Keidis's spittle and cracked tooth were things to hide in my pre-1991 conception of bodies and appeal, and there they were, front and center, set off by metallic body paint and lipstick.
Read MoreThe video for "Smells Like Teen Spirit" made me deeply uncomfortable. There they were, on the screen, mocking everything I'd spent my entire adolescence trying to be.
Read MoreAt Warped the bands we blared in our bedrooms and from the Hyundai's trusty speakers became real. Punks gathered, young and old, to throw their fists in the air and slam their angsty bodies into each other.
Read MoreI mean, really think about it. It's basically saying: Listen, I may fall apart every now and then, but you buddy, the best of your years have passed you by too and life didn't turn out exactly how you wanted it.
Read MoreJump into the wayback machine and head to the '70s, when the man manes were flowing and the pop songs were poppin'.
Read MoreSo on this Manic Monday, I’m walking on sunshine down memory lane recalling the top 10 most memorable lyrics from my teen years, the ‘80's.
Read MoreTechnology changes; my musical taste does not.
Read MoreA couple of years later, I went to see Rick in concert in with my friend and her sister. It was my first concert WITHOUT ADULTS. Lord, I was mature. I wore that concert t-shirt until it was shreds.
Read MoreMy husband and I bought a record player last year. But, as in most cases when the present attempts to recapture the past, things aren’t quite the same as they used to be.
Read MoreForevermore, "Macarena" is linked to the grandmother of my adulthood, one I miss very much. And every time I hear that song start, I smile.
Read MoreI announced to my family that our all-Prince-all-the-time vehicular mourning period (moan) would extend to Black Friday (what?) at which time The Artist would be replaced by Christmas CDs (loud groan).
Read MoreDaddy hated Joe Tex like the man had stolen his woman back in the day and then brought her to the family barbecue.
Read MoreWho wore it better? The ladies who can't play instruments in 'Wild Thing' or the ladies who can't play instruments in 'Addicted To Love'?
Read More"Mr. Jones" remains catchy, but a lot of it seems to be about objectifying women and wanting to be Bob Dylan.
Read MoreWe watched a lot of bad music videos in the 1980s. Which is why you should make your teen watch them too.
Read More"Hotel California" clocks in at 6:30 — which is about six minutes longer than it should be.
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