Unfortified Castle

Soft Cell weren't the originators of this song, new wave, or synth-pop, but their take on Gloria Jones set the stage for a decade of music.

I only came around to hip hop a few years ago, but more recent developments make it resonate with me even more now.

*inhales* *SCREAMS INTERNALLY*

A "darksynth" retooling of a 1980s movie soundtrack classic gives the lyrics and title a much more fitting treatment.

Yes, it's a cover, and yes, they made a couple small changes that really make their version superior to its predecessors.

...and I had to figure out which one version I liked / wanted to write about the most.

In reinterpreting Roberta Flack's soul classic, Lauryn Hill does the heavy lifting, but she's also never alone.

It doesn't get more 60s than how the Friends of Distinction spun an instrumental classic. And how do Zambia and Jim Brown each play a part?

As Hurricane Ida causes destruction in Louisiana, this entry pays tribute to a people and a city who have risen from the ashes before.