All posts by Doug Rule
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Sultry Soul
Forget American Idol. These days, it seems you have to be a former Mouseketeer to catch a critical break in the pop music world. Okay,...
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Ball Breaker
Do you find it sexy for a man to hurl, smash or crack mirrored disco balls? It may sound sacrilegious to gay culture, but there's...
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Soundwaves
GEORGE MICHAEL'S POTTY MUSIC... Oh no, not again. According to the Associated Press, late last Saturday night George Michael was found in London slumped over...
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Fur Fever
Fur may be named for the now-verboten warming garments once made in the nightclub's warehouse space, but these days it generates heat as one of...
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Beats and Buzz
It may have taken some time, but the buzz on DJ Tony Ruiz is finally booming as big as his beats. Ruiz is Pittsburgh's most...
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A Cut Below
Jake Shears isn't joking when he sings ''I Don't Feel Like Dancin','' on the first single from the Scissor Sisters' sophomore album. Sure, the song...
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Soundwaves
FERGIE TAKES ON TINA... Stacy Ferguson has had an effect on the Black Eyed Peas something akin to crystal meth. Before Fergie, the Peas were...
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Soundwaves
BEST OF MOBY'S SCHTICK... ''I kind of wanted it to sound like ABBA meets the Pet Shop Boys.'' Can you imagine Moby creating such delightful...
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Sonic Enjoyment
It launches with a feverish 40-second bang of orchestra and chorus, but Crazy Itch Radio's ''Intro'' track only hints at the all-out aural assault yet...
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Soundwaves
KASKADE'S NEW ULTRA OUTLOOK... It's a herky-jerky hip-hop-inflected pop track, and it would delight any admirer of Justin Timberlake, both the closet case and the...
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Soundwaves
LOCAL DJ DOES GOOD, GOES NATIONAL... DJ Rob Harris regularly spins throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and in and around New York. On that front, Harris...
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Sister Act
Meg and Dia Frampton are not lesbian sisters. But they may make you think of lesbian sisters Tegan and Sara Quinn, leaders of the five-piece...
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'Basics' Instinct
Christina Aguilera brags, boasts and blusters her way through her new album, Back to Basics. Nothing surprising about that. She's told us before, and she...
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Soundwaves
BAD ENGLISH... To this day it still gets club play. Kim English's eight-year-old bombastic hit ''Unspeakable Joy'' still appeals to gays, as do many of...
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Soundwaves
Chus and Ceballos C&C's TASTEFUL TRIBAL... Chus Estaban and Pablo Ceballos, the Spanish powerhouse house duo Chus & Ceballos, have essentially made a dare to...
