Anachronistic: belonging-to-a-period-other-than-in-which-it-exists. Anachronistic soundtrack: the sexiest kind of film score. Almost every movie uses its soundtrack to create emotion, feeling, tone, and texture. Historical films usually involve music the same way they do costumes: to help transport us to another…
“Pose” Music Breakdown: Season 2 Premiere, “Acting Up”
Ryan Murphy’s FX series, Pose, is set in the ball culture world of New York City, 1990. The music is such a large part of the viewing experience that you could spill hundreds of words discussing what each song means, and/or…
From the Record Crate: Madonna – Like a Prayer (1989)
The late ‘80s hadn’t been kind to Madonna. The Queen of Pop experienced quite a few setbacks at the time: Her 1987 film Who’s That Girl was lacking in both critical and commercial success, her stint in Broadway’s Speed-the-Plow garnered…
“Pose” Music Breakdown: Season Finale, “Mother of the Year”
Ryan Murphy’s new FX endeavor, Pose, is set in the ball culture world of New York City, 1987. The show is visually stunning, the costumes and sets are gorgeous, and naturally—necessarily—the music is fantastic. The music is such a large…
From the Record Crate: Madonna – “Erotica” (1992)
Anyone who claims that Madonna’s appeal has only ever been erotic is kidding themselves – she’s so much more interesting than that. Yet from the very start, erotica was certainly a primary element of her appeal. Her voice had a…
Album Review: Disclosure, “Caracal”
For some reason, people seem to think that electronic dance music had the best potential to be the next best genre to merge with pop. The likes of Calvin Harris, Avicii, Skrillex and Diplo are scoring hits on pop radio,…
2015: 10 Albums to Excite and Delight
The end is nigh – well, the end of 2014, anyway. It’s that time of the year again. No, I’m not talking about finishing the dreaded leftover turkey. Although 2015 will undoubtedly produce a turkey or two, it will also…