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BLACK AMERICA SINGS STEVIE WONDER.

Black America Sings Stevie Wonder. Label: Ace. Format: CD. ‘Black America Sings Stevie Wonder’ was released on 27th March 2026, and is the eighth instalment in a compilation series that was launched back in 2010. However, the previous volume ‘Highway Of Diamonds – Black America Sings Bob Dylan’ was only released by Ace on 30th …

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JOHN SAVAGE’S SECRET PUBLIC-HOW THE LGBTQ+ AESTHETIC SHAPED POP CULTURE 1955-1979.

Jon Savage’s The Secret Public-How The LGBTQ+ Aesthetic Shaped Pop Culture 1955-1979. Label: Ace. Format: CD. Release Date: 31st May 2024. Ever since the birth of rock ’n’ roll, homosexuality has been part of popular music. However, in the fifties, it wasn’t talked about openly. That was the case right through to the sixties, where …

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NONA HENDRYX-NONA.

NONA HENDRYX-NONA. Six years after the release of her debut album Nona Hendryx, Nona decided the time was right to return to the recording studio. Much had changed since 1977, when Nona last released an album. Disco which had been at the height of its popularity back then, had almost died in 1979. After that, …

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NONA HENDRYX-NONA.

NONA HENDRYX-NONA. After recently reviewing the ZE Records Story 1979-2009, which featured Bustin’ Out by Material featuring Nona Hendryx, one of the highlights of the compilation, I decided that I’d review Nona’s 1983 album Nona, released on RCA. This was Nona’s second album since leaving Labelle, an all-girl group which featured Patti La Belle, Sarah …

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