More pop

Continuing along the pop music theme, I give you, via MeFi, Splendid e-zine. There's too much material here to cover (check out their Departments). So let me get you started with:

Everybody Dance Now: 18 Songs That Might Make You Reconsider Disco

Man, they only essential album I have from their list is REM's Reckoning, and you'd have to convince me it's their most essential... However, she's got two correct statements at least:

+ The best song here...is "Time After Time (annElise)"
+ 'I don't listen to REM much these days. They've become something like a friend who marries someone you don't like particularly -- you're still genuinely fond of them, but never seem to make the effort. However, there was a time when it was different.'