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Cyndi Lauper Hunter Valentine Wednesday, July 10 The Beacon Theatre 2124 Broadway New York, NY Doors: 8PM Tickets: $35 - $100

Muhammad Ali, Hulk Hogan, Cyndi Lauper, Liberace and Wendi Richter ( via )

Muhammad Ali, Hulk Hogan, Cyndi Lauper, Liberace and Wendi Richter ( via )
Moms — where would we be without them? (Well, not alive, we suppose.) Better yet, where would our favorite pop stars be without them?! Some of them know the world would be a dismal place if not for the women who brought them into this world, which is why, time and time again, musicians have used music videos as a platform to say "thank you" to the women who made them what they are today (or even to tribute the children they were about to birth themselves). So in honor of Mother's Day this Sunday (May 12), we've [...]

My musical partner in crime, Michelle Chamuel (aka The Reverb Junkie ), did an incredible and moving cover of Cyndi Lauper's True Colors.
I don't think I've posted about my affection for NBC's The Voice before, but there ya go. Any show on which Alexis Marceaux was a contestant and that features the music of everyone from The Lumineers and Sarah McLachlan to ... Continue reading

Grammy and Emmy winner Cyndi Lauper is getting dangerously close to securing EGOT status. Kinky Boots , the new Broadway hit she penned the music and lyrics for, just landed 13 Tony nominations, including one for Best Original Score. The musical officially kicked off at New York's Al Hirschfeld Theatre on April 4. Kinky Boots was also recognized in such categories as Best Musical, Best Book ( Harvey Fierstein ), Best Actor (both Stark Sands and Billy Porter ), Best Direction and Best Choreography (the latter two for [...]

A londrina Pawws (pseudônimo de Lucy Taylor) tem virado o mundo da música pop de cabeça pra baixo. Mas o mais impressionante é que se você olhar o SoundCloud da cantora, encontrará uma demo, “Outside”, e uma única música finalizada, “Slow Love”, o suficiente para que diversas publicações manifestassem suas apostas e gerassem um tremendo buzz em torno da garota, que acabou parando inclusive no Radio 1, da BBC. Do pouco que sabemos sobre Lucy podemos destacar que ela ganhou bastante notoriedade ao trabalhar com o Kele Okereke, do Bloc Party , na música "What Did I [...]

It's not exactly La Grande Jatte, but I love Plaza San Martin anyway. I'll never forget about all the great friends I have in Buenos Aires, the delicious ensalada de fruta , the tree-saving bidets (How did I go so long without them?), or those ridiculously cheap Pilates classes -- which are included in the 380 pesos (or roughly US$45 at the black-market exchange rate) I just paid for a one-month membership at my old gym. But the joy of six other great things about BA had almost slipped my [...]
Some new stuff over at Mostly-Retro! In case you missed it, I did a small post on this crazy poster that came with the first edition of Kraftwerk's Ralf Und Florian album . I don't think that thing has ever been scanned and shared on the Internet before, so if you know any Kraftwerk fans make sure to send them that article! Next up, and on a much more serious note, there's this post on Game Theory's Scott Miller, who left us all too suddenly last week. He meant a lot to me [...]
So, tonight is the grand induction ceremony for this year's class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees. You'll forgive us if we don't get too excited, though, as the whole Hall of Fame experience these days is as notable for who isn't included as it is for who is — and, specifically, for the ongoing lack of female inductees. There are plenty of worthy male artists and (predominantly) male bands whose continuing absence is inexplicable — Brian Eno, Nick Drake, Pixies, The Smiths, The Cure, Television — but the picture for women remains truly depressing. About this time two years [...]

BRITS Critics Choice winner, Tom Odell is set to release a special four-track EP for Record Store Day this Saturday (20 April), featuring a series of covers. The release will see Odell take on tracks by The Beatles , Cyndi Lauper , Ronnie Lane and London upcomers Palma Violets - all recorded during the musician's Daytrotter session. The Daytrotter Recordings precede Odell's upcoming debut album, Long Way Down out 24 June. Check its full tracklisting below: [...]

Sometimes, tiny little moments happen on TV that make us feel all mushy and warrant repeat plays. Such was the case on the Tonight Show last night (April 12), when Jay Leno had Adam Levine on to chat about his shenanigans on The Voice and his new fragrance line, as well as Cyndi Lauper , who discussed the new smash Broadway musical Kinky Boots (which she wrote the music and lyrics for) and her upcoming She's So Unusual 30th anniversary tour . [...]

On Thursday night, 802s pop diva Cyndi Lauper performed at a White House function honoring "Memphis Soul." After Lauper's cover of Otis Redding's "Try A Little Tenderness," Congressman Steve Cohen fired off a harmless tweet to congratulate the recording artist on her set. "Great night, couldn't believe how hot u were," the Tennessee Democrat tweeted. "See you again next Tuesday. Try a little tenderness." A harmless enough message for a bachelor in any profession if you ask me, but Cohen began to draw media attention only after he deleted the tweet, causing the deleted tweet aggregate Politwoops to [...]

Catch her at: June 12 San Diego, CA - Humphrey's June 13 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre June 15 Jacksonville, OR - Britt Pavilion June 16 Tacoma, WA - Broadway Center's Pantages Theatre June 18 Sacramento, CA - Crest Theater June 19 Saratoga, CA - Mountain Winery June 21 Temecula, CA - Pechanga Casino June 22 Scottsdale, AZ - Talking Stick Resort Ballroom June 23 Tucson, AZ - Fox Theatre June 25 Austin, TX - Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheatre June 26 Dallas, TX - House Of Blues [...]
Hell. Yes. I've always heard that Depeche Mode is a thrilling live band, and since they're touring with lo-fi electro duo Crystal Castles, that gives you one more reason to pee-pee in your electr... Continue reading "This Week's Top Show Announcements: Depeche Mode, Crystal Castles, Cyndi Lauper, The Jonas Brothers and More" >
Second Annual Concert for Conservation: With Dwight Yoakam, Robert Earl Keen, Hayes Carll, Ray Wylie Hubbard. etc., Sat., May 18, 4:30 p.m., $25-$150. Sam Houston Race Park, 7575 N. Sam Houston P... Continue reading "Upcoming: True Believers, Lil Wayne, Dwight Yoakam, Cyndi Lauper, Man Or Astro-Man?, etc. " >
Phil Ramone , a 14-time Grammy-winning producer once dubbed "The Pope of Pop," has died at age 72. Ramone's son Matt has confirmed his death, but he has yet to release other details. In his 60-year career Ramone has produced dozens of recordings, including Cyndi Lauper 's "Change of Heart," Madonna 's "Crazy for You," Paul McCartney 's "Only Love Remains," and Tony Bennett 's Duets II . He also produced the first-ever CD to be pressed, Billy Joel 's 52nd Street , and the first [...]

Although I stopped caring about the Grammys a long time ago, the one category that I continue to keep an eye on is Best New Artist, which was always my favorite back when I still gave a damn about the rest of them. This year, the line-up is a bit on the weak side, with the exclusion of Carly Rae Jepsen leaving very little gender variety. (I'd be happy with The Lumineers or Frank Ocean, the two acts behind my two favorite singles of 2012 , but fun. is probably the one to beat [...]