Craig's Pop Life: 10.7.22 (the real one)

Hey, everybody! Hope all is well with you. What a weirdo-a** week it’s been for me. I had my dong operated on. Long story! But to quash rumors, I will say that it was medically necessary, not related to secks, & not the peen equivalent of a BBL.

[Gratuitously, re-posting this.]

IndesKribeaBULL - “These BBLs Killin Y'all (Dj Suede The Remix God)”

I lost one of my favorite books on house music history at the hospital but later had it returned. It was published in ‘98, so the recollections and observations are very fresh. Only prob is that the book is hard to find. Well worth the search, though.

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Well, before we get into this week’s program, I want to share an extremely important message from Saucy Santana & Trina: "No Voting No Vucking"

ME TV

I was honored to be a guest on a couple of podcasts recently:

This is me talking with the R&B Representers about Labelle’s Nightbirds

This is me having a rollicking convo w/ a bunch of my most respected social media buddies.

SOULSAVVINESS.COM @SoulSavviness

#SoulSavvinessPod Ep Seventeen: Pre-Renaissance/P.R. (Part II) feat. @craigspoplife, @eb4prez, @markchappelle, and @IAmMissTLC Part II - discussing the origins of Disco and House music, and more! Ep. is available now on #Spotify and #applepodcasts open.spotify.com/episode/2BLEh8…

#NOWPLAYING

Tank and the Bangas, Alex Isley, Masego - “Black Folk (Keemix)”

WHO KNEW?

I had my whole-a** mind blown by this TikTok that explains what is playing through a performer’s in-ear monitors.

@ultimateearsproReplying to @j_bigdaddy_d Hear what in ear monitors sound like! 🔊 Musicians can use silent count-ins, guide vocals, and a metronome stay in sync and put on the live show of a life time. These tools are especially useful in pop music performance and other genres where there is dancing, choreography, or pyro/special FX💥 IEMs are noise-isolating, meaning that they block outside noise to protect the musician’s hearing while also allowing them to hear themselves and their bandmates from anywhere on-stage. #tiptok #needtoknow #tech #learnontiktok #uepro #concert #bts #inearmonitors #musiciansoftiktok

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CLUB VAULT

Jackie Jackson - “Cruzin’ (Blaze House Remix)”

Jules Shear - “When Love Surges” * produced by John Robie*

Melissa - “Love To Love (Deep House Mix)

Leroy Burgess - “Miss Thang”

AMEN CORNER

Greater Emmanuel COGIC Choir (feat. Angela Bennett) - "I'm Encouraged"

…and if, like me, you sometimes need extra encouragement:

Kathy Taylor - “I’m Encouraged”

Thanks for hanging out again. I hope you enjoyed the letter. Until next week, be cool, be kind, be creative, be yourself. Love, Craig