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- 🇺🇸US · Music History#1465K to 30K
- 🇻🇳VN · Music History#3010K to 30K
- 🇰🇪KE · Music History#171500 to 3K
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11K to 44K🎙 Biweekly cadence·48 episodes·Long inactive - Monthly Reach
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16K to 63K🇺🇸48%🇻🇳48%🇰🇪5% - Active Followers
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4.7K to 19K
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Aretha Franklin - A Rose Is A Rose
Mar 17, 2024
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My First Music Review
Mar 10, 2024
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Cultivating Blackness: A Conversation About Teena Marie
Apr 17, 2022
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Jun 1, 2021
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 3/17/24 | Aretha Franklin - A Rose Is A Rose | In this episode, I read my 1998 review of Aretha Franklin's A Rose Is A Rose. | — | ||||||
| 3/10/24 | My First Music Review | I reflect on my first music review and what it's meant for my life. | — | ||||||
| 6/19/22 |  Pride 2022 Episode: A Talk with Marc Sadane | James Baldwin, Phyllis Hyman, Sylvester, Larry Levan, Cissy Houston, her daughter Whitney, Luther Vandross, Labelle -- you likely know most of these names, but you might not be familiar with singer Marc Sadane or Sir Dane, as he is also known. Throughout his extraordinary life & career, he's crossed paths with all these folks and has the stories to tell. I am so honored to be able to share my conversation with him. This is history, y'all. Mr. Sadane also features in my recent HITS article: "How Black Gay Men Changed Pop Music" Part I Part II Mr. Sadane's Facebook Page Links to a few songs we discuss: Marc Sadane - "One Minute From Love" Marc Sadane - "One Way Love Affair" Marc Sadane - "Never Gonna Stop This Heart Of Mine" Stephanie Mills - "Don't Stop Doin' What 'Cha Do" | — | ||||||
| 4/17/22 |  Cultivating Blackness: A Conversation About Teena Marie | In this episode, I talk with musician/writer Tim Dillinger about his essay "Remembrance: Teena Marie." (https://soulmusic.com/perspectives-teena-marie-remembrance/). Here's a playlist of the songs we discuss during our discussion: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/18teHvU0MdgEjlCojTCQrk?si=3eb3b26a4ff04fb5. Other links: Tim's article "New Time Religion: The Holy Ghost Falls Down in the Club, Reclaiming Tramaine Hawkins’ Mainstreamed Gospel:" https://godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/new-time-religion-the-holy-ghost?s=r Craig's Pop Life Playhouse: https://www.craigspoplifeplayhouse.com/ | — | ||||||
| 6/1/21 | Aretha Franklin's A Rose Is Still A Rose | In this Black Music Month special episode, I reflect upon my review of Aretha Franklin's 1998 album A Rose Is Still A Rose. Subscribe to my weekly newsletter. Thanks! | — | ||||||
| 12/23/19 | Ep 40: Christmas Music Show w/ Beyoncé | Craig talks about his favorite Christmas music. Includes a 2001 interview with Beyoncé about Destiny's Child's 8 Days of Christmas. | — | ||||||
| 11/9/19 | Ep 39: Review of Prince's memoir The Beautiful Ones | My review of Prince's memoir The Beautiful Ones | — | ||||||
| 10/14/19 | Ep 37: Review of Morris Day's Memoir & Why Nostalgic Reissues Are Killing Music | My review of On Time: A Princely Life in Funk by Morris Day, lead singer of The Time. I also discuss how nostalgic reissues are killing new music. | — | ||||||
| 10/5/19 | Ep 36: My journey with depression, the 4th Anniversary of Janet Jackson's Unbreakable, & Saeed Jones' memoir | My thoughts on Depression Awareness Month, The 4th Anniversary of Janet Jackson's Unbreakable, RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Saeed Jones' memoir How We Fight For Our Lives, & a hot black, gay rap song by DeShawn Duron Correction: I meant the first episode of Drag Race, not the first season | — | ||||||
