtualized the backup singer
“The guy on keyboards who doesn’t smile and the singer who looks a bit uncomfortable.... That’s the act”
Jude Law, Breaking and Entering: “It starts with an argument with society’s phony love affair with nature. We are against the mistaking of grass for nature, of green for nature”
Name two male singers who could and plausibly would cover “Jackie” (updated)