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Not Everybody Loved Whitney Houston

2012/02/18 — Standard — Leave a comment

Over the last few days, the death of Whitney Houston has been a frequent topic of discussion.

The Grammy Awards included a tribute; clips from her videos have been shown on numerous TV shows; the usual tabloids and celebrity-oriented magazines have put her on their covers this week; and, perhaps most predictably, sales of her recordings have surged to the point where she has even been back at the top of the charts in some instances.

An oft-made assertion during all this is that everyone loved Whitney Houston.

Sorry, folks. Not everybody. Not me. Continue reading

Also turning 20 in 2011…

2011/07/08 — Leave a comment

Much is being made of this year being the anniversary of Nirvana’s Nevermind album, with a 4-CD + DVD deluxe edition due for release in September.

It was already notable at the time of its original release, not least of all because it knocked Michael Jackson’s Dangerous album out of the no. 1 slot on the charts. (Of course, by that time, MJ was palling around with the Home Alone kid, so it’s not as though Nirvana had dethroned Thriller.)

However, there are some other fine albums that also celebrate the big 2-0 this year. I think somebody should acknowledge them, so that somebody is going to be me: Continue reading