| 9/21/19 | Ep 35: The importance of Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation remixes to black gay history | My Guide To Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation Remixes | — | ||||||
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| 8/27/19 | Ep 32: MTV VMA After Show; On Missy Elliott, Normani, Shawn Mendes, & More | MTV VMA After Show; On Missy Elliott, Normani, Shawn Mendes, & More | — | ||||||
| 8/23/19 | Ep 31: Review of Missy Elliott's Iconography & The Importance of 1619 | A review of Missy Elliott's Iconography & the importance of 1619 | — | ||||||
| 8/16/19 | Ep 30: Why POSE's Luther Vandross joke isn't funny (But Flame Monroe is) | My thoughts on the Luther Vandross convo in Pose's "Life's A Beach" episode & Flame Monroe's show-stopping performance on Tiffany Haddish's "They Ready." | — | ||||||
| 8/11/19 | Ep 29: Toni Morrison, Nina Simone, & Mary J. Blige (new single "Know") | Thoughts on the passing of Toni Morrison, "The Amazing Nina Simone" documentary, and Mary J. Blige's new single "Know." | — | ||||||
| 7/19/19 | Ep 26: Reviews of The Lion King & Beyoncé's The Gift (First Listen) | My reviews of The Lion King and Beyoncé's The Lion King: The Gift. | — | ||||||
| 7/5/19 | Ep 24: More Whitney Houston thoughts; Reviews: Spiderman: FFH & The Bobby DeBarge Story | Craig clarifies his Whitney Houston comments from the last episode & reviews Spiderman: Far From Home & The Bobby DeBarge Story | — | ||||||
| 7/1/19 | Ep 23: New Whitney Houston Single & Janet Jackson Remix Reissues | My thoughts on Whitney Houston x Kygo "Higher Love" and the Janet Jackson Remix Reissues: "That's The Way Love Goes," "If," "Any Time, Any Place," "Together Again," and "Someone To Call My Lover." | — | ||||||
| 6/24/19 |  EP 22: The importance of Mary J. Blige ( 2019 BET Awards Recap) | My take on the 2019 BET Awards, why Mary J. Blige is so important, and why D.C. gets no love. | — | ||||||
| 5/31/19 | Ep 18: Rocketman review, RuPaul's Drag Race finale (NO SPOILERS), Rocketman review, Teddy Pendergrass documentary & more | Craig's thoughts on new releases by Cardi B, Katy Perry, & Miley Cyrus; the Elton John biopic Rocketman; the Teddy Pendergrass documentary; and the RuPaul's Drag Race finale (NO SPOILERS). | — | ||||||
| 5/24/19 | Ep 17: What Black, Gay Pride Means To Me | Craig discusses Black, Gay Pride and the cultural contribution of black, gay men such as Joseph Beam, Essex Hemphill, Marlon Riggs, Issac Julien, E. Lynn Harris, and James Earl Hardy. | — | ||||||
| 5/17/19 | Ep 16: Brené Brown's "The Call To Courage" & Damon Young's "What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker." | Craig discusses Madonna's "Crave," Ciara's "Beauty Mark," "Shrill" with Aidy Bryant, Brené Brown's "The Call To Courage," and Damon Young's "What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker." | — | ||||||
| 5/10/19 | Ep 15: Blackness, queerness, & the Met Gala | Craig discusses the so-called "camp" fashions at the Met Gala and his favorite new music from Tink, Ari Lennox, Jhené Aiko, and Tameka "Tiny" Harris. | — | ||||||
| 5/3/19 | EP 14: Janet Jackson on the Rock& Roll Hall of Fame, and Madonna and Mariah Carey on the Billboard Music Awards | Craig discusses Janet Jackson and Stevie Nicks on the Rock& Roll Hall of Fame, and Madonna and Mariah Carey on the Billboard Music Awards | — | ||||||
| 4/26/19 | Ep 13: Aretha Franklin's Amazing Grace | Craig reviews Avengers: Endgame (no spoilers) and discusses Aretha Franklin's Amazing Grace | — | ||||||
| 4/19/19 | Ep 11: Beyoncé's Homecoming #Beychella | Craig talks about Beyoncé's Homecoming, the Rosa Parks Museum, and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice. | — | ||||||
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Chart Positions
3 placements across 3 markets.
Chart Positions
3 placements across 3 markets.