On July 4th weekend I had the pleasure of witnessing the greatest pop concert I have ever seen — Lady Gaga‘s Monster Ball. Gaga sweated, sang, performed and emoted like it was the last minute of her life; I reviewed the show over at BET.com. I have seen Madonna, Prince, Janet, Mariah and several others [...]
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Tags: Madonna: I Am Because We Are
March 29th, 2009 
Clay Cane This weekend I watched Madonna‘s documentary about HIV/AIDS in the African country of Malawi, I Am Because We Are. I wasn’t sure what to expect, Lawd knows Madonna isn’t good in the film department. Nonetheless, I was so profoundly moved by this movie — so much that I had dreams about it the next night! [...]
More Big Misses
January 11th, 2009 Clay Cane Many of you enjoyed the post from last week, so here is a sequel. More big misses… 10. “I Swear” by Gerald Levert?The late-great Gerald Levert always said he regretted passing on David Foster’s offer to record the country song “I Swear” as an R&B ballad. The song was a huge smash for All-4-One, who [...]
Big Misses and Big Hits
January 5th, 2009 Clay Cane Check out the top ten biggest musical blunders by artists who turned down huge hits. 10. “…Baby One More Time” by TLC? The debut single from Britney Spears was originally for TLC. T-Boz, Chilli, and the late-great Left Eye had huge success with “No Scrubs” from the Fanmail album in 1999 — still, “…Baby One [...]
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May 22nd, 2008 Clay Cane So, I get this random email about a Madonna mixtape. I see the cover (above) and I say, “Oh wow, Madonna is releasing a remix album? Ain’t that cute she is trying to appeal to young folks buy calling it a ‘mixtape’… mama really needs to stop trying so hard.” After a few seconds I [...]
