All posts by Chris Gerard
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Pet Shop Boys set to electrify the Strathmore tonight
Veteran British duo Pet Shop Boys will electrify the Strathmore in Bethesda tonight as they continue their North American tour in support of thier latest album,...
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Erasure gets into holiday spirit with “Snow Globe”
Erasure has announced that the followup to 2011’s excellent “Tomorrow’s World” album will be a seasonal affair. “Snow Globe” will be the veteran duo’s first...
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Janelle Monáe’s brilliant new album “The Electric Lady”
Janelle Monáe is finally back with the long-awaited release of her new album “The Electric Lady,” the follow-up to 2010’s widely-praised “The ArchAndroid.” Monáe deftly...
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Remembering Freddie Mercury
Rock legend Freddie Mercury would have turned 67 today. It’s astonishing to think it’s been 22 years since his death. He left behind a musical...
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McCartney’s Beatlesque “New” single
Paul McCartney has unveiled the first single from his upcoming Mark Ronson-produced LP, and it has a definite Beatles vibe. “New” is the title song...
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Boy George to return with “This Is What I Do”
Boy George recently announced the upcoming release of what he is billing as his first “new studio album of original material in 18 years.” Titled “This is What...
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Eurythmics “Sweet Dreams (are made of this)” — 30 years later
1983's Sweet Dreams was Eurythmics' first U.S. #1
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Flashback: Top 10 singles this week in 1983
Amazing Top 10 on Billboard Magazine’s Hot 100 chart 30 years ago this week. Imagine listening to Kasey Casem and hearing this list. It’s like...
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Tori Amos turns 50 – her albums ranked from worst to first
Happy Birthday to local DC-area product Tori Amos, who turns 50 today. A young piano prodigy, she started off by playing in bars around the...
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Classic album revisited: Duran Duran’s “Notorious”
Duran Duran was one of the most successful bands to emerge from the early MTV era. They had all the ingredients for success and were...
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Lady Gaga premiers new video: “Applause”
Lady Gaga debuted her new video, “Applause,” this morning. It’s the first single from her upcoming album “ArtPop”. Let us know what you think in...
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Madonna turns 55! Five of her best underrated gems
Happy Birthday to Madonna, who turns 55 today! Hard to believe – it seems like only yesterday she was writhing around on the stage at...
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Flashback: Top 10 singles this week 20 years ago, August 1993
20 years ago. 1993. Bill Clinton was in his first year of his presidency. “Beavis and Butt-Head”, “The X-Files,” “Saved by the Bell,” “Frasier,” “Boy...
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Lady Gaga releases new single “Applause” early
Lady Gaga’s back with the first single from her upcoming album “Artpop”, due to be released this fall. Originally expected to be released next...
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Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines”: classic single, uneven album
Robin Thicke has been releasing pop/R&B material with varying degrees of success for about 10 years now. His first album, 2003’s “A Beautiful World,” made...
