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I am a huge Taylor Swift fan. Beyond my 20+ years love affair with country music, I admire her honesty, panache, and self-awareness. She turned down a recording contract early in her career because she didn't feel right about it and instead created a brand tailored to her personality. As I have often remarked to Horace, had Taylor Swift existed in my youth, I would have had an entirely different--and emotionally healthier--high school experience. (I swear she wrote "Teardrops On My Guitar" with my laughable teenage love life in mind.) So I'm making up for lost time, vibing to "Shake It Off," the high-octane first single from her next album. But not everyone is. Last week, headlines flew around the internet about how racist the "Shake It Off" video is. Aside from not believing Taylor Swift would make such a video, I scoffed at one such opinion as it begins " haven't watched the taylor swift video and I don't need to watch i

Mimi's having a rough week. Her split from Nick Cannon is all over the news, and I imagine it isn't easy to endure personal woes in the public eye. So I'm gonna throw her a bone and dedicate today's TBT post to her music. Mariah Carey hit the music scene in the spring of 1990, electrifying the airwaves with her debut single, "Vision of Love." From range to resonance, her vocals were amazing and unparalleled, and by the time the song ended, we all knew she was only getting started.

Words fail Images scorch, spurning the truth What year is this? Are you sure? Is that teargas and justification? Why, yes--he was black and male and breathing I see why that would scare you

For the last few weeks, my brain has been mush. Events in my house and around the world have rendered me mute and unwilling to do anything but hug my children, eat ice cream, and watch Vampire Diaries  reruns. But today is Throwback Thursday, and I'd like to spread some innocent cheer. So let's talk cartoons. If you grew up in the 80s, then your cartoon options were endless and awesome. From Thursday afternoon to Saturday morning, there was no shortage of animated entertainment. To this day, you need only hear the theme song to your favorite cartoon to bring an immediate smile to your face. With that in mind, allow me to introduce Jem and the Holograms. Come on, Kimber. Makeover time! The theme song reflects the show, and the show has everything: a quartet of gorgeous, stylish pop stars...one of whom is a brown-skinned drummer with a purple afro (what?!!)...rival singers, a secret identity, a romantic interest, a souped up car, and two new songs in each episode.

I realize it's 2014, but this girl is happily stuck in the 90's. I watch Friends and Seinfeld  as if I've never seen them before and hold out hope for a My So-Called Life  movie to tie up the loose ends from its lone season on ABC.  But nowhere is this preference more apparent than my music collection. Throwback Thursday  is my favorite day of the work week, and I'm still praying Janet Jackson goes on one last tour.  In my defense, I've had some exciting encounters with this decade. I went rolling in the deep and cheered when Horace put my love on top. I worried about Bruno Mars and them young, wild girls and wanted Christina Aguilera to say something. But the last album--yes, I say "album" and always will--I bought that was produced after 1999 was....um....gimme a minute.... Oh! Mary Mary's The Sound.   Had to acknowledge the God in Me. But that time-defying static ceremoniously changed last week when I rushed to my phone and downloaded Jane

PRESENTS . . . A Cover Reveal for Twelve by T.M. Franklin Release Date: October 9, 2014 Published by The Writers Coffee Shop