Craig's Pop Life: 9.15.23
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!
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I have a piece on club remixes coming out in The New York Times Magazine on Sunday. You can read here for free.
I also compiled some of my fave mixes. If this does numbers, I’ll try to start doing a live mix weekly. Just let me know there’s interest. Please share with friends.
(Subscribers can download the mix in the subscriber-only section.)
CRAIG’S POP LIFE ARCHIVES: THE VILLAGE VOICE EDITION
The Village Voice shaped me as a person and writer more than any other publication. About a month ago, I went back through some issues from the ‘80s & ‘90s, and I will occasionally share my finds.
Brian Chin on Luther Vandross
REMIX WATCH: SONGS-MENTIONED-IN-MY-NEW-YORK-TIMES-ARTICLE EDITION
(Starting this week, I’ll try to post subscriber-only downloads of some rare tracks. Feel free to make requests or to tell me if the file size or format isn’t best for you.)
Mass Order - “Left Every Voice (Take Me Away) [Tony Humphries Zanzibar Mix]”
Masters At Work w/ Xaviera Gold - “Gonna Get Back To You (Frankie Knuckles Edit)”
Ultra Naté - “It’s Over Now (Piano Vocal Mix)”
Carl Bean - “I Was Born This Way (Better Days Remix)”
Diana Ross - “Workin’ Overtime (House Mix)”
Jody Watley - “I’m The One You Need (Dead Zone Mix)”
Jody Watley - “When A Man Loves A Woman (D&D House Mix)”
Jody Watley - “When A Woman Loves A Woman (BBG Edit)”
Jody Watley - “When A Man Loves A Man (BBG Edit)”
Quincy Jones - “Listen Up (Chakapella Dub Mix)”
Whitney Houston - “I’m Every Woman (Every Woman’s Beat)”
Janet Jackson - “Together Again (FBI Dub)”
Subscriber downloads below.
AMEN CORNER
Sister Lucille Pope & The Pearly Gates - “Leave Them Alone”
Thanks for hanging out again. I hope you enjoyed the letter. Please check out my mix if you get a chance, and if you like it, please share.
Until next week, be cool, be kind, be creative, be yourself. Love, Craig
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