Craig's Pop Life: 2.17.23
Hey everybody! Hope you had a great week. Welcome to another edition of Craig’s Pop Life, a Black gay excursion into pop culture. It’s giving content, hunny!
#NOWPLAYING
“…Kelela centers queer Black womanhood through blasts of heated dance music and ambient comedowns.” - Eric Torres
Kelela w/ RAHRAH GABOR - “Closure”
Kelela - “Enough For Love”
Kelela - “Bruises”
serpentwithfeet - “Gonna Go”
Omar Apollo - “3 Boys”
DRAG RACE-RELATED REMIX
Celine Dion - “It’s All Coming Back To Me Now (Amnesia Mix)”
CRAIG’S POP LIFE ARCHIVE
Latin Hip-Hop by John Leland, Spin: April 1988
CLUB VAULT: FREESTYLE EDITION
Brenda K. Starr - “Pickin’ Up Pieces” *written by Lottie Golden; produced by Arthur Baker*
Sa-Fire - “Don’t Break My Heart (Dub)”
Sweet Sensation - “(Goodbye Baby) Victim Of Love [Oh Oh Omar Santana Dub]”
Monet - “My Heart Gets All The Breaks (Dub)”
Jellybean w/ India - “Mirage (Dancer’s Dream) [Heartthrob Bonus Beats Mix]”
AMEN CORNER
Shirley Finney - “Lead Me, Guide Me”
Thanks for hanging out again. I hope you enjoyed the letter. Until next week, be cool, be kind, be creative, be yourself. Love, Craig